You can delete a tweet in two taps from your phone or three clicks from a computer
Deleting a tweet removes it from your profile, your followers' feeds, and Twitter's search results within minutes. The tweet disappears when ready from your view, but Twitter's servers may take a few hours to fully process the deletion across all its systems. Once deleted, the tweet cannot be recovered — there is no undo button after you confirm.
The process is the same whether you posted the tweet five minutes ago or five months ago. You do not need to know when you posted it or what it said; you just need to find it on your profile or in your feed.
Key Takeaways
- Open the tweet, tap or click the three-dot menu, and select delete — the whole process takes under a minute on any device.
- Deleted tweets disappear from your profile and feeds when ready, though Twitter's search index may take a few hours to catch up.
- If you cannot find the tweet you want to delete, use your profile's search function to locate it by keyword or date.
- Retweets (tweets you shared from someone else) delete the same way as original tweets, but the original tweet stays on the other person's profile.
- Once you confirm deletion, the tweet is gone permanently — Twitter does not offer a recovery option.
How to delete a tweet on your phone
Open the Twitter app and find the tweet you want to delete. This can be a tweet on your own profile, in your home feed, or anywhere else you see it. Tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the tweet — on iPhones this is usually in the top right of the tweet box, and on Android phones it is in the same location.
A menu will appear with several options. Look for the option that says "Delete" or "Delete Tweet" — it is usually near the bottom of the menu and often appears in red or a different color to signal it is a permanent action. Tap it once.
Twitter will ask you to confirm. A popup will appear saying something like "This can't be undone" or asking if you are sure you want to delete the tweet. Tap "Delete" or "Yes" to finish. The tweet disappears from your profile and feeds when ready.
How to delete a tweet on a computer
Go to Twitter.com and log into your account. Find the tweet you want to delete — you can look through your profile, your home feed, or search for it using the search bar at the top of the page.
Hover your mouse over the tweet. A three-dot menu icon will appear in the upper right corner of the tweet. Click it once. A dropdown menu will show several options, including "Delete Tweet" or straightforward "Delete." Click that option.
A confirmation popup will appear asking if you are sure. Click "Delete" or "Confirm" to remove the tweet permanently. It will vanish from your profile and feeds within seconds.
Finding a tweet you want to delete if you cannot locate it
If you remember roughly when you posted the tweet, go to your profile and scroll down through your tweets. Twitter shows your most recent tweets first, so if the tweet is recent it will be near the top. If it is older, you may need to scroll for a while.
If you remember words or phrases from the tweet, use the search function. Click the search bar at the top of Twitter and type a few words from the tweet you want to delete. Twitter will show you tweets matching those words. Look through the results until you find yours, then delete it using the three-dot menu.
You can also search by date if you remember roughly when you posted it. Type into the search bar something like "from:@yourusername since:2024-01-01 until:2024-01-31" to see tweets you posted in January 2024. Replace the dates with the month you are looking for.
What happens to retweets when you delete them
A retweet is a tweet you shared from someone else's profile. When you delete a retweet, only your version of it disappears — the original tweet stays on the other person's profile and in their followers' feeds. People who saw your retweet will no longer see it in their feeds or on your profile.
If you want to delete a retweet, find it on your profile or feed and use the same three-dot menu process. The option will say "Delete Retweet" or "Remove Retweet" instead of "Delete Tweet," but the process is identical.
Why you might want to delete a tweet
People delete tweets for many reasons. You might have posted something by accident, changed your mind about sharing it, or realized it contained a mistake or outdated information. You might also delete a tweet if it received unwanted attention or if you straightforward want to clean up your profile.
Deleting a tweet does not affect your follower count or your account in any other way. It straightforward removes that one piece of content from public view. If the tweet was retweeted or quoted by other people, those copies will still exist on their profiles — deleting your original tweet does not delete what others shared.
What to know about deleted tweets and search engines
Twitter's own search function will stop showing your deleted tweet within minutes. However, other search engines like Google may still show a link to the tweet for several hours or even days, because they cache (store a copy of) web pages. If you click that link, you will see a message saying the tweet has been deleted rather than the tweet itself.
If a deleted tweet was very popular or was shared widely, it may have been saved or screenshotted by other people. Deleting the tweet from Twitter does not remove copies that exist elsewhere online. For this reason, it is best not to post anything you would not want to exist permanently, even though you can delete it from your own profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I undo a deletion after I confirm it?
No. Once you tap or click "Delete" and confirm, the tweet is permanently removed. Twitter does not offer an undo option or a way to recover deleted tweets. If you need the tweet back, you would have to rewrite and repost it.
Does deleting a tweet remove it from people's screenshots or saved copies?
No. If someone took a screenshot of your tweet or saved it before you deleted it, that copy remains on their device or account. Deleting from Twitter only removes it from Twitter's servers and your profile.
How long does it take for a deleted tweet to stop appearing in search results?
Twitter's search stops showing the tweet within minutes. Google and other search engines may take hours or days to remove it from their results, because they do not update when ready. Clicking the link in a search result will show a "tweet not found" message.
If I delete a tweet, will my followers be notified?
No. Twitter does not send notifications when you delete a tweet. Your followers will straightforward stop seeing it in their feeds, but they will not receive a message saying you deleted something.
Can I delete someone else's tweet or retweet?
No. You can only delete tweets you posted yourself. You cannot delete tweets from other accounts. If you want to remove a retweet of someone else's content from your profile, you can delete your retweet, but the original tweet remains on their profile.