How to unfriend someone on Discord?

A social platform and an instant messaging service – Discord gained immense popularity in the recent years, earning a huge wave of users. Due to its sparkling features and great connectivity, it has been a hot favorite among people to stay connected with their friends. But what if you want to remove someone from your friend list on Discord? You can do that too. Just follow the steps in this article to help you, and you’re good to go.

Can I remove a friend from my friends list on Discord?

Yes. It is possible to remove an existing friend from your friend list. And the user will not even be notified about it, until and unless they are trying to message you or connect with you in any way.

Steps to remove a friend on Discord 

Removing a friend on Discord is easy. Try these steps to get your thing done –

• Open Discord on the device you use. You can use the application as well as the browser for it.
• Now if you are using your mobile application, go to the server that you share with the user that you want to unfriend. 
• In case you don’t share a server with them, just search for their name in the search bar.
• The next step is to click on their ‘Discord Tag’.
• A drop-down menu will appear from where you can choose the option of “Remove Friend”.
• Now, the chosen account will be removed from your friends list and they won’t be sharing a server with you anymore. 

By removing a friend, you disable them to connect with you via texts, calls or any other means on Discord. Since a person can only accept direct messages from the friends they are connected with, nobody else can try to connect with you in some other way.

A more subtle option – Mute them!

If you don’t want to go to the extent of removing a friend or blocking them, cutting the whole connection, there is a middle path that can be chosen. You can always mute them! This is how it can be done –

• Open the Discord app. Both applications and web browsers can be used to do this.
• After you log in to your account, open the common server that you share with them.
• Find the ‘Discord Tag’ and click on it.
• Now from the drop-down menu, select “Mute”.
• Muting a friend allows them to send you messages, but doesn’t notify you repeatedly of the same, until and unless you open their DMs yourself. 
• This step can also be done by directly sliding into your DMs and finding the name of the person on the list. You can simply mute them from here as well.

Muting is a more subtle option as the other person isn’t even alarmed about you trying to remove them and also understands by your unavailability that you need your space.

Discord is a fun platform for connecting with friends and sharing your favorite stuff. However, you can always make use of this guide if things go south!