Mailto Link Shortener & Generator

Can I include body text in a mailto link?

Yes. When you create a mailto in Linkly, it will automatically open up a body field.

Can I add CC and BCC recipients to a mailto link?

Yes. Linkly's mailto link generator now supports CC and BCC fields. Fill them in when you create the link and Linkly will encode them into the mailto URL for you.

How do I make a mailto link with multiple recipients?

Add additional recipients to the CC or BCC fields, separated by commas. Linkly URL-encodes them correctly into the final mailto link so every recipient appears in the user's email client when the link is clicked.

Is there a limit to how long a mailto body can be?

Yes. Bodies cannot be more than a few lines. Different browsers behave differently, but most will begin to strip URLs longer than 1000 characters.

Linkly applies a hard limit at 2000 characters, including email addresses and subject lines, and you should test long messages carefully.

Can a mailto link include formatting like bold, links or images?

No. The body of a mailto link is plain text only. The mailto standard (RFC 6068) defines the body as plain text, so HTML tags such as <b> or <a> are not interpreted by email clients and will show up as literal characters.

What you can do:

• Add line breaks by URL-encoding them as %0D%0A (Linkly does this for you when you press Enter in the body field).
• Include a full URL such as https://example.com. Most email clients automatically turn it into a clickable link once the email is sent.
• Use plain-text styling like dashes, bullet characters or UPPERCASE for emphasis.
• Use emoji and non-English characters. They need to be UTF-8 URL-encoded, which Linkly handles automatically.

If you need rich formatting, send the email from an email platform instead, or link to a web page.

Can I track clicks on mailto links?

Yes, Linkly will track the clicks on mailto links.

Can I track whether emails were sent?

Linkly cannot track whether someone actually sends an email, as browsers do not share this information.

Can I use Linkly’s other features with a shortened mailto link?

With mailto links, you can:

• Track clicks in Linkly with beautiful, visual reports.
• Target by Location
• Target by Device (for example, different emails based on Android or iOS)
• Apply retargeting tags
• Use custom domains for link shortening
• Use Linkify Words on your pages.

How can I create a mailto shortlink in Linkly?

Just type mailto: in the destination field and an email form will pop up.