Does Gmail block large images?
I’m trying to create a newsletter and I have several images. Most of them are fairly small and most are showing up in Gmail when I a send a test. However, there’s one large image at the top that won’t show up! It’s about 20k and 796px x 390px. I can’t see why it won’t show up.
Does Gmail block large images based on size or kb?
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For the size of the image you’re emailing, it should not be a problem on Gmail. I have emailed file sizes as much as 5MB to and from Gmail addresses, without a problem. What format is the image?
It’s a really low res jpg – I saved it for web and reduced the quality.
So, it turns out that Gmail blocks background images. Is there a way to get around this?
When you open the email, click “display images below”. You can also click “always display images from xxx@xxx.com”
As the sender, you have no control over this. Only the receiver can choose to show images.
@papayalily This actually doesn’t work. This article answers the question. I was using a background image on a div and Google blocks all background URLS.
So I added the image using a simple <img src> and it’s working now. Still unfortunate that it doesn’t allow BG.
@silverfly the reason Google does so is to conserve on unnecessary use of bandwidth when people send email messages using custom html stationery.
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