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I want to add social media Icons in my email signature that link to their respective social media platforms...

The tutorials seem mind bogglingly simple, but this function that Apple offers, simply doesn't work.


After reading the most useless response by a Community Specialist, "While we're not sure what it is you meant by adding 'active social media icons' into your email signatures on your Mac, we certainly want to help however we can." I've never seen an answer completely articulate the answer, while claiming to not know what the question is.


Let me explain this in the simplest terms possible. I'm trying to add social media icons, the icons/ logos of various social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin, those colorful little shapes that represent the social media platforms, to my signature, the place where I put my name address and company logo, so that people can simply click on the icon/logo and go to our various pages.


I've followed the same steps repeatedly, Mail>Preferences>Signatures>place icons in signature>select icon>Select Edit or ⌘K> place specific social media URL and press OK. Doesn't work.


It looks like this has been asked many times, in different ways and Apple is deflecting, because it's simply doesn't do what it says it will.


My first thought is make it work, or don't offer it.


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Drew Robinson

Posted on May 19, 2022 6:25 AM

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Posted on May 19, 2022 7:40 AM

It will not work for emails sent to other than Apple Mail users. Most email recipients block html/active links because they often include malicious links or tracking pixels.

I know if you sent me an email containing such garbage I would never see it, or I may not even see the content of your email.

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May 19, 2022 9:48 AM in response to ideepakmathur

Thank you both for the clarification. That makes complete sense. It should be under a section called, "We don't do dat no more and here's why" But the tutorials still exist, and the Apple Support site doesn't mention it. Or maybe it does and I'm dum.


Do you think adding a Linktree link will look equally as suspicious? My website link is in my signature currently, so I'm wondering if that has been blocked by some firewalls.


Thank you again for your time.

I want to add social media Icons in my email signature that link to their respective social media platforms...

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