How to view unread emails on Gmail?

There are two issues with the unread emails. Either you mistakenly missed an important email or are missing important emails because they are lost in the unread email space. It’s hard to identify import emails among dozens of unread emails.

You can search for a specific keyword in an email you didn’t yet read or sort all unread emails to mark them as read or delete them.

We will use a parameter in the Gmail search box to identify all unread emails. 

How to view unread emails on Gmail

The parameter is precisely the same for both the web and the mobile app. So, if you use the Gmail app, open the app on your smartphone or visit Gmail from a web browser.

There’s a search bar on Gmail. In that search bar, type is:unread and press Enter.

What is the purpose of this command?

It will browse your emails and identify those you never opened. 

But sometimes, you may search for an important email you have yet to read.

In that scenario, the first type is:unread, then type your keyword. For example, if I am looking for an unread email from Semrush, my query will look like this:

is:unread Semrush

It will show all unread emails with that specific keyword. 

What should you do with these unread emails now?

How to delete all unread emails in Gmail

If you are confident that you read all necessary emails, you can remove the unread emails to clean your inbox and save some space.

Open a web browser and visit Gmail. Then log in to your preferred Google Account. 

In the search bar, type is:unread and press Enter. If you want to delete all unread emails from a sender, type is:unread sender’s email and press Enter.

Click on the Select icon to select all emails that match your query. 

Tap the Delete icon to move all your unread emails to the Trash. After 30 days, Google will remove all emails from the Trash folder forever.

If you use the Gmail app, type is:unread and press Enter.

Then manually select all the unread emails you want to delete and tap on the Delete icon.

How to mark all unread emails as read in Gmail?

Marking all unread emails as read is one of the best ways to clean the backlog of your emails so that you won’t miss any important emails from now on.

Open the Gmail app or visit Gmail from a web browser. In the search bar, type is:unread and press Enter.

Now Select the unread emails. You can choose all unread emails in a single click using a web browser.

If you use the Gmail app, you must manually select all the unread emails you want to mark as read.

Then press the Mark as read icon. 

So, now you have a clean Inbox, and you won’t miss any important emails.