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What is the yellow symbol in front of some new email messages?

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  • Last reply by Chris Ilias

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It is not the star symbol and is only on an occasional message. It disappears after the message has been opened.

It is not the star symbol and is only on an occasional message. It disappears after the message has been opened.

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That icon indicates that the message is new. This helps you differentiate between unread messages that are not new vs unread messages that are new.

I hope that helps! ☺️

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Hi farmer7, Would you mind sending us a screenshot of what you're seeing? For instructions, see How do I create a screenshot of my problem?.

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Screenshot of my inbox.

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That icon indicates that the message is new. This helps you differentiate between unread messages that are not new vs unread messages that are new.

I hope that helps! ☺️