Mailto Links Explained — Subject, Body & CC (Free Generator)
Mailto link anatomy (address, subject, body, CC), a free generator that builds one as you type, and a short, trackable Linkly version with the Email link type.
Transcript
The full spoken transcript, split by chapter.
- 0:00The email that writes itself
- Ever clicked a link and your email app opened with the message half written? That is a mailto link. The address, the subject, even the body. All filled in from one link. Let me show you how to make one.
- 0:13Mailto anatomy
- Here's the anatomy. It starts with mailto and an address. Then a question mark. After that come the parts. Subject fills the subject line. Body pre-writes the message. CC copies someone in. Join extras with ampersands. Spaces get encoded, but don't worry. You won't be writing these by hand.
- 0:32The free generator
- Linkly has a free mailto generator. Type the address. Add a subject. Write the body text. The link builds itself as you type. Copy it, and paste it into any web page or email signature.
- 0:43A short, trackable version
- Want it shorter and trackable? In Linkly, create a new link and choose the Email type. Enter the address and subject. Give it a name. Save. Now you have a short link that opens an email, counts every click, and comes with a QR code.
- 0:58Fewer steps, more replies
- One tap, and the email is half written. Fewer steps, more replies. Everything you need is just below this video.
