# Can't delete a tag when it is not assigned to any topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-a-tag-when-it-is-not-assigned-to-any-topics/87247
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [11 במאי,‏ 2018,‏ 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-a-tag-when-it-is-not-assigned-to-any-topics/87247 "2018-05-11T08:56:13Z")
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### Author: ![ncl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecb155/32.png) [@ncl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncl)
#### Post date: [11 במאי,‏ 2018,‏ 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-a-tag-when-it-is-not-assigned-to-any-topics/87247/1 "2018-05-11T08:56:14Z")

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A tag created by mistake, it doesn’t show on /tags list,  
neither in the tags group, even /tags/{tag}  
but only appear when you are going to have a new topic,  
it’s just right there, couldn’t find any way to let it disappear ☹

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [11 במאי,‏ 2018,‏ 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-a-tag-when-it-is-not-assigned-to-any-topics/87247/2 "2018-05-11T09:09:07Z")

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Add the tag to a topic, then it’ll show up in `/tags` and you’ll be able to delete it.

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### Author: ![ncl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecb155/32.png) [@ncl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncl)
#### Post date: [11 במאי,‏ 2018,‏ 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-a-tag-when-it-is-not-assigned-to-any-topics/87247/3 "2018-05-11T09:44:36Z")

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It works! thank you soooo much!!!

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [13 במאי,‏ 2018,‏ 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-a-tag-when-it-is-not-assigned-to-any-topics/87247/4 "2018-05-13T15:52:50Z")

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Staff members will now see all the tags (making it easier to delete unused tags) 🍓

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/37232fcb58b552d9ee752f49bf0ce624ba2a82c8](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/37232fcb58b552d9ee752f49bf0ce624ba2a82c8)

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [14 במאי,‏ 2018,‏ 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-a-tag-when-it-is-not-assigned-to-any-topics/87247/7 "2018-05-14T16:00:07Z")

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