leemunroe/responsive-html-email-template

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Mindmap

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  root((email-template))
    What it does
      Cross-client layout
      Pre-inlined CSS version
      Call-to-action button
    Use Cases
      Transactional emails
      Marketing emails
      Welcome messages
    Platforms
      Mailgun
      SendGrid
      Mailchimp
    Tech Stack
      HTML
      CSS

mindmap root((email-template)) What it does Cross-client layout Pre-inlined CSS version Call-to-action button Use Cases Transactional emails Marketing emails Welcome messages Platforms Mailgun SendGrid Mailchimp Tech Stack HTML CSS

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Use the pre-built template as a starting point for transactional emails like password resets, welcome messages, or order confirmations.

USE CASE 2

Send HTML emails via Mailgun, SendGrid, or Postmark using the pre-inlined CSS version included in the repository.

USE CASE 3

Import the template into Mailchimp or a similar marketing platform and let the platform handle CSS inlining automatically.

Tech stack

HTMLCSS

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

For developer email services like Mailgun or SendGrid, use the pre-inlined CSS version included in the repository.

Free to use according to the author, review the repository for full license terms.

In plain English

This repository contains a simple, free HTML email template designed to look good across different email clients and screen sizes. Building HTML emails is more difficult than building web pages because email applications like Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail each interpret HTML and CSS differently, and many modern CSS features simply do not work in email. This template handles the tricky parts so you start with something that already works. The template is a clean layout with a call-to-action button, the kind of structure commonly used for transactional emails such as password resets, welcome messages, or order confirmations. The README describes two ways to use it. If you are sending email through a developer service like Mailgun, SendGrid, or Postmark, you need to convert the CSS from the separate stylesheet into inline styles on each HTML element, because many email clients ignore stylesheets. The repository includes a pre-inlined version of the file for this case. If you are using a marketing platform like Mailchimp, you can use the template as-is because those platforms handle the inlining step for you. The README also covers a common image pitfall: HTML images in email need explicit width, height, and border attributes set, or they will break in some clients. Example markup showing the correct format is provided. The template has been tested across mobile, desktop, and web-based email clients. It is free to use, and the author also sells a broader set of premium email templates through a separate product called HTML Email.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Modify the responsive-html-email-template to include my company logo at the top and a two-column footer with social media links.

Prompt 2

How do I inline the CSS from leemunroe/responsive-html-email-template to work with Mailgun or SendGrid?

Prompt 3

Update the call-to-action button in leemunroe/responsive-html-email-template to use my brand color #2D5BE3 and link to my app's login page.

Prompt 4

Add a product image with correct width, height, and border attributes to the leemunroe responsive email template so it displays in all email clients.

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