Use tags in Notes on Mac

1. Go to the Notes app on your Mac.

2. Open a note or click to create a new note.

3. Type the number sign (#), then type a word — for example, #meeting or #important — or choose from the list of suggested tags.

   Note: Suggested tags appear if you’ve already added tags in Notes or Reminders.

   You can type the tag anywhere in a note. Tags must be a single word, but you can use hyphens and underscores (for example, #meeting-minutes or #important_documents).

4. Click OK.

   Tags you add appear in the Tags section at the bottom of the sidebar.

If you add a tag to a shared note, it appears as dimmed text to other participants who don’t have the tag. They can Control-click the tag, then choose Add to Tags.

1. Go to the Notes app on your Mac.

2. Click a tag or multiple tags in the Tags section at the bottom of the sidebar.

   If you want to remove a tag from your search, unselect the tag by clicking it a second time. Unselecting a tag excludes notes that include that tag from the results.

3. If you selected multiple tags, click the pop-up menu next to Tags and choose All Selected or Any Selected.

1. Go to the Notes app on your Mac.

2. Control-click a tag in the sidebar, then select Rename Tag.

3. Click Rename to confirm. The tag is updated in all notes and Smart Folders that use it.

   Tip: You can rename a tag to a name that’s already in your Tags. This can be useful if you want to group together notes that have similar tags, such as #house and #home.

If you rename a tag in a shared note, it appears as dimmed text to other participants who don’t have the tag. They can Control-click the tag, then choose Add to Tags.

1. Go to the Notes app on your Mac.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Delete a tag: Control-click a tag in the Tag section of the sidebar, choose Delete Tag, then click Delete to confirm.

     Note: If you have a Smart Folder that only contains the tag you want to delete, you are asked if you want to delete the Smart Folder.

   • Delete multiple tags: In the Tag section of the sidebar, select the tags you want to delete. Control-click a selected tag, choose Delete Tags, then click Delete to confirm.

     The tags are deleted from all notes and Smart Folders that use them.

   • Change a tag to plain text: Control-click a tag in a note, then choose Convert to Text.

     Note: If you convert a tag to text in a shared note, it becomes plain text for all participants.

If you remove a tag from all the notes that use it, it is removed from your Tags.