How to Permanently Block an Email Sender in Gmail (2026)

Getting repeated emails from a sender you don't want? Gmail lets you block individual senders, but the built-in tools are limited. Here's how to block email effectively — from a single sender to hundreds at once.

To block a single sender in Gmail: open an email from them, click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right of the email, and select "Block [sender name]". Future emails from that address will go directly to Spam. This works for the exact email address — not the entire domain.

To create a filter that auto-deletes all emails from a domain: click the search bar, enter "from:@example.com" (replacing example.com with the domain), click the search options dropdown, and select "Create filter". Check "Delete it" and click "Create filter". All future emails from that domain will skip your inbox.

The limitation of Gmail's block feature: you can only block one sender at a time. If you have hundreds of spam senders, manually blocking each one takes hours. Gmail also doesn't block by pattern (e.g., all emails with "unsubscribe" in the footer).

Gorganizer solves this by detecting spam patterns across your entire inbox at once — identifying senders by their email characteristics rather than just their address. One scan finds every promotional sender, newsletter you never open, and potential phishing attempt. One click removes them all.

Pro tip: after blocking or filtering, search "in:spam" to see emails going to Spam. If you blocked a sender by mistake, you can unblock from Settings → Filters and Blocked Addresses.