# What is it?

What is an informal email?

Well today I am going to give you some tips for writing informal emails.

Type | Informal emails | Formal emails
--- | --- | ---
Writing to | -Friends -Family Members | -People we don't know -Bosses or managers

Informal emails are the ones that we'd write to people that we knew well. For example, our friends or our family members. Whereas formal emails are ones that we might send to a stranger or to our bosses.

The language that we use in informal emails is more casual and relaxed. It's language that's more similar to the way that we speak. The structure of an informal email is also more relaxed. Although we do have some tips that you can follow to make your informal email clear and easy to understand.