How to Remove Your Email Signature in Outlook (Web and Desktop Client)

If your email signature was manually added in Outlook, follow the steps below to remove it from your outgoing messages.

Outlook Web (Outlook on the web / Outlook Online)

1. Go to https://outlook.office.com and sign in.

2. Click the gear icon (⚙️) in the upper right corner to open Settings.

3. At the bottom of the settings pane, click View all Outlook settings.

4. Navigate to Mail > Compose and reply.

5. Under the Email signature section, delete any text in the editor box.

6. Uncheck the boxes labeled:

   • “Automatically include my signature on new messages I compose”

   • “Automatically include my signature on messages I forward or reply to”

7. Click Save.

Outlook Desktop Client (Windows)

1. Open Outlook.

2. Click File in the top left corner.

3. Select Options.

4. In the Outlook Options window, click Mail on the left sidebar.

5. Click the Signatures... button.

6. In the Email Signature tab:

   • Select the signature under "Select signature to edit."

   • Click Delete or clear the signature text.

   • Under "Choose default signature," set both New messages and Replies/forwards to (none).

7. Click OK, then OK again to exit.