The mailto HTML Linke is redirecting to an email address instead of a web page URL. On click, the Mailto link, the default email client on the user’s computer opens and suggests sending a message to the email address mentioned in the Mailto link.
Syntax
You need to use the HTML <a> tag with its href attribute, and insert a “mailto:” parameter after it:-
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Example of Mailto Links in HTML
Let’s see how to create an email link in HTML (complete code):-
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>Written by: W3docs Team</p> <p>Contact US: <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Mail from our Website&body=Dear EyeHunts Team">Send Email</a> </body> </html> |
Output:

mailto html body
To add a body text, use the “body” parameter with other parameters:
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<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Mail from our Website&body=Some body text here">Send Email</a> |
mailto html with subject
For subject field, add the “subject” parameter to the href attribute:
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Note: The All HTML Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.
OS: Windows 10
Code: HTML 5 Version