Basic
Open default mail program, create new message with the TO field already filled out.
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email Us</a> Adding a subject
Open default mail program, create new message with the TO and SUBJECT field already filled out. Essentially we are adding the parameter subject to the href value.
Spaces in the subject will probably work OK, but to be super-extra sure, you can replace spaces with "%20".
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Mail from Our Site">Email Us</a> Adding CC and BCC
Open default mail program, create new message with the TO, SUBJECT, CC, and BCC field already filled out. Essentially we are adding the parameters cc and bcc to the href value.
Also note that you add multiple values to CC and BCC by comma separating them.
<a href="mailto:[email protected][email protected], [email protected], [email protected]&[email protected]&subject=Big%20News">Email Us</a>Adding Body Text
Just add the body parameter into the ever-growing list of parameters we are using.
<a href="mailto:[email protected][email protected], [email protected], [email protected]&[email protected]&subject=Big%20News&body=Body-goes-here">Email Us</a>
Sadly, mailto’s are a call-for-spammers widely, so this is a curiosity more than something to use actually.
@JMLeon: Not if you use Hivelogic’s Enkoder:
http://hivelogic.com/enkoder
I just used this today for a client, as a stop-gap till he can set up a contact form.
Thanks Jessi!
Although people have been steadfast in their belief that the sky would fall, the world would end, and that their email boxes would overflow with spam if they were crazy enough to use mailto, I have yet to see the problem materialize. I have a number of smallish sites that have been up for years using mailto without ever having a problem. I do use contact forms on larger sites but only because I think it looks more professional.
Excellent post Chris! Very handy stuff.
I think you can use also the Paragraphs in the body message. Syntax = %0A%0A
MailTo with multiline message in Body
a href=”mailto:[email protected]?body=The message’s first paragraph.%0A%0ASecond paragraph.%0A%0AThird Paragraph.”
@Kartlox Tchavelachvili Thanks for the paragraph syntax …
Caution: This may NOT work with all mail clients. I’ve had problems getting this to work with some mail clients in the past.
Thank you for the simple and effective approach for a contact option. Its nice.
thanks
Thank you
Thanks for reminding me about something I learnt originally in the 90s!
You mean learned?
http://grammarist.com/spelling/learned-learnt/
Learnt is fine
Learnt is ok in British English, but not in common use in the US.
Well, I’m glad you learnt it in the 90s. Some of us are still learning. What if you hadn’t and now wanted to? We’re not all computer junkies. This is what gets me. Because a computer tech or computer lover knows something they think everyone should already know or they are to be looked down on. Arrogance runs rampant in this field.
Style links depending on file format
/* external links */
a[href^=”http://”]{
padding-right: 20px;
background: url(external.gif) no-repeat center right;
}
I am using this code in ipad app and it’s working perfectly but the problem is that all work is done out side the app means after mail, app is closed.
Can we attache any attachment with this. Please let me know.
The end user must have a default mail prgm set up to work in windows.
@premkumar: It doesn’t seem to work in Safari or Chrome (probably WebKit-based browsers, in general) if there are actual spaces in the querystring parameters to the
mailto:link.If you replace the spaces with
%20, then you should be back in business.Hello,
I want a source code, when a visitor wants to click on “Email Offer” then a pop up is open with option of email clients, like – outlook, gmail and yahoo. When he/she select email client then it opens with my email id, Subject and offer. Or he/she wants their default email client in future when they visit again, a check box is also display in pop up.
Hello
Is there any way to align the text in mailto body to the right ?
I am adding Arabic text in mailto body, Arabic text starts from right to left
ill be great full for any help and suggestion
Thanks
Great!
Would I be able to use this code in Facebook, when writing on my wall?
I would like to use a mailto command in SharePoint for use internally (Outlook 2010). I understand how to do the to, subject and body text, but I’d like to be able to dictate the background used (from those available in Outlook) so that users have a choice. Any ideas?
I have a form that is a test, which asks for the name of a student who fills. I want to send an email warning that the test was completed and will include the student’s name. How do I include in HREF student’s name? Thank you
It’s still very nice so far. Thanks
my web is here
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Could you put HTML into the body this way?
For example, bolding a word.
Is there any way to include a variable in the mailto code e.g the filename of the page it appears on? It could then be used to receive comments?
What I’d really like to do is to have the message sent as part of the mailto, so users don’t see a mail popup where they have to click send before it goes out. I know it’s astonishing to we geeks, but that really does confuse some people.