For keyboard shortcuts to work you must first enable them.

Go toSettings>See all prefs>Keyboard shortcuts>Keyboard shortcuts on.

Pressgand thenl(a lowercase L).

A Gmail inbox with a label search in the Search box highlighted

The focus jumps to the search bar at the top of Gmail.

Enter the name of the label.

Use theUpandDownarrow keys to highlight the label you want to open.

A Gmail inbox with a label highlighted

PressEnterto view the emails in that label.

Press thespacebarafter the label name and enter the text that you want to search for within the label.

There are many ways tosearch for emails in Gmail.

A Gmail inbox. ‘Label:bank’ is written in the Search field.

Other Ways to Search Emails in Labels

Gmail lists labels on the left side of the screen.

This makes opening them easy, and searching is as straightforward as typing in the search box.

Replace with a real name, likelabel:bankto initiate the Gmail label titled “Bank.”

A Gmail user searches for messages using the ‘Deals’ label

Gmail labels can also be opened using theirURL.

For example, a label called “Deals” can be opened by visiting https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#label/deals.

Gmail labels are notcase sensitive.

TypingbankorBANKfinds the same emails.