Show indicators for emails sent to you

To find emails sent to you, turn on indicators in Gmail. Indicators add arrows next to emails sent to you.

Learn how indicators work

For emails:

• Sent to you and a group: A single arrow () displays.
• Sent to you only: A double arrow () displays.
• Sent to a mailing list: No arrows display.

Turn on indicators

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. Under “General,” in the “Personal level indicators” section, click Show indicators.
4. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Open Settings

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