How to delete a gist on GitHub?

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Is there a way I can remove a gist on GitHub? Created a gist earlier, but don't really want it there anymore.

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Why is this post downvoted and closed as off topic, while stackoverflow.com/questions/5912274/… is not? – Svish
I vote for reopen. On-topic, as per the FAQ: 'software tools commonly used by programmers'. Just sayin' :) – Thomas Bratt
This post is the #1 hit if you google "github delete gist" – Peter Hanley
The delete button is not that easy to find, it doesn't appear on all display styles of the gist, that's why this is a top google hit and has 27 upvotes despite some downvotes! – PatrickT
Delete ALL gists here: github.com/lateplate/gist-cleaner/blob/master/gist_cleaner.rb – P i

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Currently:

There's a "delete" button at the top of each gist now:

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Previously...

Previously there was "delete this gist" link at the bottom of the gist's page, as below - thanks to Daniel Smith for pointing out in the comments below that this has been changed.

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I created a tool which can help you delete multiple github gists both secret and public gists at once. https://gist-cleaner.ndolestudio.com

It's open source, you can find the source code here https://github.com/NdoleStudio/gist-cleaner