How to block an email address in Gmail

How do I block someone in Gmail?

Updated 4 November 2026

Open an email from the sender, click More (the three dots) next to Reply, and choose Block. Their future emails go straight to Spam.

Blocking stops emails from one address reaching your inbox: Gmail sends them to Spam instead. It takes three clicks from any email the person sent you. These steps are for Gmail in a browser on a computer.

Clickable on an example email page: a blue ring around the More button (three dots) next to Reply, with Clicky at its lower right, and the panel saying Click More. — Clickable on an example email page (not Gmail): Clicky finds the small three-dot More button that's easy to miss.

Steps

Open an email from the sender

Find any email from them in your inbox and open it.

Click More

At the top right of the email, next to Reply, click More (the three dots).

Choose Block

Click Block followed by the sender's name or address. From now on, their emails go to Spam instead of your inbox.

Official website: Gmail

Questions

Does the sender know I blocked them?

Gmail doesn't tell them. Their emails simply go to your Spam folder.

How do I unblock someone?

Open one of their emails, click More next to Reply and choose Unblock. Or go to Settings, See all settings, Filters and Blocked Addresses, tick the address and click Unblock selected addresses.

Should I block or unsubscribe from a newsletter?

For newsletters from real companies, unsubscribing is usually better: they stop sending. Blocking only moves their emails to Spam.

Can Clickable block a sender for me?

No. Clicky highlights More and then Block, and you click them yourself.