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HTML Mail Links

Learn how to trigger the default email client using the mailto protocol and query strings.

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Tutor:Standard HTML links use the <a> tag to navigate to web pages. But they can also interact with the user's operating system to trigger local apps, like their email client.

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UNLOCK NODES BY MASTERING MAILTO.

Concept: Protocol

The mailto: protocol is used in the href attribute of an anchor tag.

System Check

What is the correct protocol for email links?

email:mailto:send:mail:

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HTML Mail Links

Pascual Vila

Frontend Instructor // Code Syllabus

HTML links usually navigate to other webpages, but the mailto: protocol allows you to open the user's default email program to send a new message.

Basic Syntax

To create an email link, use the <a> tag and set the href to mailto: followed by the email address.

Adding Parameters

You can add a subject, body text, CC, and BCC. The first parameter uses a ?, and subsequent parameters are separated by an &.

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This section contains the detailed guide on using mailto: links, including how to handle special characters like spaces (%20) and line breaks (%0D%0A) within the email body.

Mailto Glossary

mailto:: Protocolo principal para enlaces de email que activa el cliente de correo local.
Query String (?): Símbolo que inicia los parámetros adicionales como el asunto o el cuerpo.
Ampersand (&): Carácter utilizado para encadenar múltiples parámetros (asunto, cc, bcc, body).
URL Encoding: Conversión de caracteres especiales. El espacio se convierte en %20.