How to Unlike Something on Facebook

A step-by-step guide on unliking something on Facebook

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: June 2, 2022

This wikiHow teaches you how to unlike a post or a page on Facebook. You can do this on both the mobile app and the desktop site.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Unliking a Page

Mobile

1
Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2
Tap ☰. It's in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).

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3
Scroll down and tap Pages. This option is near the middle of the menu.
- On Android, scroll down and tap Like Pages instead.
4
Tap Pages. It's near the top of the screen.
- Skip this step on Android.
5
Scroll down and tap See All below the "Liked Pages" section. This option is at the very bottom of the screen. Doing so takes you to a page with all of your liked pages.
6
Tap
to the right of a page you want to unlike. A drop-down menu will appear.
- You may first have to scroll down to find a page you want to unlike.
7
Tap Unlike. Tapping this blue thumbs-up will unlike the page.
- This won't remove the page from your "Liked Pages" list immediately. You will have to go back to the previous page to refresh the list and see that the pages were removed.

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Desktop

1
Go to Facebook's website. Go to https://www.facebook.com in your preferred browser. This will load your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
2
Click Pages. This tab is on the left side of the page.
- If you don't have this shortcut, first click
  , then click Manage Pages.
3
Click Liked Pages. It's a tab at the top of the page.
4
Click the page you want to unlike. All of the pages that you currently like are on this page; locate and click the page you want to unlike to go to it.
5
Select Liked. This button is below the bottom-left corner of the page's cover photo.
6
Click Unlike this page. It's below the Liked button. Doing so will unlike the page.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Unliking a Post

Mobile

1
Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
2
Tap the "Search" bar. It's at the top of the screen.
3
Type in a person's name. This should be the name of the person who posted the content (e.g., a photo, video, or status) that you liked.
4
Tap the person's name. Their name will appear in the drop-down menu below the "Search" bar; tapping it will take you to their profile page.
5
Go to the post you want to unlike. Scroll through the person's Facebook page until you find the post you liked.
6
Tap the blue Like button. This button, which resembles a thumbs-up, should be blue to indicate that you liked the post; tapping it will cause the button to turn grey, signifying that you have unliked the post.

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Desktop

1
Go to Facebook's website. Go to https://www.facebook.com in your preferred browser. This will load your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
2
Click the "Search" bar. It's at the top of the Facebook page.
3
Type in a person's name. This should be the name of the person who posted the content (e.g., a photo, video, or status) that you liked.
4
Click the person's name. It will appear in the drop-down menu below the "Search" bar. Doing so will take you to their profile page.
5
Go to the post you want to unlike. Scroll through the person's Facebook page until you find the post you liked.
6
Click the blue Like button. This button, which resembles a thumbs-up, should be blue to indicate that you liked the post; when you click it, it will turn grey, signifying that you have unliked the post.

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Community Q&A

Question

If I unlike something, does the person find out?

Community Answer

No.
Question

How do I unlike a review that I accidentally liked on Facebook?

Community Answer

You can only unlike posts, photos, comments and Pages that you previously liked, by going to that post, photo, etc. and hitting the Like button again to unlike.
Question

My tablet does not have "unlike." What do I do?

Community Answer

If you "liked" something, then the "like" button will turn blue; click that again and you "unlike" it.

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Warnings

If you liked a post on mobile and are trying to unlike it on desktop (or vice versa), the post may not display your like.

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About This Article

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 294,049 times.

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Updated: June 2, 2022

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Categories: Facebook Basics

Article SummaryX

1. Click Pages.
2. Click Liked Pages.
3. Click the page you want to unlike.
4. Click Liked.
5. Click Unlike this Page.

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