So this is quite simple-stupid and yet, couldn’t find a way to make Gmail show me only unread emails, so I had to Google it!
The solution: in the search bar – type is:unread and voila!
So this “is:” is called a search operator, and just like “is:” there are plenty of them for you to use, some are quite useful.
Search Operators in Gmail
Here are all of the search operators you can use in Gmail (source)
| What you can search by | Search operator & example |
|---|---|
| Specify the sender | from:
Example: |
| Specify a recipient | to:
Example: |
| Specify a recipient who received a copy | cc:
Example: |
| Words in the subject line | subject:
Example: |
| Messages that match multiple terms | OR or { }
Example: Example: |
| Remove messages from your results | -
Example: |
| Find messages with words near each other. Use the number to say how many words apart the words can be
Add quotes to find messages in which the word you put first stays first. |
AROUND
Example: Example: |
| Messages that have a certain label | label:
Example: |
| Messages that have an attachment | has:attachment
Example: |
| Messages that have a Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides attachment or link | has:drive
Example: |
| Messages that have a YouTube video | has:youtube
Example: |
| Messages from a mailing list | list:
Example: |
| Attachments with a certain name or file type | filename:
Example: Example: |
| Search for an exact word or phrase | " "
Example: |
| Group multiple search terms together | ( )
Example: |
| Messages in any folder, including Spam and Trash | in:anywhere
Example: |
| Search for messages that are marked as important | is:important
Example:
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| Starred, snoozed, unread, or read messages | is:starred
Example: |
| Messages that include an icon of a certain color | has:yellow-star
Example: |
| Recipients in the cc or bcc field | cc:
Example: Note: You can’t find messages that you received on bcc. |
| Search for messages sent during a certain time period | after:
Example: Example: |
| Search for messages older or newer than a time period using d (day), m (month), and y (year) | older_than:
Example: |
| Chat messages | is:chat
Example: |
| Search by email for delivered messages | deliveredto:
Example: |
| Messages in a certain category | category:
Example: |
| Messages larger than a certain size in bytes | size:
Example: |
| Messages larger or smaller than a certain size in bytes | larger:
Example: |
| Results that match a word exactly | +
Example: |
| Messages with a certain message-id header | Rfc822msgid:
Example: |
| Messages that have or don’t have a label | has:userlabels
Example: Note: Labels are only added to a message, and not an entire conversation. |
