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What is HTML sanitization in email clients?

HTML sanitization removes unsafe or unsupported HTML before displaying a message. Clients strip scripts, dangerous attributes, hidden iframes, and anything that risks security.

It is the harbor inspector checking every crate. Each client applies its own rules, which explains why emails render differently across ports.

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