Delete layers

Paskutinį kartą atnaujinta 2026-01-28

Learn how to remove unwanted layers and reduce your artwork size.

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Try it in the app
Use the Layers panel to lock, hide, and delete objects in a few simple steps.

Select Window > Layers to open the Layers panel.

Select any layer and then select the delete icon on the lower-left side of the Layers panel, or press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (macOS) to remove it.

Illustrator interface showing a tiger illustration with the Layers panel open, highlighting the Delete Layer icon to remove a selected layer.
Use the Delete icon from the Layers panel to remove layers.

Pastaba:

The delete icon is unavailable if your document has only one layer.