Flag or block emails in Mail on iPad
You can flag important email messages, create flagged mailboxes, and flag messages from VIPs. You can also block messages from specified senders.
Flag an email
You can flag an important email message to make it easier to find later. A message you flag remains in your Inbox and also appears in the Flagged mailbox.
Go to the Mail app
on your iPad.
Open the message, tap
in the bottom-right corner of the message, then tap Flag.
To choose a color for the flag, tap a dot.
To change or remove a flag, open the email, tap
in the bottom-right corner of the message, then tap another color, or tap Unflag
.
Flags you add to a message appear on that message in Mail on all your Apple devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account.
Tip: You can add the Flag button to the Mail toolbar to make it easier to access. See Customize the Mail toolbar.
![An open email. The menu with options for adding or removing a flag is shown on the right.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/58f68258e94ed302d046234ef4f1f037.png)
Create a Flagged mailbox
You can add a Flagged mailbox so all your flagged email messages are easily accessible in one location.
Go to the Mail app
on your iPad.
Tap
in the upper-left corner.
Tap Edit, then select Flagged.
Flag emails from your VIPs
Add important people to your VIP list, so their email messages appear with a VIP flag and in the VIP mailbox. See Add someone to your contacts or make them a VIP.
Block email from specified senders
You can block an email address to prevent a particular sender from emailing you in the future.
Go to the Mail app
on your iPad.
Tap a message from the sender you want to block.
Tap their email address, then select Block this Contact.