A lot of people love to speak their minds on social media by posting a comment. However, it may seem embarrassing to see your comments with a typo error, making you want to regret posting it in the first place. Comments will last forever and while nobody wants any typos on their comments, you can easily correct them on Instagram and delete them altogether.
Instagram has millions of users worldwide and you do not want your followers to see any of your comments with typo errors. If you want to get rid of an embarrassing comment, Instagram allows you to delete it. However, there are limitations to what you can do. You can delete any comment on your own posts, even if it is not your comment, but you can only delete your own comment if it is on someone’s post.
If you want to delete a comment on Instagram, you can do so using your iPhone or Android device, or your even computer. Check out the steps below on how to do it.
How to Delete Instagram Comments on iPhone or Android Devices
- Open your Instagram app.
- Login your account.
- Look for the comment that you want to delete.
- Under the post, click the speech bubble or the comment icon.
- For iPhone users, you can delete the comment by swiping left over the comment and tapping the trash can icon to delete. For Android users, first, hold the comment to select and tap the trash can to delete.
How to Delete Instagram Comments using your Computer Browser
If you prefer to use your computer when deleting a comment, follow the steps below.
- Launch any browser and open the Instagram website.
- Login your account.
- Look for the post with the comment that you want to delete and click to the comments section.
- Look for the comment that you want to delete. Hover your mouse over it and click the menu button or the three-dot icon.
- Click Delete. It will then delete the comment from the post.
What Happens to Deleted Comments on Instagram?
Any deleted comment on Instagram will disappear from the comment section and from the social media itself. There will be no notifications sent to anyone once the comment is deleted so nobody will notice that the comment is gone unless they remembered it.
Is it Possible to Delete other People’s Comments on Instagram?
Yes, you can delete the comments of other people as long as they do it on your post. Instagram allows users to delete any comment that they do not want to appear on their posts. However, if you see offensive comments on other people’s posts but you cannot delete it, you can tag it as spam and click Report this comment.
Is it Possible to Undelete a Comment on Instagram?
No, all deleted comments are gone for good. There is no way you can bring back a deleted comment.
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