Google mail search operators

Here are some useful Google Mail search operators that you can use to search your Gmail inbox:

Basic Operators

  1. from: - Search for emails from a specific sender. Example: from:[email protected]
  2. to: - Search for emails sent to a specific recipient. Example: to:[email protected]
  3. subject: - Search for emails with a specific subject. Example: subject:meeting
  4. has: - Search for emails with a specific keyword or phrase. Example: has:project
  5. in:inbox - Search for emails in your inbox. Example: in:inbox
  6. in:spam - Search for emails in your spam folder. Example: in:spam
  7. in:sent - Search for emails in your sent folder. Example: in:sent

Advanced Operators

  1. before: - Search for emails sent before a specific date. Example: before:2022/01/01
  2. after: - Search for emails sent after a specific date. Example: after:2022/01/01
  3. larger: - Search for emails with a specific file size. Example: larger:10M (search for emails larger than 10MB)
  4. smaller: - Search for emails with a specific file size. Example: smaller:1M (search for emails smaller than 1MB)
  5. label: - Search for emails with a specific label. Example: label:work
  6. is: - Search for emails with a specific status (e.g. unread, read, starred). Example: is:unread
  7. OR - Search for emails that contain either of two keywords. Example: project OR deadline
  8. NOT - Search for emails that do not contain a specific keyword. Example: project NOT deadline
  9. () - Use parentheses to group search terms and operators. Example: (project OR deadline) AND is:unread

Examples

  1. from:[email protected] subject:meeting - Search for emails from John Doe with the subject "meeting"
  2. has:project in:inbox - Search for emails with the keyword "project" in your inbox
  3. before:2022/01/01 larger:10M - Search for emails sent before January 1, 2022, and larger than 10MB
  4. label:work is:unread - Search for unread emails with the label "work"

Remember to use quotes around phrases and parentheses to group search terms and operators. You can also use the site: operator to search for emails from a specific website or domain. For example: site:example.com