Create labels to organise Gmail

You can create labels that store your emails. Add as many labels as you want to an email. 

Note: Labels are different from folders. If you delete a message, it will be erased from every label that it’s attached to and from your entire inbox.

Create a label

Tip: Your labels are only visible in your inbox, not in your recipient’s inbox.

Create labels for Gmail

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. On the left, scroll down, then click More.
  3. Click Create new label.
  4. Name your label.
  5. Click Create.

Edit & delete labels

Edit a label

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. On the left-hand side of the page, move to the label's name.
  3. Click More .
  4. Edit your label.

Delete a label

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. On the left side of the page, hover over the label's name.
  3. Click More  and then Remove label.

Add a label

Label messages in your inbox

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. Select the messages.
  3. At the top, click Labels .
  4. Select a label, or create a new one.

Label a message that you're writing

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. Click Compose.
  3. In the bottom right, click More .
  4. Click Label, then select labels that you want to add.
  5. Click Apply.

Move a message to another label

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. Select the message.
  3. At the top, click Labels .
  4. Untick the current label, then select a new one.
  5. Click Apply.

Show or hide labels

Choose whether or not your labels show up in the Menu list to the left of your inbox.

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. In the top right, click Settings and then See all settings.
  3. Click on the 'Labels' tab.
  4. Make your changes. 

See more than 500 labels

On the left side of the page, you can see up to 500 labels. You can have labels within other labels. 
Note: If you have more than 500 labels, the list may take longer to load. 

Your labels appear depending on whether conversation view is on or off.

  • If conversation view is off: Labels will only show on individual messages that you labelled. If someone replies to the message, the label won't be shown on the reply.
  • If conversation view is on: When you label an entire conversation, the label will only show on existing messages, not new ones.
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