Gmail Search Operators
In the Search Mail field, you can use the following operators:
- subject: - Search the Subject line.
Example: "subject:bahamas" finds all messages with "bahamas" in the Subject. - from: - Search Gmail for sender name and email address. Partial addresses are okay.
Examples: "from:heinz" finds all messages from "heinz@example.com", but also all messages from "your.heinz@example.com"; "from:me" finds all messages sent by yourself (using any address set up for use in Gmail). - to: - Search the To line for names and addresses.
Example: "to:quertyuiop@gmail.com" finds all messages sent directly (not via Cc: or Bcc:) to quertyuiop@gmail.com. - cc: - Search recipients in the Cc field.
Example: "cc:quertyuiop@gmail.com" finds all messages that were sent to quertyuiop@gmail.com as a carbon copy. - bcc: - Search Gmail for addresses and names in the Bcc field. Note this only works with emails you sent to Bcc recipients from Gmail.
Example: "bcc:heinz" finds all messages that you sent with, for example, "hein@example.com" in the Bcc field. - label: - Search Gmail for messages assigned a label. (Replace whitespace characters in label names with hyphens.)
Example: "label:toodoo-doll" finds all messages labeled "toodoo doll". - is:starred - Search Gmail for messages that are starred.
- Further stars:
- has:yellow-star - Search Gmail for messages with a yellow star.
- has:red-star - Search Gmail for messages with a red star.
- has:orange-star - Search Gmail for messages with an orange star.
- has:green-star - Search Gmail for messages with a green star.
- has:blue-star - Search Gmail for messages with a blue star.
- has:purple-star - Search Gmail for messages with a purple star.
- has:yellow-bang - Search Gmail for messages with a yellow exclamation mark.
- has:red-bang - Search Gmail for messages with a red exclamation mark.
- has:purple-question - Search Gmail for messages with a purple question mark.
- has:orange-guillemet - Search Gmail for messages with two orange forward arrows.
- has:blue-info - Search Gmail for messages with a blue i.
- is:unread - Search Gmail for new and unread messages.
- is:read - Search Gmail for messages that have already been opened.
- is:important - Search Gmail for messages that are marked important for Priority Inbox.
- has:attachment - Search Gmail for messages that have files attached to them.
- filename: - Search within file names of attachments. You can also search for file name extensions to restrict your search to certain file types.
Example: "filename:.doc" finds all messages with word processing attachments. - is:buzz - Search Gmail for Google Buzz posts.
- is:chat - Search Gmail for chat logs.
- lang: - Search Gmail for messages in a particular language. (Specify the language in English; "Chinese" works, but "中文", "Putonghua" or "Mandarin" do not, for example.)
Example: "lang:French" returns all emails that contain at least un peu de Français. - in: - Search in a standard "folder". You can search in Drafts, Inbox, Chats, Sent, Spam, Trashand anywhere (for everything, including Spam and Trash).
Example: "in:drafts" finds all messages in your Drafts folder. - after: - Search for messages sent on or after a date. The date must be given in YYYY/MM/DD format.
Example: "after:2005/05/05" finds all messages sent or received on or after (i.e. including) May 5, 2005. - before: - Search Gmail for messages sent before a date.
Example: "before:2005/05/05" finds all messages sent or received on May 4, 2005 and earlier. - rfc822msgid: - Search for the message with the — just about certainly unique — message ID. Gmail will not search for messages that refer to the message ID (replies, for example).Example: "rfc822msgid:wW28fb6uf@mail.example.com" finds the message with "wW28fb6uf@mail.example.com" in the "Message-ID:" header field.
Operators and search terms can be combined with the following modifiers:
- By default, Gmail combines terms with (an invisible) "AND".
Examples: "shepherd macaroni" finds all messages that contain both "shepherd" and "macaroni"; "before:2005/05/05 AND after:2005/05/04" finds all messages sent or received on May 4, 2005. - "" - Search for a phrase. Case does not matter.
Examples: "shepherd's macaroni" finds all messages containing the phrase "shepherd's macaroni"; 'subject:"shepherd's macaroni' finds all messages that have "shepherd's macaroni" in the Subject field. - OR - Search Gmail for messages containing at least one of two terms or expressions.
Examples: "shepherd OR macaroni" finds messages that contain either "shepherd" or "macaroni" or both; "from:heinz or label:toodoo-doll" finds messages that either come from a sender that contains "email.guide" or appear under the label "toodoo doll". - - - Search Gmail for messages that do not contain a term or expression.
Examples: "-macaroni" finds all messages that do not contain the word "macaroni"; "shepherd -macaroni" finds all messages that contain the word "shepherd" but not "macaroni"; 'subject:"shepherd's macaroni" -from:heinz' finds all messages with "shepherd's macaroni" in the subject that were not sent from an email address or name containing "heinz". - () - Group search terms or expressions.
Examples: "subject:(shepherd macaroni)" finds messages that have both "shepherd" and "macaroni" somewhere in the Subject line (but not necessarily as a phrase); "from:heinz (subject:(shepherd OR macaroni) OR label:toodoo-doll)" finds all messages from a sender who has "email.guide" in their name that either have "shepherd" or "macaroni" (or both) in the Subject line or appear under the label "toodoo doll".
Saved Searches
You can also bookmark Gmail searches easily for later repetition.\\
** note
you can search for mail NOT starred
- -is:starred
