In the Notes app, you can use tags as a fast and flexible way to categorize and organize your notes. You can add one or more tags to a note, such as #shopping and #work, and easily search and filter your notes across folders using the Tag Browser or Smart Folders. You can rename or delete a tag later, too. Tags must be one word, though you can use dashes and underscores, and active tags turn yellow.
Add tags to notes
To add a tag to a note, type # followed by the tag name, then add a space after the tag to activate it. Active tags turn yellow. You can also choose an existing tag from the menu above the keyboard. Tags must be one word, but you can use dashes and underscores to combine words. If you save a note without activating your tag, it won’t be saved as a tag. You can add multiple tags to a note.
Quick tip: With Apple Pencil or your finger, you can handwrite a tag in a note. Then tap the underlined tag and tap Convert to tag.
View notes with tags
Below the Tags section at the bottom of the folders list (if necessary, tap the Toggle Sidebar button to show the tags list), do any of the following:
- View all notes with tags: Tap All Tags.
- View notes with specific tags: Tap one or more tags. To exclude a tag, tap the tag until the name has a line through it.
Rename or delete a tag
You can rename or delete a tag in any of these ways:
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Below the Tags section at the bottom of the folders list, touch and hold a tag, then tap Rename Tag or Delete Tag.
You may need to tap the Toggle Sidebar button to show the tags list.
- Tap Edit (at the top of the folders list), tap a tag to rename it or tap the Delete button, then tap the Done button.
Deleting a tag also removes it from all Smart Folders that use it.
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