Delete a site column from SharePoint
Applies ToSharePoint Server Subscription Edition SharePoint Server 2019 SharePoint Server 2016 SharePoint Server 2013 SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise SharePoint in Microsoft 365 SharePoint Designer 2010 SharePoint Server 2010

SharePoint columns help you group, categorize, and track information, such as the department name or project number. There are columns for a site, just like there are columns for lists and libraries. If you're no longer using a site column, you can delete it. (You can also delete a column in a SharePoint list or library.)

A site column is a shared column, and not created individually for each list.

  1. Select Settings, Site information, and then View all site settings.

    (If you don't see Site information select Site contents, and then Site settings.)

  2. Under Web Designer Galleries, select Site columns. (It's under Galleries in SharePoint 2010.)

  3. Scroll to the site column you want to delete and select the name.

  4. Select Delete.

  5. If you're sure you want to delete the site column permanently, select OK

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