If you want to curate your Facebook friends list or remove people you haven’t spoken to in years, you can easily unfriend someone using the app or website with a few simple steps. Here’s how to unfriend someone on Facebook.
Read more: How to hide your friends list on your Facebook profile
Use the Facebook app
To unfriend someone using the app, search for their profile page. Tap the Friends bar below their name and select Unfriend in the pop-up menu.
Unfriend someone on Facebook using the website
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To unfriend someone on Facebook using the website, open the person’s profile. Click the Friends bar next to their name and click Unfriend.
What happens when you unfriend someone?
You will not see any posts from them on your timeline and vice versa. They can see posts or photos that you both are tagged in if the post is visible. If you unfriend someone, they will still see your name on them.
How to tell if someone unfriended you
If someone has unfriended you on Facebook, you will no longer see their private posts. If you suspect you have been unfriended, go to the person’s profile. If you see the Add a friend option, it means you have been unfriended. If you cannot find their profile, they may have disabled their account or blocked you.
Read more: How to update your Facebook privacy settings
FAQs
What is the difference between Unfriend, Unfollow, and Take a break?
Instead of unfriending someone, you have the option to Unfollow or Take a break (on the mobile app only). Unfollow ensures that you won’t see the person’s posts on your timeline, but they can still see yours. Taking a break goes two steps further by stopping the person from seeing your posts and letting you choose between keeping or hiding previous interactions.
Do people know when you unfriend or unfollow them on Facebook?
Facebook will not notify a person if you unfriend or unfollow them. However, if they search for your profile, they will notice that you aren’t Facebook friends anymore.
What is the difference between Unfriend and Block?
If you unfriend someone on Facebook, they can still find your profile and send you a direct message. If you block someone, they will not be able to find your profile.
Can I undo it if I unfriend someone?
You will have to send the person a friend request again if you have unfriended them.
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Updated on November 5, 2021
What to Know
- Go to the profile page of the person you want to unfriend. Select the Friends icon at the top of their profile, then select Unfriend.
- The person you unfriended no longer sees posts you publish but you can still receive direct messages from them.
- Facebook users aren't notified when you unfriend them.
This article explains how to unfriend someone on Facebook. It also explains what happens after your social media friendship is over.
How to Unfriend Someone on Facebook
Unfriending someone on Facebook is a fast and straightforward solution that's a bit stronger than unfollowing them, yet not as dramatic as blocking someone completely.
When you unfriend someone on Facebook, that person won't see posts that you publish to your friends, and any direct messages are filtered into your Message Requests inbox for you to approve before reading.
Unfriended Facebook friends can still view your public posts and follow you if you enabled the option on your profile.
Go to Facebook or open the app and log in, if necessary.
Go to your profile and select Friends.
Choose the name of the person you want to unfriend to open their profile page.
Select the Friends icon at the top of their profile.
Select Unfriend.
Can People Tell They've Been Unfriended?
Facebook users aren't notified when someone unfriends them. However, there are indirect ways in which they are likely to discover what's happened.
- They might realize that they haven't seen any of your posts in their Facebook feed and visit your profile. They can tell you unfriended them when they see the option to add you as a friend.
- If you have mutual friends, Facebook might recommend you as a suggested friend.
How Do I Reverse an Unfriending on Facebook?
It is impossible to undo an unfriending. The only way to reconnect with someone on Facebook is to send them a friend request as you did when you first became Facebook friends.
Because they must approve your friend request manually, they will realize that you unfriended them. If you unfriended them by accident, explain what happened.
Is Unfriending the Same as Blocking and Unfollowing?
Unfriending someone on Facebook isn't the same as blocking or unfollowing them. Unfollowing someone on Facebook maintains the friend connection but hides their posts from your Facebook feed. Unfollowing can be a good option for friends or family members that you can't cut off entirely yet don't want to see the content they post in your timeline. People you unfollow can still send you messages and see your posts.
Blocking someone on Facebook is the most-extreme action you can take as it not only unfriends an account but also prevents them from seeing your public posts and stops them from sending you any form of direct message.
What Is a Facebook Purge?
A Facebook purge is what many users humorously call it when they go through their list of Facebook friends and unfriend those that they no longer talk to, don't get along with, or don't recognize.
After the mass unfriending, the user often posts something to their remaining Facebook friends to let them know that a purge took place and that if they can read that message, it means that they have survived and are still considered a true friend.
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