How to Unfriend on Facebook

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: June 16, 2020

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove a person from your Facebook friends list, which will prevent you from seeing their posts and vice versa. You can do this in the Facebook mobile app as well as on the desktop site. If you would rather remain friends but stop seeing their posts, you can unfollow them instead.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
On Mobile

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Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2
Go to your friend's profile page. Type the friend's name into the search bar at the top of the screen, then tap their name when it appears in the drop-down menu to go to their profile page.

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3
Tap the Friends icon. It's the person-shaped icon with a checkmark that's below and to the left of their profile picture. Doing so brings up a pop-up menu.
4
Tap Unfriend. It's at the top of the pop-up menu.
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Tap OK when prompted. Doing so will remove the person from your friends list and you will be able to see less of the person on Facebook.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
On Desktop

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Go to Facebook's website. Go to https://www.facebook.com in your preferred browser. This will load your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
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Go to your friend's profile page. Type the friend's name into the search bar at the top of the News Feed page, then click their profile picture to go to their page.
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Select the ✓ Friends button. It's in the top-right corner of their cover photo that's at the top of the page. This prompts a drop-down menu.
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Click Unfriend. You'll find this option at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so will immediately remove them from your friends list.

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Community Q&A

Question

Why can I still see someone's profile if I deleted the friendship?

Community Answer

To stop seeing their profile you need to block them. Once you block them, you will no longer see their profile and they will no longer be able to see yours.
Question

How do I remove friends who no longer play the games I play from game request lists without unfriending them?

Community Answer

Facebook now has a feature to mute someone you're friends with, so you won't unfriend them, but you won't see their posts.
Question

How do I delete a friend and any friends associated with them?

Community Answer

Go to the friend's profile and look at their friends list. You should see a list of mutual friends. Unfriend those people, and then unfriend the friend.
Question

How do I unfriend all of my friends on Facebook?

Community Answer

There is an extension for Chrome to do so, but it will only delete public accounts, not private ones. Those you'll have to delete manually. Alternatively, you could just delete your account. You can create a new one later, but if you want to use the same email, you may have to wait up to 14 days.
Question

How can I unfriend people without them knowing it?

Community Answer

They would be able to tell when checking their friends list, looking at your profile, etc. A better solution might be to Unfollow; that way their feeds won't show up on your wall. You could also consider putting them in an "Acquaintances" category and only have your posts show up for those in the Friends category.

Warnings

Once you unfriend someone, there is no grace period where you can undo it without sending them another friend request.

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If you want to re-friend the person, you'll have to send another friend request.

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