Create and manage labels in Gmail

To organise your emails into categories like 'Work', 'Family' or 'To-do', you can create labels in Gmail.

Labels are different from folders. Only you can access your labels. The people you email don't get them. When you delete an email, it's removed from every label and your inbox.

Create a label

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu .
3. Under 'Labels', tap Create new.
4. Enter a label name.
5. Tap Save.

Edit and delete labels

Edit a label

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings.
3. Tap Inbox customisations Labels.
4. Select a label.
5. Tap Name.
6. Create a new name.
7. Tap Done.

Delete label

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings.
3. Tap Inbox customisations Labels.
4. Select the label.
5. Tap Delete.

Add a label

Add a label to one or more emails

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. Touch and hold one or more emails.
3. At the top right, tap More Labels.
4. Tick the boxes next to the labels that you want to add.
5. At the top right, tap Done.

Move an email to another label

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. Touch and hold one or more emails.
3. At the top right, tap More Change labels.
4. Untick the boxes next to the current labels.
5. Select new labels.
6. At the top right, tap Finished.

Tip: To quickly move an email to another label, you can create a swipe action.

1. In the Gmail app, tap Menu Settings.
2. Tap Inbox customisations Swipe actions.
3. Tap Right swipe or Left swipe.
4. Tap Move.

Label emails automatically

Important: New messages that match your criteria are automatically labelled.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings.
3. Tap Inbox customisations Labels.
4. Tap a label name.
   • If you don't find a label that you want to use, create a new label.
5. Tap Add.
6. In the 'From' field, type a name or email address.
   • To add more search criteria, such as a subject or keyword, tap And.
7. At the top right, tap Save.

Related resources

• Create rules to filter your emails
• Group emails into conversations