Gmail signature not working on mailto

Question

When I use Gmail to send an email, the email signature defined in the settings is automatically added at the bottom of the email. However, when I open a mailto link to send a message, the email signature is not automatically added.

Here's the code:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Thanks for your time&body=Hi,%0A%0AIt%20was%20a%20real%20pleasure%20speaking%20with%20you.%20Thank%20you%20for%20your%20time%20and%20we'll%20be%20in%20touch%20soon." target="_blank">test</a>

And there's a jsFiddle here. What do I need to do to make the email signature appear when I'm sending from a mailto link?

Answer 1

Using body as a parameter in the mailto link replaces everything that is already placed into the email by Gmail. If body is not part of the attribute from mailto, then the signature works as expected.

Source: I tested this with your fiddle by removing the body attribute and clicked the link again. It works just as you want.

I have to add code to submit this answer with a fiddle, so here is the link that will work with a signature:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Thanks for your time" target="_blank">test</a>

Answer 2

Do this (on desktop of course):

http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&[email protected]&su=Hello%20Dani%20(via%20Stack%20OverFlow)">http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&[email protected]&su=Hello%20Dani%20(via%20Stack%20OverFlow)

Note:
If you want your gmail signature, you must use gmail.
If you'd like to use a different client, you must make a signature on that client itself.