Email Not Displaying Correctly in Gmail: Fix Broken SVG Image Vectors for Klaviyo for Editorial & Content Newsletters
Editorial newsletters rely on content layout readability and structural text spacing. If fonts default to Times New Roman or layout borders break, subscriber engagement metrics suffer. Below is the targeted integration guide to fix Broken SVG Image Vectors inside Gmail App (iOS & Android) templates when using Klaviyo.
Technical Breakdown
Gmail App (iOS & Android) uses the WebKit / Blink which lacks support for standard rendering rules. This causes Broken SVG Image Vectors elements to break or collapse when rendering templates.
Klaviyo Behaviors
Klaviyo's drag-and-drop template parser automatically wraps all user-defined block sections in proprietary 'kl-part' class selectors. When rendering templates inside Microsoft Word engines (Outlook 2007-2021), Klaviyo's nested flex fallback blocks can cause structural tables to collapse or shift columns. You must use explicit table widths to override Klaviyo's styling wraps. Keep your editorial body clean. Strip redundant CSS class definitions using Vaporize to ensure the newsletter stays under Gmail's 102KB clipping ceiling.
Remediation Code Block
Always convert logo assets and icons from vector SVG formats into web-friendly PNG or JPG formats. If vector rendering is required, host the SVG on a CDN with an absolute URL and define a PNG fallback utilizing conditional comments. In your Klaviyo campaign manager, make sure you configure your links to run via {% unsubscribe %}.
<!--[if mso]>
<img src="https://example.com/fallback-logo.png" width="120" height="40" alt="Logo" style="display:block;border:0;">
<![endif]-->
<!--[if !mso]><!-->
<img src="https://example.com/vector-logo.svg" width="120" height="40" alt="Logo" style="display:block;border:0;">
<!--<![endif]-->Live Code Sandbox Test
How to Deploy inside Klaviyo
Copy the fixed VML or table wrapper code block from the remediation box above.
Open your Klaviyo template editor. Drag an 'HTML' block directly into your layout timeline (do not use a standard text box). Clear the default skeleton content inside the Klaviyo markup editor and paste the RenderOps corrected inline code.