Guides · Updated November 2026

Gmail guides

Short, practical answers to "how do I keep this email on top?" Each one shows how to do it in Gmail itself first.

• How to pin an email to the top of GmailGmail has no pin button. Here are the four ways to keep an email at the top of your Gmail inbox, what each one does, and which to use.
• How to bring an email back to the top of your Gmail inboxThree ways to move an old Gmail thread back to the top of your inbox, right now or at a time you choose, without forwarding it to yourself.
• Gmail snooze without hiding the emailGmail Snooze always removes the email from your inbox. Here is how to get the same "come back at this time" effect while keeping the email visible.