what is an html email signature?
To be precise, all email signatures are html email signatures, as all major email providers (including gmail) display structured content in html. but most people use this term to describe a rich email signature that includes images, gifs, icons, and complex visual layouts or formatting.
Unfortunately, a signature like that cannot easily be done with just gmail. If you want to create a rich html email signature, you can do it effortlessly using wisestamp.
can you use html in gmail signature?
You can definitely use html in your gmail signature, but it will require a bit of acrobatics between tabs, which means you’ll need to use an html editor to copy and paste the html into your gmail settings. read on to see how it’s done.
Another possibility is to use a free tool like the wisestamp html signature generator. this is definitely the easiest and least time consuming option.
it is not possible to use custom html directly in gmail settings
Unfortunately, gmail does not yet have an html editor built into its email signature settings. this means you can’t encode your signature or edit your html using gmail editor. but you can embed a full html snippet externally and then use the gmail editor to make limited small changes.
how to insert html into your gmail signature without breaking it
inserting an html email signature in gmail is easy. the hard part is doing it without breaking the signature. if not done correctly, your signature can end up distorted, cut off, with your images not showing, or in plain, plain text.
If you’ve already signed up and run into one of the issues listed above, be sure to check out the FAQ section at the bottom of the page.
2 ways to add html signature to gmail:
- creating your own code
- letting a smart seal make the code for you and install it for you in your gmail
Note that when adding your signature code, you want it to be responsive, which means you want the signature to resize to fit different devices and screen sizes.
1) insert responsive html signature in gmail with auto install
The best way, hands down, to add a responsive html signature to your gmail account is by using wisestamp’s free signature generator. you don’t need to spend time or effort editing code or designing a makeshift signature in layout or word processing applications.
simply add your personal details and the signature features you need (such as social media icons, image, custom button, banner, disclaimer and more). wisestamp will create a professional html signature for you. We will also install it automatically in your gmail, and all you need to do is sign in with your gmail account.
If you don’t want to register, you can choose to export your signature as html and paste it into gmail settings. your choice.
2) insert your own html into gmail signature – in 7 quick steps
You should know that you can’t just use common word processing applications like microsoft word or google docs to create a working html signature. word or docs will import unwanted styles with the imported html and break your original layout.
The easiest way to create your own html signature design without directly coding it would be to design it in word and paste it into a free html editor. there you can clean up unwanted styling and edit the code to suit your taste.
- make your signature in word or google docs
- Paste your signature into this html editor and hit the clear button to remove all styles.
- edit your signature and give it your desired style and spacing
- copy your signature from the left panel (not the raw html on the right side) and paste it into your gmail signature editor
- make sure your signature appears the way you want. add spacing or reload your images through the editor if needed
- scroll down the page and hit the “save changes” button
- open a new message window to find your signature there
it is not possible to add html signature in gmail mobile app
The gmail apps for android and ios are unfortunately much more basic than their desktop counterparts. mobile apps only allow plain text and do not allow inserting html or images. you’ll have to give up any aspirations of great html and settle for a plain text signature.