What is the URL for a mailto link?

A mailto link is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme for email addresses. It is a type of HTML or URL link that activates the default mail client (Gmail, Outlook etc.) on the computer for sending an e-mail.

How do you structure a mailto link?

For a small project, I had to create a smart mailto link to make my life a bit easier.

The Full mailto Link Syntax.
mailto:to set the recipient, or recipients, separate with comma
&cc=to set the CC recipient(s)
&bcc=to set the BCC recipient(s)
&subject=to set the email subject, URL encode for longer sentences, so replace spaces with %20, etc.
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Oct 27, 2008

What is mailto format?

mailto is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme for email addresses. It is used to produce hyperlinks on websites that allow users to send an email to a specific address directly from an HTML document, without having to copy it and entering it into an email client.

How do I create a mailto link in HTML?

mailto: HTML email link, what is it, how to create, examples and code generator.

How to create mailto link in HTML.
ParameterDescription
mailto:[email protected]e-mail recipient address
[email protected]carbon copy e-mail address
[email protected]blind carbon copy e-mail address
subject=subject textsubject of e-mail

How do you create an email link?

In the message, select the text or picture that you want to display as the link. On the Insert tab, click Link or Hyperlink. Under Link to, click E-mail Address. Either type the email address that you want in the E-mail address box, or select an email address in the Recently used e-mail addresses list.

How do I open a mailto link in Gmail?

Click the 3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner and then click Options. In the General tab, scroll down to the Applications section. Next to Mailto, click the drop-down and change it to Use Gmail.

How do I create a mailto link in Gmail?

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  1. Type the text you want in a text box.
  2. Highlight the text and click the link icon (looks like a chain link)
  3. Enter the email address Note that if you enter an email address the link is automatically formatted correctly by adding ‘mailto:’ at the beginning.

How do I find the URL for my email?

Alternativeley just type ctrl-u. A completely new browser tab will open and in the address bar of this new tab you can see the URL that you are looking for.

How do I create a mailto link in Outlook?

To insert a link to an email address, select Email Address and fill in the fields. In Outlook Online, in the Address text box, enter mailto: followed by the email address. Select OK to insert the link.