In this tutorial you will learn how to view the unread messages in Gmail.
Step 1. Log in to your Gmail account.

Step 2. In the search box, type: is:unread, or label:unread. Hit Enter.
Gmail displays you a list of all the unread messages.

Step 3. If you want to refine the selection, try is:unread label:inbox. Start the search.
Gmail will display all unread messages in the folder Inbox.

Result: now you know how to view the unread messages in Gmail.