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Asked: 2026-05-13T08:42:41+00:00

I am still trying to figure out, why i cannot apply HTML formatting in

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I am still trying to figure out, why i cannot apply HTML formatting in the body of a custom email. I am sure i am missing something, or i need a new pair of eyes!

Here is the info added to the <head> of the web page

<head runat="server">
    <link href="~/MyStyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

Mystyle.css contains the following

span.orange
{
    color: #FF6D06;
    font-family: tahoma;
    font-size: 10pt;
}

and here comes the body part…

Dim HtmlString as string = "<span class='orange'>This one should be painted</span>"

which is sent by using Net.Mail

Dim objMail As New Mail.MailMessage (blah, blah blah)
objMail.IsBodyHtml = True

UPDATE: First of all thank you for your comments. The email itself is not in any way referenced with the style sheet in any way. So what options do i have besides attaching the style sheet to the email?

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  1. Editorial Team

    When I’ve done this, I’ve typically embedded the CSS in the body of the email:

    <html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
span.orange
{
    color: #FF6D06;
    ...
}
</style>
</head>
...

    Avoid referencing external entities (like stylesheets, images, etc.) in HTML email. Those references may not be available, depending on the user’s mail agent settings. Also, learn about the HTML support in mail agents. It may not be as rich as you expect. Here’s some information on Outlook, for instance.

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