Add and manage email aliases for iCloud Mail on iCloud.com

After you set up a primary iCloud Mail address, you can create up to three @icloud.com email aliases on iCloud.com. After you set up an alias, you can send and receive mail from that alias on iCloud.com and on any device that has Mail turned on in iCloud settings.

For more information, see What are email aliases in iCloud Mail?

Note: If you set up a custom domain with iCloud+, you can change the full name that appears with your custom domain addresses in Mail settings. You can create and manage your email addresses for that domain on the iCloud+ Features page on iCloud.com.

Create an email alias

In Mail on iCloud.com, click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.
Click Account, then click Add Alias.
Provide the requested information:
- Alias Address: The text you provide becomes the email address (alias@icloud.com). An alias must contain between 3 and 20 characters.
- Label: aliases are listed alphabetically by label.
- Full Name: The name you provide appears in the From field of the emails you send.
Click Create.

Change the full name or label

You can change the full name for an alias or a custom domain address. You can change the label for an alias.

In Mail on iCloud.com, click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.
Click Account, then select an iCloud Mail alias in the list.
Edit the full name or label, then click Save Changes.

Turn off, turn on or delete an alias

You can turn an email alias on or off at any time. You can also delete email aliases that you no longer want to use. While turning off an email alias is temporary, deleting it is permanent. When an alias is turned off or deleted, email sent to that alias is returned to the sender.

In Mail on iCloud.com, click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.
Click Account, select an iCloud Mail alias in the list, then do any of the following:
- Turn off an alias: Select “Disable alias”, then click Save Changes.
- Turn on an alias: Deselect “Disable alias”, then click Save Changes.
- Delete an alias: click “Delete alias”, then click Delete.
  Note: If you have three email aliases and you delete one, you must wait 7 days before you can create a new one.

You cannot delete or turn off a primary iCloud Mail address. You cannot use an alias to create a separate Apple ID, and an email alias cannot be converted to a primary iCloud Mail address.

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Add and manage email aliases for iCloud Mail on iCloud.com

Create an email alias

Change the full name or label

Turn off, turn on or delete an alias