To mark all emails as read in Gmail, follow these steps using the desktop web version:
- Open Gmail in your browser and log in.
- In the search bar at the top, type is:unread and press Enter. This filters to show all unread emails.
- Click the checkbox at the top left to select all emails on the current page.
- A message will appear near the top saying “Select all conversations that match this search.” Click this link to select every unread email in your account.
- Click the “Mark as read” button (usually found as an envelope icon or under the three-dot menu).
- Confirm if prompted. Gmail will then mark all selected emails as read. This process may take a few moments if you have many unread emails
Note that the Gmail mobile app does not support marking all emails as read at once, so this method requires a desktop browser
. If you want to automate marking future emails as read, you can create a Gmail filter that automatically marks incoming messages as read
. This method efficiently clears your unread email count and helps manage a cluttered inbox.
