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Send email in Mail on iPhone

You can write, send, and schedule email messages from any of your email accounts.

A draft email being composed.

Write and send an email

  1. Go to the Mail app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the Compose button.

  3. Tap in the email, then type your message.

  4. To change the formatting, tap the Text Format button above the keyboard.

    You can change the font style and color of text, use a bold or italic style, add a bulleted or numbered list, and more.

  5. Tap the Send button to send your message.

Tip: You can create and add stickers to messages as you compose them. See Add emoji, Memoji, and stickers with the iPhone keyboard.

Add recipients

  1. Go to the Mail app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the Compose button, tap the To field, then type the names of recipients.

    As you type, Mail automatically suggests people from your Contacts.

    You can also tap the Add Contact button to open Contacts and add recipients from there.

  3. If you want to send a copy to other people, tap the Cc/Bcc field, then do any of the following:

    • Tap the Cc field, then enter the names of people you’re sending a copy to.

    • Tap the Bcc field, then enter the names of people you don’t want other recipients to see.

Tip: After you enter recipients, you can reorder their names in the address fields, or drag them from one address field to another—for example, to the Bcc field if you decide you don’t want their names to appear.

Add a hyperlink to an email message

  1. In Safari or another web browser, copy the URL of a webpage.

  2. As you compose a message in Mail , highlight the text you want to link.

  3. Tap Paste.

Edit a link in an email draft

  1. Go to the Mail app on your iPhone.

  2. In a message you’re writing, tap a link or linked text, then tap the down arrow.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Show Link Preview: Change the hyperlinked text to a rich embedded website preview image.

    • Open Link: Go to that website in a web browser.

    • Edit Link: Change the URL of the link.

    • Remove Link: Delete the link from your message draft.

    • Edit Text Description: Change the text that’s linked.

Use Camera to capture an email address

You can use Live Text to scan an email address printed on a business card, poster, and more using the Mail app on iPhone. This allows you to quickly begin emails without entering an address manually.

  1. Go to the Camera app on your iPhone.

  2. Position iPhone so the email address appears within the camera frame.

  3. Tap the email address, then tap the Detect Text button in the lower-right corner of the camera field.

  4. To draft a message, tap the email address in the lower-left side of the camera field.

Tip: You can also capture an email address from a photo. See Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video.

Schedule an email with Send Later

  1. Go to the Mail app on your iPhone.

  2. In a message you’re writing, touch and hold the Send button, then choose when you want to send the message.

    To see more options, tap Send Later.

Automatically send a copy to yourself

  1. Go to the Settings app  on your iPhone.

  2. Tap apps, then tap Mail.

  3. Turn on Always Bcc Myself (below Composing).

Send an email from a different account

If you have more than one email account, you can specify which account to send email from.

  1. Go to the Mail app on your iPhone.

  2. In your message draft, tap the Cc/Bcc, From field.

  3. Tap the From field, then choose an account.

Use Writing Tools to summarize, proofread, and modify your email

With Apple Intelligence,* you can use Writing Tools to summarize selected text with a tap, proofread your work, and create different versions of the same text to help you find the right wording and tone. See Use Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence.

*Apple Intelligence is available in beta with support for the following languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all languages or regions. For more information on language and feature availability and system requirements, see the Apple Support article How to get Apple Intelligence.
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