{"id":27915,"date":"2022-07-21T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=27915"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:00:47","slug":"how-do-you-delete-a-friend-on-facebook-without-them-knowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-delete-a-friend-on-facebook-without-them-knowing","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Delete a Friend on Facebook Without Them Knowing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc3f518aaef\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc3f518aaef\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc3f518aaef\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-delete-a-friend-on-facebook-without-them-knowing\/#How_Do_You_Delete_a_Friend_on_Facebook_Without_Them_Knowing\" title=\"How Do You Delete a Friend on Facebook Without Them Knowing?\">How Do You Delete a Friend on Facebook Without Them Knowing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-delete-a-friend-on-facebook-without-them-knowing\/#Unfriending\" title=\"Unfriending\">Unfriending<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-delete-a-friend-on-facebook-without-them-knowing\/#Unfollowing\" title=\"Unfollowing\">Unfollowing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-delete-a-friend-on-facebook-without-them-knowing\/#Blocking\" title=\"Blocking\">Blocking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-delete-a-friend-on-facebook-without-them-knowing\/#Tagging\" title=\"Tagging\">Tagging<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_You_Delete_a_Friend_on_Facebook_Without_Them_Knowing\"><\/span>How Do You Delete a Friend on Facebook Without Them Knowing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/46vCpjh.jpg\" alt=\"How do you delete a friend on Facebook without them knowing\" align=\"right\" style=\"max-width:39% max-height:203px; height:auto; width:auto; margin:0px 10px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you wish to remove a person from your Facebook profile, you must go to that person&#8217;s profile page. Click the ellipsis icon next to &#8220;Add Friend.&#8221; Type in &#8220;Remove Friend&#8221; and click &#8220;Send Message.&#8221; The person will be informed that they&#8217;ve been unfriended. If they&#8217;re already a Facebook friend, it will take some time to unfriend them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unfriending\"><\/span>Unfriending<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are wondering how to delete a friend on Facebook without them realizing it, there are a few steps that you can take. First of all, you need to login to Facebook. From there, click on your friend&#8217;s profile and select their profile picture. You can also tap the &#8220;unfriend&#8221; button. This will remove the friend from your friends list. Once done, tap OK to confirm your move. If you don&#8217;t want to be removed from their friend list, you can add new friends.<\/p>\n<p>After that, you will need to find the person you wish to unfriend. If you&#8217;re using a mobile device, open the Facebook app. Once you have found the person, click on the profile icon. Select the &#8220;unfriend&#8221; option, and confirm your decision to remove the person. If you&#8217;re using a desktop or laptop, the process is slightly different. Hover over &#8220;Friends&#8221; in your profile and select the &#8220;Unfriend&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unfollowing\"><\/span>Unfollowing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unfriending a person is a simple way to remove their posts from your news feed without them knowing it. While you&#8217;re unfriending a person, you&#8217;re not blocking them, so you can still talk to them, chat with them on Messenger, and view their posts. To unfollow someone on Facebook, click on the menu next to their name in your profile and tap on the drop-down arrow that appears. Click on &#8220;Unfollow&#8221; and you&#8217;ll be taken to their profile page.<\/p>\n<p>Unfollowing a person doesn&#8217;t remove them from your Facebook profile. It simply means that they&#8217;re no longer a part of your friend list. You&#8217;ll continue to see their posts as long as you follow them. If you don&#8217;t want to continue receiving their posts, you can also block their profile to prevent them from making new requests. If this method doesn&#8217;t work, you can unfollow a friend on Facebook permanently.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking\"><\/span>Blocking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few ways to remove someone from your Facebook network without them even knowing. First, you can block them. When you block a friend, they will no longer be able to post on your timeline or receive invites. In case they are already your friends, you can choose to unfollow them. In both cases, the person will receive no notification if you block them. In the case of blocking them, you may have to refresh the page to see their change.<\/p>\n<p>Unfriending someone on Facebook is not as difficult as you may think. Simply go to their profile and click on the ellipsis icon next to their name or email address. Then, enter the message you want to send, and hit the &#8220;Send Message.&#8221; You will then be informed of the person&#8217;s action. You can also block them from sending you messages. But make sure to do this in a way that they don&#8217;t notice.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tagging\"><\/span>Tagging<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unfriending someone on Facebook can be a tricky thing to do, and you might not want to hurt their feelings by doing it. There are a few different ways to do it, and each will have its pros and cons. While unfriending someone will leave you without seeing their posts, blocking them will mean that you won&#8217;t see their posts. If you want to keep posts private, follow these steps.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you should do is go to your Friends tab on Facebook. There, you&#8217;ll find a button labeled &#8220;Unfriend.&#8221; Hover over this button, and then click the unfriend button. Although the person you unfriend won&#8217;t get a notification, they&#8217;ll be left wondering what happened. And what if they tried to wish you a happy birthday? If this is the case, then you should unfriend the person before they find out you&#8217;ve unfriended them.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ML15kfDCqSE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"295\" width=\"528\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do You Delete a Friend on Facebook Without Them Knowing? 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