What is mjml-social?
The mjml-social npm package is a part of the MJML framework, which is designed to simplify the creation of responsive email templates. The mjml-social component specifically allows you to easily add social media icons and links to your email templates, ensuring they are both visually appealing and functional across different email clients.
What are mjml-social's main functionalities?
Basic Social Icons
This feature allows you to add basic social media icons to your email template. The code sample demonstrates how to include Facebook and Twitter icons with links to your respective social media pages.
<mjml>
<mj-body>
<mj-section>
<mj-column>
<mj-social>
<mj-social-element name="facebook" href="https://facebook.com/yourpage" />
<mj-social-element name="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/yourpage" />
</mj-social>
</mj-column>
</mj-section>
</mj-body>
</mjml>
Custom Social Icons
This feature allows you to use custom icons for your social media links. The code sample shows how to replace the default Facebook and Twitter icons with custom images.
<mjml>
<mj-body>
<mj-section>
<mj-column>
<mj-social>
<mj-social-element name="facebook" href="https://facebook.com/yourpage" src="https://path-to-your-custom-icon/facebook.png" />
<mj-social-element name="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/yourpage" src="https://path-to-your-custom-icon/twitter.png" />
</mj-social>
</mj-column>
</mj-section>
</mj-body>
</mjml>
Social Icons with Custom Styles
This feature allows you to customize the style of your social media icons, including their size and layout. The code sample demonstrates how to set the icon size to 30px and arrange the icons horizontally with custom background colors.
<mjml>
<mj-body>
<mj-section>
<mj-column>
<mj-social icon-size="30px" mode="horizontal">
<mj-social-element name="facebook" href="https://facebook.com/yourpage" background-color="#3b5998" />
<mj-social-element name="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/yourpage" background-color="#1da1f2" />
</mj-social>
</mj-column>
</mj-section>
</mj-body>
</mjml>
Other packages similar to mjml-social
react-social-icons
The react-social-icons package provides a set of customizable social media icons for React applications. Unlike mjml-social, which is specifically designed for email templates, react-social-icons is intended for use in web applications built with React. It offers a wide range of social media icons and allows for easy customization of their appearance.
social-media-icons
The social-media-icons package is a simple library for adding social media icons to web pages. It is not specifically designed for email templates like mjml-social, but it provides a straightforward way to include social media links on websites. The package includes a variety of icons and allows for basic customization.
font-awesome
Font Awesome is a popular icon library that includes a wide range of social media icons. While it is not specifically designed for email templates, it can be used to add social media icons to both web pages and emails. Font Awesome offers extensive customization options and a large collection of icons beyond just social media.
mjml-social
<mjml>
<mj-body>
<mj-container>
<mj-section>
<mj-column>
<mj-social
mode="vertical"
display="google facebook"
google-icon-color="#424242"
facebook-icon-color="#424242"
facebook-href="My facebook page"
google-href="My google+ page" />
</mj-column>
</mj-section>
</mj-container>
</mj-body>
</mjml>
Displays calls-to-action for various social networks with their associated logo.
You can activate/deactivate any icon, with display
property.
Note that you can disable default sharing option by adding
:url
on any social network.
Example:
<mj-social display="facebook" />
will render
https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=[[facebook-href]]
url, and
<mj-social display="facebook:url" />
will render
[[facebook-href]]
url
If you want to add an unsupported network on
mj-social
you have to write :
<mj-social display="facebook awesome-network"
awesome-network-content="Share on a awesome network"
awesome-network-href="http://awesome-network.com/my-company"
awesome-network-icon-color="#FF00FF"
awesome-network-icon="http://myicon.png" />
Note that
content
is mandatory if
text-mode
is set to
true
attribute | unit | description | default value |
---|
facebook-content | string | button text content | Share |
facebook-href | url | button redirection url | [[SHORT_PERMALINK]] |
facebook-icon-color | color | icon color | #3b5998 |
font-family | string | font name | Ubuntu, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif |
font-size | px/em | font size | 13px |
google-content | string | button text content | +1 |
google-href | url | button redirection url | [[SHORT_PERMALINK]] |
google-icon-color | color | icon color | #dc4e41 |
icon-size | percent/px | icon size | 20px |
instagram-content | string | button text content | Share |
instagram-href | url | button redirection url | [[SHORT_PERMALINK]] |
instagram-icon-color | color | icon color | #3f729b |
line-height | percent/px | space between lines | 22px |
linkedin-content | string | button text content | Share |
linkedin-href | url | button redirection url | [[SHORT_PERMALINK]] |
linkedin-icon-color | color | icon color | #0077b5 |
mode | string | vertical/horizontal | horizontal |
pinterest-content | string | button text content | Pin it |
pinterest-href | url | button redirection url | [[SHORT_PERMALINK]] |
pinterest-icon-color | color | icon color | #bd081c |
text-decoration | string | underline/overline/none | none |
text-mode | string | display social network name | true |
twitter-content | string | button text content | Tweet |
twitter-href | url | button redirection url | [[SHORT_PERMALINK]] |
twitter-icon-color | color | icon color | #55acee |
align | string | left/right/center | center |
color | color | text color | #333333 |
base-url | string | icon base url | https://www.mailjet.com/images/theme/v1/icons/ico-social/ |
display | string | List of social icons to display separated by a space, | facebook twitter google |
| | available values: `facebook google instagram pinterest linkedin twitter` |
padding | px | supports up to 4 parameters | 10px 25px
padding-top | px | top offset | n/a
padding-bottom | px | bottom offset | n/a
padding-left | px | left offset | n/a
padding-right | px | right offset | n/a
container-background-color | color | inner element background color | n/a