Alex and you biked around the Berkeley Marina, then stayed for the view long after you meant to leave. That entry belongs to both #weekend and @Alex. In Gemi, add a tag and a person while you write; later, either one can lead you back even if you have forgotten the date.
Give a day two ways home
Tags help when the same kind of day returns: walks, cooking, or weekends outside. Tap the tag icon in the writing bar to choose or add one. You can also type # in the entry. Tap the person icon for someone already in your journal, or type @ to bring them into the writing. The two can live together on one entry.
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Use a name you will recognize next time. #weekend and #weekends would become separate trails unless you tidy them up; the tag picker lets you rename a tag or combine matching names. You can attach one to a single sentence. There is no need to sort every entry before you begin.
When you remember the theme
Weeks later, tap #weekend in an entry to open the entries connected to it. Review’s All categories also has a Tags list, initially ordered by how many entries use each tag. From a tag page, open the original entry to see its words, photos, and other connections. A tag is one you deliberately add; an ordinary word in your prose is still just prose.
The tag page in the sample journal is specific enough to be useful. #weekend holds a ferry market with Alex, a ride near the marina, and another afternoon at Golden Gate Park. The three entries do not have to tell a single story. Their shared label simply makes it possible to see how one kind of day kept returning. A photo or place on a card gives you a second clue when a date alone means little.
When that trail grows long, narrow the tag list by year before opening a theme. The dates and excerpts on its cards let you recognize a particular day without guessing from the tag alone. You might discover that “weekend” is too broad and give a more useful name to a smaller theme. Renaming a tag keeps the old entries where they are; you do not have to edit every paragraph that led to the idea.
If you forgot a tag at the time, edit the old entry and add it. If the date is what you remember instead, the calendar gives you a shorter route.
When you remember Alex
Tap an @name in an entry and that person’s page gathers shared entries, photos, and cities. Open a photo or entry to return to its original day. You can set a portrait and a short note so the page feels recognizably theirs.
The picker can find someone already in the journal or take a new name. Choose the person you mean before saving so the day joins the right shared history when you return to their page.
Alex’s page also gives his first appearance in your writing and a “Known for” count. In the sample journal, it has 22 related entries, 21 pieces of media, and four places. Your page grows from entries where you deliberately add the person; typing a name as ordinary prose does not make it a linked mention.
Add a birthday there, and a reminder can appear as it approaches. Review may also surface days you have spent together. Delivery of notifications depends on device permission, and adding a person never sends a message to them. For a picture you choose to share, see story cards; for ideas about what to write, see the people journal guide.
Updated 2026-10-11 · Screenshots use demo data