You can permanently delete a message you've sent for everyone in the chat, or just for yourself.

It isn't possible to delete sent or received messages from a friend's Chat list. Learn how to delete a conversation on the Messenger app or messenger.com. Was this helpful?

At the top of the chat, click . Click Delete chat and then click Delete chat . Note: Deleting a message or conversation from your Chats list won't delete it from your friend's Chats list.

Open a Messenger conversation. Hover over the message that you'd like to remove and click More, then Remove. Click Remove for you or Unsend for everyone. Click Remove.

You can delete individual messages or a full conversation directly from the Messenger app.

Deleting messages, chats or photos permanently removes them, and you won't be able to see them anymore. If you want to hide a chat from your Chats list but not delete it, you can archive the chat instead.

Click the conversation you want to delete. At the top of the chat, click . Click Delete chat and then click Delete chat.

Hide a Facebook group and its community chats from appearing on Messenger. Leave a community chat. Turn off or manage notifications for a community chat.

Deleting messages, chats or photos permanently removes them, and you won't be able to see them anymore. If you want to hide a chat from your Chats list but not delete it, you can archive the chat instead.

From Chats, open a Messenger conversation. Tap and hold the message that you'd like to unsend and select More. Tap Remove. Tap Unsend.