Apple iOS 15 tips and tricks: How to use tags in the Notes app on iPhone

The Notes app allows you to use tags in notes to organize your thoughts and detailed information. The Tags are a fast and flexible way to categorize and organize your notes in the Notes app. You can add one or more tags, such as #shopping and #work, to easily search and filter your notes across your folders. In this article, we will tell you how you can use tags on notes in the Notes app on your iPhone.

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What is the Note app?

Notes is a notetaking app developed by Apple. It functions as a service for making short text notes, which can be synchronized between devices using Apple’s iCloud. It lets you capture a quick thought, create checklists, sketch ideas, and more.

How to use tags:

• Add a tag: When you create or edit a note, type # followed by the tag name or choose a tag from the menu above the keyboard. A tag can be only one word, but you can use dashes and underscores to combine words. You can add multiple tags to a note.
• View notes with tags: In the Tag Browser (below your folders), tap a tag or All Tags. To filter the list further, tap more tags at the top of the list.
• Create a Smart Folder: Tap the New Folder button, choose an account (if you have more than one), tap New Smart Folder, enter a name, then select the tags. Or when viewing a list of tagged notes, tap the Folder Actions button, then tap Create Smart Folder. Convert a folder to a Smart Folder: When viewing the folder you want to convert, tap the Folder Actions button, scroll to the bottom, then tap Convert to Smart Folder.
  • When you convert a folder, its notes are moved to the Notes folder and tagged with the name of the Smart Folder.

Note: You can’t convert a shared folder, a folder with a subfolder, or a folder that contains locked notes.

• Edit a Smart Folder: Touch and hold a Smart Folder, then tap Edit Smart Folder. You can change the name or the tags shown.
• Rename or delete a tag: In the Tag Browser (below your folders), touch and hold a tag, then tap Rename Tag or Delete Tag.

When you delete a tag, it’s also removed from all Smart Folders that use it.