Filtering views in Notion is a great way to show only the information you want to see in your databases. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a filter that uses "tags" to filter a view.

What Are Notion Database Tags?

Before we dive into creating a filter, let's take a moment to understand what "tags" are in Notion. Tags are created using Notion's 'Select' data type in databases. These effectively let you create labels that you can apply to entries in a database to help organize and categorize them.

For example, you might have a "tasks" database, and you could use tags like "high-priority", "mid-priority", and "low-priority" to categorize your tasks.

Create a Filter

Now that we understand what "tags" are, let's create a filter that uses them to filter a view. Here's how to do it:

1. Navigate to the database where you want to create the filter.
2. Click on the filter button in the top-right corner of the view.
3. Select the "tags" property you want to filter by.
4. Choose the value you want to filter for (in this case, "high-priority").
5. This will show only the entries in the database that have the "high-priority" tag applied to them.

Customize Your Filter

Once you've created your filter, you can customize it by following these steps:

1. Click on the filter button in the top-right corner of the view.
2. Edit the "tags" property and value you're filtering for to show different information in the view. For example, you can change the filter to show entries with the "low priority" tag applied to them.
3. You can also use the options at the bottom of the filter menu to further customize your filter, such as using "and" and "or" statements to filter by multiple tags at once.