Gmail account email search
You can search for emails in your Gmail account using various search operators and filters. Here are some examples:
Basic Search
- Use the search bar at the top of the Gmail page to search for keywords in the subject line, body, or sender's email address.
- Use quotes to search for exact phrases, e.g., "hello world"
- Use the
OR
operator to search for multiple keywords, e.g., "hello OR world"
Advanced Search Operators
from:
- Search for emails from a specific sender, e.g.,from:[email protected]
to:
- Search for emails sent to a specific recipient, e.g.,to:[email protected]
subject:
- Search for emails with a specific subject line, e.g.,subject:hello world
has:
- Search for emails with specific keywords in the body, e.g.,has:hello
is:
- Search for emails with specific labels or flags, e.g.,is:starred
oris:unread
before:
- Search for emails sent before a specific date, e.g.,before:2022/01/01
after:
- Search for emails sent after a specific date, e.g.,after:2022/01/01
label:
- Search for emails with a specific label, e.g.,label:work
Filtering
- Use the
label
operator to apply a label to a search result, e.g.,label:work
to label all search results as "work" - Use the
next:
operator to skip a certain number of results, e.g.,next:10
to skip the first 10 results - Use the
newer:
operator to search for emails newer than a specific date, e.g.,newer:2022/01/01
Examples
- Search for all emails from a specific sender:
from:[email protected]
- Search for all emails with a specific subject line:
subject:hello world
- Search for all unread emails from a specific sender:
from:[email protected] is:unread
- Search for all emails with a specific label:
label:work
- Search for all emails sent before a specific date:
before:2022/01/01
Note: You can combine multiple search operators and filters to create more complex search queries.