If you are an email user, you have no doubt received some spam emails. These unwanted messages can clog your inbox, distract you from more important tasks, and may even trick you into opening them.

While Google’s spam filter is formidable, unsolicited email can occasionally slip through the web. Even when excluded from your inbox, filtered messages can accumulate in your junk folder and consume valuable storage space.

If unsolicited emails from the same address come up repeatedly, you can choose to blacklist the sender. Let’s discuss how to block email addresses in Gmail using desktop site and mobile app.

To block an email address on the Gmail desktop site

If you want to block an email address and prefer to do so on your computer, follow the steps below:

1. Go to Gmail.com
2. Open an email sent from the address you want to block

3. Click the More options button in the top right corner

4. Select Block “sender” and then click Block to confirm when prompted

To block email address in Gmail from mobile app

Here’s how to block an email address using the Gmail mobile app:

1. Launch Gmail
2. Open an email sent from the address you want to block
3. Tap the More options button in the top right corner
4. Tap Block “sender”

To unblock someone using the Gmail app, find an email from that address, open it, and tap Unblock. Alternatively, you can view and manage your list of blocked senders on the Gmail site.