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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

list: Search for messages on mailing lists

Example: list:info@example.com
Meaning: Messages with the words info@example.com in the headers, sent to or from this list

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:important
label:important

Search within messages that
Priority Inbox
considers important.

Example: is:important

from:janet
Meaning: Messages from Janet that were marked as important by Priority Inbox

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*
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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 between April 16, 2004 and April 18, 2004.*
*More precisely: Messages sent after 12:00 AM (or 00:00)
April 16, 2004 and before April 18, 2004.

is:chat

Search for chat messages Example:

is:chat monkey
Meaning: Any chat message including the word "monkey".

deliveredto:

Search for messages within a particular
email address in the Delivered-To line of the message header
Example:

deliveredto:username@gmail.com
Meaning: Any message with username@gmail.com in the Delivered-To: field of the message header
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