Create & manage labels in Gmail

To organize 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 & delete labels

Edit a label
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
  2. At the top left, tap Menu and then Settings.
  3. Tap Inbox customizations and then 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 and then Settings.
  3. Tap Inbox customizations and then 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 More and then Labels.
  4. Check the boxes next to the labels 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 More and then Change labels.
  4. Uncheck the boxes next to the current labels.
  5. Select new labels.
  6. In the top right, tap Done.

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

  1. In the Gmail app, tap Menu and then Settings.
  2. Tap Inbox customizations and then Swipe actions.
  3. Tap Right swipe or Left swipe.
  4. Tap Move.
Label emails automatically
Important: New messages that match your criteria are automatically labeled.
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
  2. At the top left, tap Menu and then Settings.
  3. Tap Inbox customizations and then Labels.
  4. Tap a label name.
    • If you don't find a label 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, like a subject or keyword, tap And.
  7. At the top right, tap Save.

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