How to Delete or Turn Off Facebook Notifications

Facebook notifications can be helpful — like when someone tags you in a photo or replies to your comment. But they can also become overwhelming and distracting, especially if you’re getting pinged for stuff you don’t care about. Whether you want to delete, clear, or completely turn off Facebook notifications, here’s exactly how to do it.

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Delete Facebook Notifications (Web & Mobile)

If you want to remove specific notifications:

On desktop (facebook.com):

1. Open your browser and go to facebook.com.
2. Log into your account.
3. Click the bell icon (🔔) at the top-right corner to open Notifications.
4. Hover over the notification you want to remove.
5. Click the three dots next to it.
6. Select “Remove this notification”.

On the Facebook app (iPhone/Android):

1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Tap the bell icon to view your notifications.
3. Tap the three dots next to the notification you want to delete.
4. Tap “Remove this notification”.

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Clear All Notifications (Mark as Read)

If your notification list is full of blue dots, those are unread notifications. You can clear them all at once:

⚠️ This can only be done on the desktop version of Facebook — not in the mobile app.

To clear all unread notifications:

1. Go to facebook.com and log in.
2. Click the bell icon in the top-right.
3. Click “Mark all as read”.

This won’t delete the notifications, but it will clear the blue unread indicators.

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Turn Off Facebook Notifications (Individually or by Category)

You can stop specific alerts from ever showing up again — either by muting individual notifications or managing categories like comments, tags, birthdays, etc.

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Turn Off Individual Notifications as They Arrive

1. On Facebook, click the bell icon.
2. Find a notification you don’t want to keep getting.
3. Click the three dots next to it.
4. Choose “Turn off notifications about this post” (or similar depending on the type).

This stops future updates about that thread or page.

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Turn Off Notifications by Category

1. Go to facebook.com and log in.
2. Click the down arrow at the top right, then choose Settings & Privacy > Settings.
3. From the left-hand menu, click Notifications.
4. You’ll see a list of notification types (Comments, Tags, Friend Requests, etc.).
5. Click into each section and toggle off what you don’t want to receive — whether by push, email, or SMS.

This gives you full control over what you do and don’t want to hear from Facebook.