To find messages in Gmail:
- Type search terms in the Search Mail field.
| Operator | Definition | Example(s) |
| from: | Used to specify the sender |
Example: from:amy Meaning: Messages from Amy |
| to: | Used to specify a recipient |
Example: to:david Meaning: All messages that were sent to David (by you or someone else) |
| subject: | Search for words in the subject line |
Example: subject:dinner Meaning: Messages that have |
| OR |
Search for messages matching term A or term B* *OR must be in all |
Example: from:amy OR from:david Meaning: Messages from Amy or from David |
| - (hyphen) | Used to exclude messages from your search |
Example: dinner -movie Meaning: Messages that contain the word “dinner” but do not contain |
| label: | Search for messages by label* *There isn’t a search operator for unlabeled messages |
Example: from:amy label:friends Meaning: Messages from Amy that Example: from:david label:my-family Meaning: Messages from David that |
| has:attachment | Search for messages with an attachment |
Example: from:david has:attachment Meaning: Messages from David that have |
| list: | Search for messages on mailing lists |
Example: list:info@example.com Meaning: Messages with the words info@example.com in the headers, sent to or from this list |
| filename: | Search for an attachment by name or type | Example: filename:physicshomework.txt Meaning: Messages with an Example: label:work filename:pdf Meaning: Messages labeled |
| ” ” (quotes) |
Used to search for an exact phrase* *Capitalization isn’t taken into consideration |
Example: “i’m feeling lucky” Meaning: Messages containing Example: subject:”dinner and a movie” Meaning: Messages containing |
| ( ) | Used to group words Used to specify terms that shouldn’t be excluded |
Example: from:amy(dinner OR movie) Meaning: Messages from Amy Example: Meaning: Messages in which |
| in:anywhere |
Search for messages anywhere in Gmail* *Messages in Spam andTrash are excluded from searches |
Example: in:anywhere movie Meaning: Messages in All Mail, |
| in:inbox in:trash in:spam | Search for messages inInbox, Trash, or Spam | Example: in:trash from:amy Meaning: Messages from Amy that are in Trash |
| is:starred is:unread is:read | Search for messages that are starred, unread or read |
Example: is:read is:starred from:David Meaning: Messages from David that |
| cc: bcc: | Used to specify recipients in the cc: orbcc: fields* *Search on bcc: cannot retrieve messages on which you were blind carbon copied |
Example: cc:david Meaning: Messages that were cc-ed to David |
| after: before: | Search for messages sent during a certain period of time* *Dates must be in yyyy/mm/dd format. |
Example: after:2004/04/16 before:2004/04/18 Meaning: Messages sent between April 16, 2004 and April 18, 2004.* |
| is:chat | Search for chat messages | Example: is:chat monkey Meaning: Any chat message including the word “monkey”. |
| deliveredto: | Search for messages within a particular email address in the Delivered-To line of the message header | Example: deliveredto:username@gmail.com Meaning: Any message with username@gmail.com in the Delivered-To: field of the message header (which can help you find messages forwarded from another account or ones sent to an alias). |
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