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Asked: 2026-06-02T16:10:51+00:00

I’d like to open an email automatically with To & subject, when the html

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I’d like to open an email automatically with To & subject, when the html page loads. I need to use only mailto functionality. Can someone help me how to do this?

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    Redirect the user to a mailto link. This can be done with basic JavaScript:

    location.href = "mailto:you@example.com?subject=Test+Message";

    Just take into consideration the fact that:

    1. A lot of people use online email these days (GMail, hotmail, etc) – not me personally, but… other people.
    2. If the user has a desktop email program, you’ll be forcing an unexpected window open on them.
    3. It’s even worse if the user has a desktop email program, but has never set it up – as would be the case of most of the people in point 1. The window would open and then the whole “email setup” process would start.

    Just be careful.

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