Where stickers live on your keyboard and how to remove them
Sticker packs on your phone keyboard are stored in the keyboard app itself, not in a central location. To delete them, you open your keyboard settings, find the sticker or emoji pack you no longer want, and remove it from there. The exact steps depend on whether you use the default keyboard that came with your phone or a third-party keyboard like Gboard, SwiftKey, or Fleksy.
Most keyboards let you delete stickers one pack at a time. Some let you delete individual stickers within a pack, though this is less common. Once you remove a sticker pack, it disappears from your keyboard's sticker menu immediately, though the app that provided it may still be installed on your phone.
Key Takeaways
- Sticker packs are managed inside your keyboard app's settings, not through your phone's main settings menu.
- On Android with Gboard, you swipe to the sticker tab, long-press the pack you want to remove, and tap the delete option.
- On iPhone with the default keyboard, you go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select Edit, and swipe left to delete.
- Third-party keyboards like SwiftKey have their own sticker management screens accessible through the keyboard's settings gear icon.
Removing stickers on Android with Gboard
Open any text field where you can type — a text message, email, or note app works fine. Tap your Gboard keyboard to bring it up. Look for the sticker icon, which usually looks like a smiley face or a square with a star, and tap it to open your sticker library.
Find the sticker pack you want to delete. Long-press (hold your finger on it for a second or two) until a menu appears. Tap the trash icon or delete option. The pack will disappear from your sticker menu immediately. If you do not see a delete option when you long-press, try swiping left on the pack name instead — some versions of Gboard use a swipe gesture instead.
Removing stickers on iPhone with the default keyboard
Go to Settings on your home screen. Scroll down and tap General, then tap Keyboard. Tap Keyboards near the top of the screen. You will see a list of all your active keyboards, including any sticker packs or emoji keyboards you have added.
Tap Edit in the upper left corner. Find the sticker pack or keyboard you want to remove and swipe left on it. A red Delete button will appear on the right side. Tap Delete to remove it. Tap Done when you are finished. The sticker pack will no longer appear in your keyboard menu.
Removing stickers from SwiftKey and other third-party keyboards
Open any text field and bring up SwiftKey. Look for the settings icon — usually a gear symbol — and tap it. Navigate to the Stickers section or Content section, depending on your version. You should see a list of installed sticker packs with an option to manage them.
Find the pack you want to remove and tap the minus sign, delete icon, or remove option next to it. Some versions let you tap and hold the pack to bring up a menu. Once removed, the pack will no longer appear when you open your sticker menu. If you cannot find sticker settings in the keyboard itself, check the SwiftKey app in your phone's app drawer — some sticker management happens there instead.
Uninstalling the app that provided the stickers
If you want to completely remove a sticker pack and the app that came with it, you can uninstall the app from your phone. Go to your phone's app drawer or Settings, find the sticker app, and uninstall it. This removes both the app and its sticker pack at once.
However, you do not have to uninstall the app to stop using its stickers. Removing the pack from your keyboard settings (as described above) is enough. The app will remain on your phone but will not appear in your keyboard anymore. This is useful if you think you might want to use the stickers again later.
Why stickers keep reappearing after you delete them
If a sticker pack reappears after you delete it, the app that provides it may be set to automatically re-add stickers when you update it or restart your phone. Check the app's settings to see if there is an option to turn off automatic sticker installation. Some sticker apps have a toggle that controls whether they add themselves back to your keyboard.
Another reason stickers reappear is if you have multiple keyboards or keyboard extensions active. Delete the pack from each keyboard separately. If the problem persists, try uninstalling the sticker app entirely, restarting your phone, and then reinstalling it without enabling stickers during setup.
Clearing emoji and GIF keyboards separately
Emoji and GIF keyboards are sometimes treated differently from sticker packs. On iPhone, emoji is built into the default keyboard and cannot be removed — you can only hide it by removing the keyboard itself. On Android with Gboard, emoji is also built in and cannot be deleted, but you can disable the emoji tab by long-pressing it and selecting remove.
GIF keyboards are usually managed the same way as sticker packs. Find the GIF keyboard in your sticker or content settings and delete it. If you have a separate GIF app installed, you can also uninstall that app to remove GIFs from your keyboard entirely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will deleting a sticker pack delete it from my phone's storage?
Deleting a sticker pack from your keyboard removes it from your keyboard menu, but the app that provided it may still be on your phone. To free up storage space, you need to uninstall the app itself through your phone's app settings or app store.
Can I delete individual stickers instead of the whole pack?
Most keyboards do not let you delete single stickers — you remove the entire pack at once. Some third-party keyboard apps have a favorites or custom sticker feature where you can hide stickers you do not use, but this is different from deleting them.
Why do my stickers disappear when I update my keyboard app?
Updates to your keyboard app sometimes reset sticker settings or re-enable packs you had disabled. After updating, check your sticker menu and remove any packs you do not want. You can also check the app's settings to see if there is an option to preserve your sticker choices during updates.
Can I delete stickers from a keyboard I do not use anymore?
Yes. Even if you have switched to a different keyboard, you can still remove sticker packs from old keyboards. Go to that keyboard's settings and delete the packs. You can also remove the keyboard itself from your active keyboards list in your phone's settings.