Invoke / click a mailto link with JQuery / JavaScript

Question

I\'d like to invoke a mailto link from JavaScript - that is I\'d like a method that allows me to open the email client on the users PC, exactly as if they had clicked on a n

Answer 1

the working answer for me, tested in chrome, IE and firefox together with outlook was this

window.location.href = 'mailto:address@dmail.com?subject=Hello there&body=This is the body';

%0d%0a is the new line symbol of the email body in a mailto link

%20 is the space symbol that should be used, but it worked for me as well with normal space