Show or hide labels
Choose whether or not your labels show in the Menu list to the left of your inbox.- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- At the top right, click Settings
See all settings.
- Click the "Labels" tab.
- Make your changes.
See more than 500 labels
On the left side of the page, you can see up to 500 labels. You can have labels within other labels.
Note: If you have more than 500 labels, the list may take longer to load.
Your labels show up depending on whether conversation view is on or off.
- If conversation view is off: Labels will only show on individual messages you labeled. If someone replies to that message, the label won't show up on the reply.
- If conversation view is on: When you label an entire conversation, the label will only show on existing messages, not new ones.