How to change icon based buttons to text labels in Gmail?

Updated on September 1, 2017

Recently Google has changed the design of Gmail, that replaced all the text buttons to icon based buttons. For example, the buttons like Archive, Spam, Delete, Move are all replaced with corresponding icons. If those icon based buttons annoy you, then here’s the simple trick that can bring back the text-based buttons.

Here’s how it is done,

1. Click the “Gear” icon located at the top right corner and click “Settings”.

2. In the “General” tab, scroll down to find the “Button labels”.

3. Select the radio button “Text”.

Change gmail icon buttons to text
Change gmail icon buttons to text

That’s it. You’re done.

Switch from icons to text buttons in gmail
Switch from icons to text buttons in gmail

Was this article helpful?

Related Articles

Leave a Comment