How to Unpin a Pin on Pinterest

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove a pinned post or board from your Pinterest profile page.

Method 1
Method 1 of 4:

Removing a Pin on Mobile

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    Open Pinterest. It's a red app with a white, stylized "P" on it. If you're logged into Pinterest, doing so will open the home page.
    • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password, then tap Log In.
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    Tap your profile icon. This is the person-shaped button in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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    Tap a board to open it. You can remove pins from within your selected board.
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    Tap and hold a pin. Doing so will prompt a cloud of options to appear.
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    Drag your finger to the "Edit" icon. It's the pencil icon between the push-pin and paper-airplane icons. Then release your finger off the screen. The Edit menu will appear.
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    Tap Delete. It's at the bottom of the screen.
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    Tap Delete to confirm. You'll see this option pop-up at the bottom of the screen. Tapping it will remove the pin from your Pinterest page and return you to the board's main page.
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Method 2
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Removing a Board on Mobile

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    Open Pinterest. It's a red app with a white, stylized "P" on it. If you're logged into Pinterest, doing so will open the home page.
    • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password, then tap Log In.
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    Tap your profile icon. This is the person-shaped button in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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    Tap a board. This will open the board's main page, displaying all of its pins.
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    Tap the "Edit" icon. It's the pencil icon at the top of the page above the board's name. The Edit menu will appear.
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    Tap Delete board. It's at the bottom of the screen.
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    Tap Delete to confirm. You'll see this option pop-up at the bottom of the screen. Tapping it will remove the board from your Pinterest page and return you to your main profile.
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Method 3
Method 3 of 4:

Removing a Pin on Desktop

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    Go to the Pinterest website. It's located at https://www.pinterest.com/. If you're already logged into Pinterest, this will open your home page.
    • If you aren't logged into Pinterest, click Log in in the top-right corner of the page, enter your username and password, and click Log in.
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    Click the "Profile" icon. This is the person-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the page.
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    Click a board. Doing so will open it, allowing you to view the specific pins inside.
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    Hover your mouse cursor over a pin. You should see several icons appear at the top of the pin's card.
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    Click the pencil icon. This is the "Edit" button; it's one of the icons at the top of the pin's card.
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    Click Delete Pin. It's in the bottom-left corner of the "Edit" window.
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    Click Delete pin when prompted. This will remove the pin from the board.
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Method 4
Method 4 of 4:

Removing a Board on Desktop

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    Go to the Pinterest website. It's located at https://www.pinterest.com/. If you're already logged into Pinterest, this will open your home page.
    • If you aren't logged into Pinterest, click Log in in the top-right corner of the page, enter your username and password, and click Log in.
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    Click the "Profile" icon. This is the person-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the page.
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    Hover your mouse cursor over a board. You should see an Edit button appear in the bottom-right corner of the board's card.
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    Click Edit. Doing so will open the board's "Edit" window.
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    Click Delete board. It's in the bottom-left corner of the board's "Edit" window.
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    Click Delete board when prompted. Doing so will remove the board and any pins in it from your profile.
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Warnings

  • Once you select Delete a second time, the pin or board you're removing will be gone for good--the only way you can "undo" this action is by re-pinning the item you deleted.
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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 86,639 times.
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