| 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 |
| 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 name "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:amyMeaning: 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: | Used to specify recipients in the cc: or bcc: fields* | Example: cc:david |
| bcc: | *Search on bcc: cannot retrieve messages on which you were blind carbon copied | Meaning: Messages that were cc-ed to David |
| after: | Search for messages sent during a certain period of time* | Example: after:2004/04/16 before:2004/04/18 |
| before: | *Dates must be in yyyy/mm/dd format. | 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". |
Addendum (Nov 2012)
| Operator | Definition | Example(s) |
| size: | Search for messages which is equal or greater than the size entered. | Example: size:10M Meaning all messages that are 10 MB and above |
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