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How to Flag Emails Using Different Colors on iPhone

Bymike Updated on

For those of us who are fans of order and organization, it’s a relief when we find a way to make things a little less chaotic. Choosing to flag emails using different colors is a great way to keep your emails in order and make things just a little easier for yourself. 

If you’re an avid iPhone user who loves using your phone on the go, flagging emails is a great way to keep things categorized! You’ll be able to easily find all the emails you need, whenever you need them.

The wonderful thing about this is that you can choose different colors to mean different things!

For example, blue can be for emails about a certain work client, green for emails from family members, and yellow for newsletters and updates about your favorite sports team.

In this article, we’ll explore:

  • What flagging an email means
  • Ways to flag an email in your iPhone
  • How to view all your flagged emails together.

Let’s dive right in!

What Does Flagging Mean on Email? 

As we’ve mentioned, flagging emails is a useful way to add some sense to your inbox. It also helps to create a sense of order and prevents clutter. 

Simply, you can flag emails when they’re important, urgent, or if they’re just something you don’t want to accidentally delete. 

Your flagged emails will be categorized together, so you can find them all in one place. 

Unfortunately, Apple Mail doesn’t have a search-by-color function, so you’ll need to look through your flagged messages to find the emails you want.

How to Flag Emails Using Different Colors on iPhone

You can flag emails with different colors by following these simple steps:

  1. In Apple Mail, open the email you want to flag
Image of an Apple Mail inbox. An email with the subject like "Lodging for Mike's Birthday" is circled in black.
  1. On the lower corner of the screen, tap the Reply button. This looks like an arrow pointing to the left. A bunch of menus should pop up
Image of an email containing a photo of a chocolate cake. A blue arrow in the bottom right corner is circled.
  1. Tap “Flag” then choose one of the seven color options for the email. Selecting any of these colors will tag the email with a similarly colored flag
An Apple Mail menu with the word "Flag" circled in black.
An Apple Mail menu with the word "Unflag" and seven different colored dots circled in black, indicating which color flag you would like to use.
  1. Flag any email you want depending on how you want to organize your inbox.

Emails that you flag will still show up in your inbox. If you want to see all your flagged emails, you need to create a “Flagged” mailbox.

To do this,

  1. Look at the upper corner of your screen and find a left-pointing symbol that looks like a “less than” symbol
Image of an Apple Mail inbox, the word "Mailboxes" in the top left corner is circled in black.
  1. Tap “Edit” and this will reveal different types of mailboxes
Image of an Apple Mail inbox menu, the word "Edit" is circled in the top right corner.
  1. Tap “Flagged” from these options to create a mailbox that compiles all your flagged emails together.
Image of an Apple Mail inbox menu, the word "Flagged" is circled in black.

The Bottom Line

Now, you can sort any emails you want by specific colors and easily find them when you need to. 

Be sure to use this function to stay organized and on top of things from your iPhone, wherever you may be!