Delete a Facebook Post

This article teaches you how to remove any of your Facebook posts from Facebook, as well as how to delete a comment either created by you or posted on your content.

10 Second Summary

1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap ☰.
3. Tap your name.
4. Tap ... in the top-right corner of a post.
5. Tap Delete.
6. Tap Delete Post.

Steps

Deleting a Post on Mobile

  1. Open Facebook. This app is dark-blue with a white "f" on it. If you're signed into Facebook, the app will open to your News Feed.
    • If you aren't already signed into Facebook, enter your email address and password and tap Sign in.
  2. Tap ☰. It's in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
    • If you want to remove a post you made on someone else's page, instead type their name into the search bar at the top of the screen and then tap their name.
  3. Tap your name. This option is at the top of the menu. Tapping it will take you to your profile page.
  4. Scroll down to a post you wish to delete. You can delete any post that you or anyone else posted directly to you profile page.
    • You can't delete posts from other people in which you are tagged, but you can remove them from your page.
  5. Tap …. It's in the top-right corner of a post.
  6. Tap Delete. You'll see this option near the bottom of the screen.
    • If you're removing your name from a tagged post, you'll instead tap Remove tag, then tap OK.
  7. Tap Delete Post when prompted. Doing so will remove the post from your profile. Any likes, comments, or other media associated with the post will also be removed.

Deleting a Post on Desktop

  1. Go to the Facebook webpage. It's located at https://www.facebook.com/. If you're already logged into Facebook, doing so will open your News Feed.
    • If you aren't logged into Facebook, first enter your email address (or phone number) into the top-right corner of the screen and click Log In.
  2. Click your name tab. This option is to the right of the search bar at the top of the Facebook page.
    • If you want to delete a post you made on someone else's wall, you'll instead type their name into the search bar and then click their name when it appears.
  3. Locate a post you wish to delete. You may have to scroll down to find the post in question.
    • You can't delete posts from other people in which you are tagged, but you can remove them from your page.
  4. Click ˅. You'll see this in the top-right corner of the post's section.
  5. Click Delete. It's toward the bottom of the drop-down menu.
    • If you're removing your name from someone else's post, click Remove Tag here, then click OK.
  6. Click Delete Post when prompted. This will remove the post and any associated content from the page.

Deleting a Comment on Mobile

  1. Open Facebook. It's a blue app with a white "f" on it. If you're signed into Facebook, the app will open to your News Feed.
    • If you aren't already signed into Facebook, enter your email address and password and tap Sign in.
  2. Tap ☰. This option is in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
    • If you instead wish to delete a comment you left on someone else's post, type that person's name into the search bar at the top of the screen and then tap their name.
  3. Tap your name. It should be at the top of the menu. Tapping it will take you to your profile page.
    • Skip this step if you're navigating to someone else's post.
  4. Find a comment you wish to delete. You may need to scroll down to do so.
  5. Open the comment. On posts where there is just one comment, you can do this by tapping the comment beneath the post; otherwise, you'll tap the [Number] comments link below the post and then tap the comment.
    • On Android, you'll tap and hold the comment you wish to delete.
  6. Tap Delete. It's near the bottom of the screen.
    • You cannot delete other people's comments if they weren't made on your content, but you can tap Hide to prevent yourself from seeing them.
  7. Tap Delete when prompted. Doing so will remove the comment in question from the post.

Deleting a Comment on Desktop

  1. Go to the Facebook webpage. It's located at https://www.facebook.com/. If you're already logged into Facebook, doing so will open your News Feed.
    • If you aren't logged into Facebook, first enter your email address (or phone number) into the top-right corner of the screen and click Log In.
  2. Click the name tab. It's to the right of the search bar at the top of the page.
    • If you instead wish to delete a comment you left on someone else's post, type that person's name into the search bar at the top of the page and then click their name.
  3. Find a comment you wish to delete. You may need to scroll down to do so.
  4. Hover your mouse over a comment. You will see either an x or a pencil icon appear in the top-right corner of the comment's box depending on whether it's someone else's comment or your own, respectively.
    • In some cases, you'll first have to click the [number] comments link below a post to view a list of comments.
  5. Click the x or the pencil icon. If you're deleting your own comment, clicking the pencil icon will prompt a drop-down menu wherein you'll need to click Delete again.
  6. Click Delete. It's the blue button in the pop-up window. Doing so will remove the comment from the post.

Tips

  • If you have to navigate to another user's page to delete a post or comment, you may have to click or tap their name again on a subsequent page after selecting it below the search bar.

Warnings

  • Removing your name from a post does not remove the post itself.

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