# Canvas - How to delete element

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-delete-element/156861>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 15, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-delete-element/156861 "2018-11-15T13:06:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Eniqmatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@Eniqmatic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eniqmatic)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-delete-element/156861/1 "2018-11-15T13:06:55Z")

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Hello!

This is going to sound really silly but its been bothering me for a while, and since Canvas has made it into 6.5 now by default I thought I would finally ask...

How do you delete an element from canvas once you add it? I cannot see a button anywhere!

Sometimes I just want to play about with different elements and once I add them to the page I can't seem to get rid!

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-delete-element/156861/2 "2018-11-15T13:16:52Z")

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Hey @Eniqmatic,

Doesn't `del` keyboard key work for you?

Best,  
Oleg

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**Author:** ![Eniqmatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@Eniqmatic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eniqmatic)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-delete-element/156861/3 "2018-11-15T13:35:23Z")

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Hey @azasypkin!

Knew it had to be something simple!! Why didn't I even think of trying that! I just assumed there would be an on-screen button for it! Doh!

Thanks again!  
Lewis

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**Author:** ![gabriel\_tessier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gabriel_tessier/32/27911_2.png) [@gabriel\_tessier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gabriel_tessier)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-delete-element/156861/4 "2018-12-05T05:23:04Z")

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Hi!

+1 for the on-screen button!  
"Back space" also work (used on Firefox).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-how-to-delete-element/156861/5 "2019-01-02T05:23:11Z")

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