Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Email Gmail FAQ: Deleting an Individual Email Removing one message from a conversation By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 20, 2021 Reviewed by Jon Fisher Reviewed by Jon Fisher Wichita Technical Institute Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail What to Know In the message, select the down (More) arrow.Select Delete this message. This article describes how to delete an individual message in Gmail without deleting the entire thread. These instructions apply to the desktop version of Gmail running on any modern web browser. How to Delete One Email From a Thread Gmail To delete only one message (even from a conversation) in Gmail: Open the conversation that contains the message you want to delete. Expand the desired message if you cannot yet see it. Select the down (More) arrow next to the Reply button in the message's title bar. If you see no Reply and no arrow, select More Options. Select Delete this message from the menu that appears. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit