| Operator |
Definition |
Example(s) |
| from: |
Used to specify the sender |
Example - from:amy
Meaning - Messages from Amy |
| to: |
Used to specify a recipient |
Example - to:david
Meaning - All messages that were sent to David (by you or someone else) |
| subject:
|
Search for words in the subject line
|
Example -
subject:dinner
Meaning - Messages that have the word "dinner" in the subject |
| OR
|
Search for messages matching term A or term
B*
*OR must be in all caps |
Example - from:amy
OR from:david
Meaning - Messages from Amy or from David |
-
(hyphen) |
Used to exclude messages from your search
|
Example - dinner
-movie
Meaning - Messages that contain the word "dinner" but do not contain the
word "movie" |
|
label: |
Search for messages by label*
*There isn't a search operator for unlabeled messages |
Example -
from:amy label:friends
Meaning - Messages from Amy that have the label "friends"
Example -
from:david label:my-family
Meaning - Messages from David that have the label "My Family"
|
has:attachment
|
Search for messages with an attachment |
Example -
from:david has:attachment
Meaning - Messages from David that have an attachment |
| filename: |
Search for an attachment by name or type |
Example -
filename:physicshomework.txt
Meaning - Messages with an attachment named "physicshomework.txt"
Example -
label:work filename:pdf
Meaning - Messages labeled "work" that also have a PDF file as an
attachment |
" "
(quotes)
|
Used to search for an exact phrase*
*Capitalization isn't taken into consideration
|
Example -
"i'm feeling lucky"
Meaning - Messages containing the phrase "i'm feeling lucky" or "I'm
feeling lucky"Example
- subject:"dinner and a movie"
Meaning - Messages containing the phrase "dinner and a movie" in the
subject |
( )
|
Used to group words
Used to specify terms that shouldn't be excluded |
Example -
from:amy(dinner OR movie)
Meaning - Messages from Amy that contain either the word "dinner" or the
word "movie"Example -
subject:(dinner movie)
Meaning - Messages in which the subject contains both the word "dinner"
and the word "movie" |
|
in:anywhere |
Search for messages anywhere in Gmail*
*Messages in Spam and Trash are excluded
from searches by default |
Example -
in:anywhere movie
Meaning - Messages in All Mail, Spam, and Trash that
contain the word "movie" |
in:inbox
in:trash
in:spam |
Search for messages in Inbox, Trash,
or Spam |
Example -
in:trash from:amy
Meaning - Messages from Amy that are in Trash |
is:starred
is:unread
is:read
|
Search for messages that are starred, unread
or read |
Example -
is:read is:starred from:David
Meaning - Messages from David that have been read and are marked with a
star |
cc:
bcc: |
Used to specify recipients in the cc:
or bcc: fields*
*Search on bcc: cannot retrieve messages on which you were
blind carbon copied |
Example -
cc:david
Meaning - Messages that were cc-ed to David |
after:
before:
|
Search for messages sent during a certain
period of time*
*Dates must be in yyyy/mm/dd format. |
Example -
after:2004/04/16 before:2004/04/18
Meaning - Messages sent after April 16, 2004, but before April 18, 2004.*
*More precisely: Messages sent on April 17, 2004.
|
| is:chat
|
Search for chat messages |
Example -
is:chat monkey
Meaning - Any chat message including the word "monkey".
|