> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: /help/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tag tasks and notes with labels > Create labels as you type or from the label picker, pick from 12 colors, see every task with a label in one list, and rename or delete labels. Labels tag tasks and notes that belong together across your life areas, goals and projects: errands, calls, things to do with a friend. Each label gets its own list of tasks under **Views**. This page covers creating labels, adding them to tasks and notes, finding everything with a label, and renaming, recoloring and deleting them. ## Add a label to a task **1. Open the task** Click a task to open it beside your list. **2. Open the label picker** Click **Empty** next to **Labels** (or the labels already there). The picker lists the labels you already have. **3. Pick a label or create one** Click a label to add it. To make a new one, type its name and click **Create “…”** (or press **Enter**). Heym gives a new label a color at random; you can [change it](#rename-recolor-or-delete-a-label) later. ![A task's Labels picker, opened from Empty, with Errands typed in the search box and the option Create Errands below it](https://mintcdn.com/heym/n5OvCilbUvjGlsuj/images/labels/label-picker-create.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=n5OvCilbUvjGlsuj\&q=85\&s=726ac5d6f7ec7bbc4049e0ba2aa02ad8) Typing a new name in the label picker A task can have as many labels as you like. To take a label off, open the picker and click the **×** on it. In your lists, a task shows its labels next to its date. If you type the name of a label you already have, Heym picks that label instead of creating a second one with the same name. ### Type # while you write a task When you write a new task, type **#** followed by a label name, for example `Buy stamps #errands`. Heym suggests matching labels, and offers **Create** for a name you haven't used yet. A label typed this way is one word, without spaces. The other things you can type into a task title are on [Type a task in one line](/help/quick-entry.md). ### Label several tasks at once In a list, press **↓** or **↑** to move to a task and **X** to select it. Repeat for each task you want, or press **⇧↓** or **⇧↑** to extend the selection by one task. Then press **⌘K** and choose **Change labels…**. Click a label to add it to every selected task, or click it again to remove it from all of them. More about selecting tasks is on [Keyboard shortcuts](/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md). ## Label a note Open the note. If you don't see **Labels** under the title, point at the space just above the title and click **Show properties**. Then, under **Labels** (next to **Alignment**), click **Empty** or the labels already there. The picker works the same way as on a task, and both use the same labels. On the Notes page, open the view settings and set **Group** to **Label** to see your notes sorted by label. More on [Notes](/help/notes.md). ## See everything with a label Every label has its own list of tasks: 1. Click **Views** in the sidebar (or press **G** then **V**). 2. Under **Labels**, click the label. ![The Focus label's page under Views, listing the two tasks labeled Focus: Draft the Q4 offsite agenda and Outline the all-hands talk, with the filter, view settings, star and ⋯ icons at the top right](https://mintcdn.com/heym/n5OvCilbUvjGlsuj/images/labels/label-view.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=n5OvCilbUvjGlsuj\&q=85\&s=cc03ae2c48fb5e2e90a523846e42809d) The list for the Focus label The list shows the open tasks with that label (add a **Status** filter to see its completed tasks instead). A task you add with **New task** on this page gets the label automatically. You can add more filters, sort and group it like any view; see [Views and filters](/help/views.md). To keep a label one click away, click the star at the top right to add it to your favorites in the sidebar ([Customize Heym](/help/customize.md#pin-favorites-to-the-sidebar)). You can also narrow **Inbox**, **Today** or **Upcoming** to one label: click the filter icon at the top right of the page, then **Label**. To sort **Inbox** or **Today** into one group per label, click **View settings** next to the filter icon and set **Group** to **Label**. Tasks without a label go under **No label**. More on [Inbox, Today and Upcoming](/help/inbox-today-upcoming.md#sort-group-and-filter). > [!NOTE] > > A label's list shows tasks only. Notes with the label appear on the Notes page when you group by **Label**. ## Rename, recolor or delete a label 1. Click **Views** in the sidebar. 2. Under **Labels**, point at the label and click **⋯** on the right. 3. Change the name in the box at the top, pick a color under **Colors**, or click **Delete**. ![The menu of the Focus label, opened from the ⋯ at the right end of its line: a name box, Copy link, Delete, and a Colors list from Default to Red with Purple checked](https://mintcdn.com/heym/n5OvCilbUvjGlsuj/images/labels/label-menu.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=n5OvCilbUvjGlsuj\&q=85\&s=891adc0bfd2941f1d63c995ac69e5542) The ⋯ menu of a label on the Views page The same menu opens from **⋯** at the top of a label's page. In the label picker, **⋯** next to a label opens it too, without **Copy link**. **Copy link** copies the address of the label's list. There are 12 colors: Default, Gray, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Plum, Pink and Red. A new name or color applies to every task and note with that label. > [!WARNING] > > Deleting a label removes it from every task and note that has it. The tasks and notes stay. Heym asks you to confirm, and there's no undo afterwards. ## Good to know * **Habits don't take labels.** Labels work on tasks and notes. * **Projects, goals and life areas aren't labels.** To group work toward one outcome, use a [project](/help/projects.md) or a [goal](/help/goals.md). Labels cut across them. * **Labels are your own.** On a task or note in something [shared](/help/sharing.md), the labels you add are visible only to you, and you don't see the labels other people add. ## Limits Labels are unlimited on every plan, including Free. A label name can be up to 100 characters. ## Related > [card] [Views and filters](/help/views.md) > > Filter tasks by label, priority, date and more, and save the result. > [card] [Type a task in one line](/help/quick-entry.md) > > Add labels, dates and priority while you type. > [card] [Notes](/help/notes.md) > > Write notes and group them by label. > [card] [Customize Heym](/help/customize.md) > > Pin a label to the sidebar as a favorite. 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