1. Decide who receives the message
Enter one or more addresses in To (comma or newline separated). Add Cc or Bcc when teammates should receive a copy. Note: Bcc visibility depends on the mail client; some ignore Bcc in mailto links.
2. Write subject and body
Keep the subject short. Use the body for a template greeting or checklist. Line breaks are encoded for you.
3. Generate and check length
Open the Mailto Link Generator. The page updates the URI length as you type and warns when the link may break in older clients or browsers.
4. Copy the format you need
- URI — raw
mailto:…for href attributes or redirects. - HTML — an
<a href="mailto:…">snippet with your link label. - Markdown —
[label](mailto:…)for README or docs sites.
Optional: use Open in mail client to verify the draft looks right on your device before publishing the link.
5. Paste into your site or CMS
After publishing, click the live link once. If a client truncates long bodies, shorten the template — see the FAQ and Cc/Bcc use case.