# Can I mark a message as unread?

You may want to mark an email or chat message as unread so that you can come back to it later.

### Marking messages as unread

#### 1. Using the 'Mark as Unread' icon

The 'Mark as Unread' icon appears at the top of emails. The icon looks like a closed envelope and can be seen at the top of the right-hand pane above an email you are viewing.

Clicking on the icon will mark the email as unread.

#### 2. Using the grey/blue bar

In the email or message list, there will be a light grey or blue bar on the left-hand side where the title of the message appears. This allows you to see at a glance which ones have been read and which ones have not yet been opened.

If an email or chat message is unread there will be a blue bar that appears on the left-hand side of the message in the email list.

If an email or chat message has been opened and read there will no longer be a blue bar, instead there is a light grey bar.

![](https://dl.intheloop.io/loop-help/can-i-mark-a-message-as-unread.md/mark_an_email_as_unread_.gif)

### Marking multiple emails as unread

You may want to mark more than one email at a time as unread.

To select multiple emails:

* Hover your mouse over the first email in the email list that you want to select.
* Click on the square box which appears beside the email title.
* In the right hand pane you will see that it says '1 conversation selected'. Continue selecting all the emails that you want.
* When you have all the emails selected click on 'Mark as unread' in the right-hand pane


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