Nested tags

If you use many tags, structuring them hierarchically keeps things organized. A main tag can have one or more sub-tags. For example, “Travel” could have sub-tags like “Chicago,” “New York,” and “San Francisco.”

Create a nested tag

To create a nested tag, follow the instructions for your operating system below.

• Web and Desktop (Mac and Windows)

  • Option 1:
    1. Open the Tags section from the sidebar.
    2. Hover over a tag (the one you want to designate as the main tag), then click the three dots or right-click (desktop only).
    3. Select Create sub-tag in “[tag name]”.
    4. Name the sub-tag, then click Create.
    5. Select Move tag… and choose a parent tag, then click Move.

• • Option 2:
    1. Open the Tags section from the sidebar.
    2. Hover over the tag you want to make a sub-tag, then click the three dots or right-click (desktop only).
    3. Select Move tag… and choose a parent tag, then click Move.

• • Option 3:
    1. Open the Tags section from the sidebar.
    2. Click and hold a tag (the one you want to move).
    3. Drag and drop it onto another tag to nest it.

• Mobile (iPhone, Android, iPad and tablets)

1. 1. 1. Open the Tags section from the navigation menu.
      2. Swipe from right to left on a tag (the one you want to designate as sub-tag), then tap the three dots.
      3. Tap Move tag, and choose a parent tag.

Move a sub-tag to the top level

• Web and Desktop (Mac and Windows)

• • Option 1:
    1. Open the Tags section from the sidebar.
    2. Hover over a sub-tag, then click the three dots.
    3. Select Move tag to top level, then click Move.

• • Option 2:
    1. Open the Tags section from the sidebar.
    2. Click and hold a sub-tag.
    3. Drag and drop it onto the Drag the tag here to move it to top level area.

• Mobile (iPhone, Android, iPad and tablets)
  1. Open the Tags section from the navigation menu.
  2. Swipe left on a tag (the one you want to move), then tap the three dots.
  3. Tap Move tag.
  4. Tap the downward arrow next to its parent tag, then select Move tag to top level.

To know more about how to add tags to a note, how to delete tags and how to manage them, visit this page.

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Updated October 08, 2025 10:15