How to Block a Domain in Gmail

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The number of unwanted messages received in our Inboxes daily seems to be increasing steadily. There’s all this noise from mailings lists or people we’d prefer not to interact with.

Fortunately, Gmail helps you organize your email with its cool filtering feature. If you want to know how to use it to block emails from a particular domain, we’ll show you how in this article.

There are slight functionality differences in Gmail for mobile and desktop. Blocking a domain can only be done via the desktop version, as the mobile version caters to blocking individual senders only. Today we’ll explain both methods and a bunch of other useful Gmail tips.

How To Block a Sender’s Domain in Gmail on an iPhone

From the Gmail app, you can only block an individual sender. However, blocking a domain can be done via the “Create filters” feature available on the desktop.

To block an individual sender via your iPhone:

1. Sign in to the Gmail app.
   
2. Locate and open the email from the sender you want to block.
   
3. At the top right of the email, tap on the three-dotted horizontal menu icon.
   
4. Select “Block “{sender}” from the pop-up menu.
   

Moving forward, all incoming messages from that sender will be moved to your spam folder.

To filter all incoming emails from a particular domain:

1. Sign in to your Gmail account. To create a filter:
   • Using Gmail for desktop on your iPhone, click on the “Create a filter” option towards the top of the screen.
     
   • Using Gmail for desktop on your PC, select the message from the domain you wish to block. Select the three-dotted horizontal menu icon towards the top of the screen, then choose “Filter messages like these.”
     
2. In the filter box, the “From” text field will have the sender’s address. To filter the domain, you can just inspect the email address. If, for example, the message is from [email protected], deleting the name would leave the @example.com part.
   
3. Next, click “Create filter.”
   
4. Select which action you’d like Gmail to take with messages from this domain, e.g., “Delete it.”
   
5. Choose “Create filter” to confirm.
   

From now on, any messages from that domain will be treated as configured.

How to Block a Sender’s Domain in Gmail on a PC

To block all incoming emails from a particular domain on your PC:

1. Sign in to your Gmail account.
   
2. Locate and select the email for the sender whose domain you wish to block.
   
3. Click on the three-dotted horizontal menu icon towards the top of the screen.
   
4. Choose “Filter messages like these.”
   
5. In the filter box, the “From” text field will have the sender’s address. To filter their domain, if, for example, the message is from [email protected], delete the name to get the @example.com part.
   
6. Click “Create filter.”
   
7. Select which action you’d like Gmail to take with messages from this domain, e.g., “Delete it.”
   
8. Select “Create filter” to confirm.
   

Moving forward, any messages from that domain will be deleted.

How to Block a Sender’s Domain in Gmail on an Android Device

Using the Gmail app, you can only block individual senders. However, blocking a domain can be done via the “Create filters” feature available on Gmail for desktop.

To block an individual sender via your Android device:

1. Sign in to the Gmail app.
   
2. Locate and open the email from the sender you wish to block.
   
3. At the top right of the email, tap on the three-dotted horizontal menu icon.
   
4. Select “Block “{sender}” from the pop-up menu.
   

From now on, all incoming messages from that sender will be moved to your spam folder.

To filter all incoming mail received from a particular domain:

1. Sign in to your Gmail account, then do the following to create a filter:
   • From Gmail for desktop on your Android device, click on the “Create a filter” option towards the top of the screen.
     
   • From Gmail for desktop on your PC, select the message from the domain you wish to block, select the three-dotted horizontal menu icon towards the top of the screen, then choose “Filter messages like these.”
     
2. In the filter box, the “From” text field will include their address. If the message is from [email protected], for example, you’d delete the name, leaving the @example.com part.
   
3. Next up, click “Create filter.”
   
4. Select what action you’d like Gmail to take with messages from this domain, e.g., “Delete it.”
   
5. Click “Create filter” to confirm.
   

From now on, any messages from that domain will be actioned as advised.

Additional FAQs

Can you block emails with certain words in them?

You can block all emails received containing particular words using the filter feature in Gmail for desktop. To do this:

1. Sign in to your Gmail account.

2. Locate and select an email containing the word[s] you wish to filter.

3. Select the message and then click on the three-dotted vertical icon towards the top.

4. Choose “Filter messages like these.”

5. In the filter box, the “From” field will display the sender’s address.

6. In the “Has the words” field, add the words the incoming message will have.

7. Click on “Create filter.”

8. Next, check the checkbox beside the action you’d like Gmail to take when receiving messages from that sender that include those words, e.g., “Delete it.”

9. Click on “Create filter” again. A small – your filter was created confirmation message will briefly appear at the bottom left corner of your screen.

Return to Sender

Daily, we’re bombarded with unwanted messages from mailing lists we’ve forgotten to unsubscribe from and senders that have somehow gotten hold of our email address. Important messages can easily get lost as a result.

Gmail’s filter feature can help you to reduce incoming mail by preventing messages from undesired individuals or companies from getting into your Inbox.

Do you use Gmail filters to manage your email? Have you blocked any senders or domains, and if so, has it noticeably reduced your incoming emails? Let us know how you keep on top of your Gmail messages in the comments section below.

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