How to create labels in Gmail (2024)

New Delhi,UPDATED: Sep 19, 2022 17:27 IST

Gmail is one of the most used email services around the world. Gmail gives us the ability to communicate with our colleagues, friends, and businesses in an unadorned and convenient way. You can send mail through a computer, mobile app, smartphone, or tablet.

Users can create labels that store emails in Gmail and add as many labels as they want to an email. The labels you create on Gmail only appear in your inbox, not your recipient’s inbox. Check here the step-by-step guide to creating labels in Gmail.

HOW TO CREATE LABELS IN GMAIL ON PC:

Step 1: Go to the browser and open Gmail on your computer.

Step 2: Now on the left, scroll down, then click on More.

Step 3: Click on Create new label.

Step 4: Then name your label.

Step 5: Finally, click on Create.

HOW TO CREATE LABELS IN GMAIL: ANDROID

Step 1: Open the Gmail app on your phone and Log in to your account.

Step 2: Now tap on the three horizontal lines in the top-left corner.

Step 3: Then scroll down to the Labels section, then tap on Create new.

Step 4: Finally, enter the name of the label and then tap on Done.

NOTE: Labels are different from folders. If you delete a message, it will be erased from every label that it’s attached to and your entire inbox.