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Gmail alias generator

Gmail ignores dots and anything after a +. That means one inbox can have hundreds of addresses. Make some here.

Heads up: mail sent to these aliases goes to your own Gmail inbox. It won't show up on this site.

How Gmail aliases actually work

Gmail has two quirks that most people never notice. First, it doesn't care about dots in the part before the @. janedoe@gmail.com, jane.doe@gmail.com and j.a.n.e.doe@gmail.com are all the same mailbox. Second, anything you put after a plus sign is ignored when the mail is delivered, so janedoe+pizza@gmail.com ends up in the same place too.

Neither trick creates a new account. You're just writing your existing address in a different way, and Google has supported both for years.

Dot trick

Works on almost every website, because the address looks completely normal. The number of variations depends on how long your username is. A 6-letter name gives you 31 versions. An 11-letter name gives you over a thousand.

Plus tag

Unlimited, and far more useful for sorting. Sign up to a shop as you+shopname@gmail.com and you'll know exactly who sold your address if spam starts arriving there. The catch is that some sign-up forms don't accept the + character.

Turn aliases into a spam filter

  1. Open Gmail on a computer and search for the alias, for example to:you+newsletters@gmail.com.
  2. Click the filter icon in the search bar, then Create filter.
  3. Choose what should happen: skip the inbox, apply a label, or delete it outright.

If one alias starts getting junk, filter it straight to the bin and carry on. Your main address stays clean. There's a longer walkthrough in our guide to the Gmail dot and plus trick.

Things to keep in mind

  • Everyone who has used Gmail for a while can figure out that j.ane.doe and janedoe are the same person. An alias hides nothing about your identity.
  • Big platforms often strip dots and plus tags before checking for duplicates, so this won't get you a second free trial. Please don't try.
  • Aliases only work with @gmail.com addresses. Google Workspace accounts support plus tags, but dot handling depends on the admin's settings.