This time the scythe is coming for one of the company’s oldest features—Gmail’s basic HTML view. In January 2024, that simple interface heads for the great beyond.

Gmail's basic HTML view will disappear in January 2024 Google hasn't made any public announcement of this change, instead quietly adding a disclaimer on its support page.

What are HTML tags and why do they matter for SEO? HTML tags are simple instructions that tell web browsers how to display content on a page.