[Tip] Enable Unread Email Message Count Icon in Gmail

After sharing Gmail Preview Pane tip, here is another very useful Gmail tip which will please all Gmail users.

Gmail provides a very useful option in its settings which adds unread message counter on Gmail icon shown in tab header of the web browser. If you enable this option, the Gmail icon in browser’s tab bar will start showing number of unread email messages. So if you have multiple tabs opened in your web browser and you are working on a different tab, you can know about new email messages and their number with a quick glance at Gmail icon in the tab header.

Following screenshot shows Gmail icon with unread message count in browser’s tab header:

If you also find this feature useful, you can enable it easily using Gmail settings page.

Following steps will help you in activating unread email message count feature in Gmail:

1. Open Gmail and sign into your email account.

2. Now click on the cogwheel “Settings” icon present on the top-right corner and select “Settings” option from the menu.

3. It’ll open Gmail settings page. Click on “Advanced” tab.

4. Now look for “Unread message icon” option. Its description shows “See how many unread messages are in your inbox with a quick glance at the Gmail icon on the tab header”.

To enable this feature, select the “Enable” radio button given next to “Unread message icon” option.

5. Click on “Save Changes” button to apply the changes.

Your web browser will reload Gmail page and now you’ll get unread message count on Gmail icon in tab header.