Delete a note from your own profile

Open Facebook and go to your profile. Click the three dots or menu icon in the top right corner of the note you want to remove. Select Delete from the dropdown menu. Facebook will ask you to confirm — click Delete again, and the note disappears when ready from your profile and from anyone else's view.

The note is gone from Facebook's servers, but anyone who screenshotted it or copied the text before you deleted it will still have their own copy. Deletion only removes it from the platform itself.

If you cannot find the three-dot menu, make sure you are logged into the account that created the note. You can only delete notes you wrote yourself — you cannot delete someone else's note from their profile, even if you are friends with them.

Key Takeaways

  • You can delete your own notes by clicking the three-dot menu on the note and selecting Delete, then confirming the action.
  • Deleted notes disappear from your profile and from Facebook's platform, but anyone who copied or screenshotted the text before deletion will still have their own version.
  • You can only delete notes you created yourself — you cannot remove someone else's note from their profile.
  • If you want to hide a note without deleting it, you can change its privacy settings to "Only Me" instead of removing it entirely.
  • Notes deleted on Facebook cannot be recovered, so make sure you want to remove it before confirming the deletion.

Find old notes if you cannot see them on your profile

Notes do not always appear in the main feed or timeline view. To locate an older note, go to your profile and look for a Notes section — it may be under a menu labeled "More" or "See More" depending on your device and Facebook version. Click into that section to see all notes you have created, organized by date.

If the Notes section does not appear on your profile at all, Facebook may have hidden it because you have not created notes recently. You can still access your notes through the search bar: type your name followed by "notes" or search for a specific phrase from the note you are looking for.

Change privacy settings instead of deleting

If you want to keep the note but do not want others to see it, you can change who can view it without deleting it. Open the note and click the three-dot menu. Select Edit Privacy or Privacy Settings. Choose Only Me to hide it from everyone, or select a custom audience if you want only certain people to see it.

This approach keeps the note on your account for your own reference while removing it from view. You can change the privacy settings back later if you decide you want to share it again.

What happens after you delete a note

Once you confirm deletion, the note is removed from your profile when ready. Anyone visiting your profile will no longer see it. If the note was shared in a group or tagged other people, those tags and shares disappear as well.

Facebook does not send notifications to people who saw the note telling them it has been deleted. If someone commented on the note before you deleted it, they may still see the comment in their own activity or notifications, but clicking on it will show an error or a blank page because the original note no longer exists.

Recover a deleted note

Facebook does not provide a way to recover deleted notes through your account settings. Once you confirm deletion, the note is permanently removed and cannot be restored through the platform.

If you need the content back, your only option is to check if you saved a copy elsewhere — in an email, a document, or a screenshot. Some people copy important notes to a notes app or document before deleting them from Facebook for this reason.

Delete notes on mobile devices

The process is the same on the Facebook mobile app as on a computer. Open your profile, find the note, and tap the three dots or menu icon. Select Delete and confirm. On some older versions of the app, the menu icon may appear as three horizontal lines instead of three dots.

If you are using Facebook through a mobile web browser rather than the app, the steps are identical to the desktop version — tap the three-dot menu and select Delete.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I delete a note someone else wrote about me?

No. You can only delete notes you created yourself. If someone else wrote a note that mentions you or tags you, you cannot delete it from their profile. You can ask them to delete it, or you can report it to Facebook if it violates the platform's policies.

Will deleting a note remove comments people left on it?

Yes. When you delete a note, all comments on that note are removed as well. People who commented will no longer see the note or their own comments when they look at your profile.

Can I delete multiple notes at once?

No. Facebook requires you to delete notes one at a time. Open each note, click the three-dot menu, select Delete, and confirm. There is no bulk delete option for notes.

What if I deleted a note by accident?

Unfortunately, Facebook does not allow you to undo a deletion or recover deleted notes. If you have a backup copy saved elsewhere, you can rewrite or repost it. Otherwise, the content is permanently gone from the platform.