Operator Description Category
+ Prefix - Force exact match on single phrase Basic,Mail
() Allows grouping of operators and helps dictate order Basic,Mail
- Excludes a word from results Basic,Mail
"" Allows searching for a specific phrase - exact match search. Individual word prevents synonyms Basic,Mail
OR/AND Boolean search function for OR searches as Google defaults to AND between words - must be all caps Basic,Mail
after: Allows you to search drive or mail for files modified or mail sent/received anytime after a set date Drive,Mail
before: Allows you to search drive or mail for files modified or mail sent/received before a certain date Drive,Mail
is:starred Searches only items that have been starred in drive Drive,Mail
from: Specify the sender in google mail Mail
to: Specify the recipient in google mail Mail
cc: Search by a recipient that was copied into an email Mail
bcc: Search by a recipient that was blind copied into an email Mail
older: Search for messages older than a certain date Mail
newer: Search for messages newer than a certain date Mail
Search for a message with a google sheet attached Mail
Search for a message with a google presentation attached Mail
AROUND Similar to the normal google search function, allows you to search for keywords near each other. Mail
subject: Search by keywords featured in the subject line Mail
{} Use for OR in mail instead of the OR function Mail
label: Search for messages that have a certain label Mail
has:attachment Search for messages that have an item attached Mail
has:drive Search for messages with a google drive attached Mail
has:document Search for messages with a google doc attached Mail
has:youtube Search for a message containing a youtube video Mail
list: Search for all messages from a particular mailing list Mail
in:anywhere Includes all folders in your search, including spam and bin Mail
is:important Search for messages that have been marked as important Mail
label:important Same as is:important Mail
is:snoozed Searches for messages that have been snoozed Mail
is:unread Searches for unread messages Mail
is:read searches for read messages only Mail
has:yellow-star Searches for messages with coloured star icon Mail
has:blue-info Searches for messages with colourd icon Mail
is:chat Searches for messagse from chat Mail
deliveredto: Search by email address for delivered messages Mail
category: Searches by messages based on category. Follow the colon with the categoy name, i.e. category:primary Mail
size: Messages larger than a certain size in bytes Mail
larger: Messages larger than a certain size in bytes Mail
smaller: Messages smaller than a certain size in bytes Mail
has:userlabels Search for messages that have custom user labels Mail
Search for messages that have no custom user labels Mail
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