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Search, filter, and flag email in Mail on iCloud.com
There are many ways you can locate email messages in Mail on iCloud.com. You can search and filter mail in a mailbox or folder. You can also flag important emails.
Search for emails
You can search all messages within a mailbox or folder.
In Mail on iCloud.com, click the folder you want to search in the Mailboxes list.
Click
above the message list, then type the text you want to find.You can do any of the following:
Search within a field: After you type a term, choose a suggestion below the search field, such as “Sender contains” or “Subject contains.”
Enter multiple search terms: Type a term, press Enter, then type another term.
Search unread messages: Start typing the word “unread,” then choose the “Message is unread” suggestion.
Search for email from a particular time period: Start typing a date or time period, such as “2022” or “last week,” then choose a date suggestion.
When the search field is empty, you see a list of previous searches.
To exit the search and see all your messages again, click
again.
Filter email
In Mail on iCloud.com, click the folder you want to filter in the Mailboxes list.
Click
above the message list. You can see the current filter next to “Filtered by.”Do one of the following:
Change the filter: Click the current filter. In the pop-up menu, choose the filter or filters you want to use.
Stop filtering messages: Click the Filter Messages button again.
Flag important emails
Flagged messages are displayed with a flag icon 
. You can filter messages in a folder to show only those that are flagged.
In Mail on iCloud.com, select the message or messages you want to flag in the message list.
Do one of the following:
If you selected one message: Click
at the top right, then click Flag.If you selected multiple messages: Click Mark, then click “Flag [number] messages.”
You can also flag individual messages in a conversation. Click in the bottom-right corner of the message, then click Flag.