How to Delete a Tweet

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Easily delete your old tweets and retweets on your Android, iPhone, iPad, or computer
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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete both original tweets and retweets from your X (formerly known as Twitter) profile. You can do this on desktop and mobile platforms, though keep in mind that you cannot delete someone else's tweets, nor can you delete their responses to your tweets.

Removing an X (Twitter) Post from Your Profile

Navigate to your profile and find the tweet you want to delete. Select the three dots, and then select Delete . Confirm the action by selecting Delete again.

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On Mobile

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  1. Tap the X app icon, which resembles a white X with a black background. This will open your X feed if you're logged in.
    • If you aren't logged into your X account, enter your email address (or username) and password before proceeding.
  2. It's a circular icon in the top-left corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear.
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  3. This option is at the top of the pop-out menu.
  4. Scroll down to find the tweet you want to remove, then tap the tweet to open it.
    • If the tweet you want to remove is a retweet rather than a tweet you posted, skip ahead to the "Remove a retweet from your profile" step at the end of this section.
  5. It's in the upper-right corner of the tweet. Doing so prompts a pop-up menu to appear at the bottom of the screen.
    • On Android, you'll instead see a pop-up window in the middle of the screen.
    • If you want to delete a response that you posted to the tweet, first scroll down to the response.
  6. This is the red-text option in the pop-up menu.
    • On Android, this option is at the bottom of the pop-up window.
  7. Doing so will remove the tweet from your profile.
    • On Android, you'll instead tap YES when prompted.
  8. If you retweeted someone else's content, you can remove it from your profile by tapping the green "Retweet" icon below the tweet and then tapping Undo Retweet when prompted.
    • You may first have to scroll down a bit to see the "Retweet" option.
    • You can't use the menu that you use to delete original tweets to delete a retweet.
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On Desktop

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  1. Go to https://www.twitter.com in your computer's web browser. This will open your X feed if you're logged in.
    • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or username) and password before proceeding.
  2. This circular icon is in the upper-right side of the page. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. It's in the drop-down menu.
  4. Scroll down to the tweet you want to delete, then click it to open it in a pop-up window.
    • If the tweet you want to remove is a retweet rather than a tweet you posted, skip ahead to the "Remove a retweet from your profile" step at the end of this section.
  5. It's in the upper-right corner of the tweet's pop-up window. This prompts a drop-down menu.
    • If you want to delete a response that you posted to the tweet, first scroll down to the response.
  6. This is in the drop-down menu.
  7. Doing so will remove the tweet from your profile.
  8. If you retweeted someone else's content, you can remove it from your profile by clicking the green "Retweet" icon below the tweet.
    • You may have to scroll down to see the "Retweet" icon.
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    How do I delete a Tweet I've been mentioned in, or someone sent to me?
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    You can't delete Tweets that other people have sent. If you feel a Tweet someone sent you or mentioned you in violates Twitter's guidelines, you can report them, instead.
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    How can I delete multiple Tweets at once?
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    There is no way to bulk-delete Tweets. You can only delete Tweets one by one.
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    How do I delete a Tweet I sent to someone?
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    You can delete Tweets you've sent to someone using the same steps mentioned above. It's no different from deleting a Tweet without a recipient/tag in it.
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      • While you can't delete another person's tweet, you can report it if needed: click or tap the icon in the upper-right corner of the tweet, then select the Report Tweet and fill out the form that appears.
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      Warnings

      • Although you can block people, you cannot delete other people's replies to your tweets.
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      • Unfortunately, mass-deleting tweets is impossible. [1]
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      • It may take deleted tweets up to two weeks to disappear from Google search result previews, though attempting to access deleted tweets through Google will result in an error.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://help.x.com/en/using-x/delete-posts

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      1. Open Twitter on your phone or tablet.
      2. Go to your profile and select a tweet.
      3. Tap the downward-facing arrow in the top-right corner of the tweet.
      4. Tap Delete Tweet .
      5. Tap Delete or YES when prompted.

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