How to search mail in gmail based on date

There are several ways to search for emails in Gmail based on date:

Method 1: Using the "Search" bar

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the search bar at the top of the page.
3. Type the following format: before:YYYY-MM-DD or after:YYYY-MM-DD or between:YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD
   • before searches for emails sent before the specified date.
   • after searches for emails sent after the specified date.
   • between searches for emails sent within the specified date range.
4. Replace YYYY-MM-DD with the desired date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.

Example:

• before:2022-01-01 searches for emails sent before January 1, 2022.
• after:2022-01-01 searches for emails sent after January 1, 2022.
• between:2022-01-01 and 2022-01-31 searches for emails sent between January 1, 2022, and January 31, 2022.

Method 2: Using the "Filter" feature

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the gear icon () and select "See all settings."
3. Click on the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
4. Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
5. In the "From" field, enter before:YYYY-MM-DD or after:YYYY-MM-DD or between:YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD (same format as above).
6. Click on the "Create filter" button.
7. Choose the action you want to take with the filtered emails (e.g., apply the label "Date: YYYY-MM-DD").

Method 3: Using the "Labels" feature

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the label icon () and select "New label."
3. Enter a label name (e.g., "Date: YYYY-MM-DD").
4. In the "Label description" field, enter the date range you want to search for (e.g., "January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022").
5. Click on the "Create" button.
6. To search for emails with this label, click on the label icon and select "Search label."

Remember to replace YYYY-MM-DD with the actual date you want to search for.