Dark Mode is a reversed color scheme that utilizes light-colored typography, UI elements, and iconography on dark backgrounds. And it's one of the hottest digital design trends in the past year. From Apple's OS to apps like Twitter, Slack, or Facebook Messenger, the most popular operating systems and apps now allow users to switch to Dark Mode. It's a hot topic - and there's a good reason. Many users prefer Dark Mode because:
It's easier on the eyes. Also, light text on a dark background is much better for minimizing eye strain, especially in low-light situations.
It reduces screen brightness, saving your battery life.
It can improve content legibility and make it easier for some users to consume desktop and mobile content.
They may have a preference for darker interfaces.
With Dark Mode's popularity growing, it's no surprise it's coming to the inbox.
Let's check which email clients support Dark Mode below:
Mobile Apps:
iPhone Mail
iPad Mail
Gmail App (Android)
Gmail App (iOS)
Outlook App (Android)
Outlook App (iOS)
Desktop Сlients:
Apple Mail
Outlook 2019 (Mac OS)
Outlook 2019 (Windows)
Web Сlients:
Outlook.com
Hey.com
Note: These clients and apps currently offer Dark Mode either as a setting that the user can set manually or by automatically detecting the user's preferred color scheme.
But even though all these email clients offer a way to set their UI to a dark color scheme, they still need to handle your emails the same way. Email rendering is complex. An email signature that looks great in one client might look broken in another. Now, Dark Mode is adding another layer of complexity. A Dark Mode email client might deal with your code in various ways.
We do not recommend using the dark background because HTML signatures are built using an invisible table, and their frames can appear on the dark background.
Unfortunately, we cannot override the Dark Mode settings ourselves, but there are recommended steps you can take to ensure the signature works correctly:
- Avoid background colors where possible; white can become black, and black can become white, as though they are inverted. Likewise, anything off-white can become grey.
- Use images with a transparent background where applicable to allow the background to show through the image.
- If text is used as an image, it is recommended to add a white stroke to the image before adding it to a template.
- Always test your signature before you send a message. Testing your signature in both light and dark modes is essential. While you may not make your signature look perfect for every setting, you can find tricks to create a signature that works for dark and light optimization. If you don't have the option to test, please let us know at [email protected]; we will be happy to help you.
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