How to Tag Yourself in a Facebook Post?
Tagging feature on Facebook is a great way to extend your audience list. It helps you directly link your page with someone else. Maybe someone with bigger reach then yours. But to achieve this you first need to know how to tag yourself in a Facebook post.
Maybe your friend posted a group picture after gathering and forgot to tag you in the picture or they could not find you account. Maybe you want mention yourself in your business page to let people know about it more. There may be plenty reasons to want to tag yourself in a Facebook post. Not only post but it is also possible to tag yourself in a comment or status update.
It is a very convenient feature introduced by Facebook to tag yourself in a post made by others about you. Once you tag yourself in a Facebook post, depending on the other person’s security options, you either will be automatically tagged in the post or you will have to wait till they review it. Along with the tagging process we will also look into how to change the tag settings in this article.
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Quick Summary
To tag yourself in a Facebook post shared by others, go to their profile and open the photo you wish to tag yourself in. Click on the 'Tag' icon then search and select your name. You will then be tagged in that Facebook post. Sometimes, the tag will not happen automatically due to the other party's security reasons until they approve of the tag.
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Can I tag myself on someone else’s post?
Yes, you can. You might have wondered a lot if you can tag yourself in a Facebook post shared by someone else when you see them sharing a picture with you as a group or of something beautiful and relatable and you wish to become a part of it. However, it depends on the privacy settings of the person or page who has shared their posts.
If the page or user has enabled tagging in the post, you will be able to do so easily. If not, you will not be allowed to tag yourself in the post. In those cases, you can ask them to turn on the tag feature or send them a request for tagging yourself.
How to Tag Yourself in a Facebook Post?
You can tag yourself in a Facebook post whether it is a picture post or under their post in the comment box. To tag yourself in a post means creating a link of your profile connected on their post. The link will be clickable and anyone who sees the post ca easily find your account through the tagged post.
Tag yourself in a Photo
To tag yourself in a photo post made by your friend, you must comply by the given instructions. Open Facebook on your mobile or desktop and follow the steps as below:
We will be using Facebook through browser for this article.
1. Log into your account.
2. Search their username and go to their profile.
3. Go to Photos and select a picture.
4. Click the tag icon.
5. Tap anywhere in the picture and Enter your name.
Once you have selected your yourself, you will be automatically tagged in the picture. However, your friend has enabled security options regarding tags, your tag will first be reviewed by them. This way you will have tag yourself in a Facebook post made by your friend.
Tag Yourself in a Comment
To tag yourself in a comment you cannot simply put your name there. You have to add a special symbol that will create a hyperlink of your account. Type @username (enter your username) and a list of your friends will appear. You can select the your username with. Thus, you will be tagged in a comment under anyone’s post.
Review tags
It is not always safe to put securoty setting to automatic. Peple with wrong intentions are all over the internet and they might tag you on something inappropriate that will be on your friends. “better safe than sorry, should be applied in real life too, especially on social media you should always be cautious.
1. Log into your account.
2. Click on the drop-down menu and go to ‘Settings and Privacy‘.
3. Select ‘Settings‘.
4. Go to ‘Photo and Tagging‘.
You will see variety of options about tagging. Make necessary changes to your account settings.
How to Remove Tag on Facebook?
It can be annoying to see people tag you on random things everyday on Facebook. You will keep getting notification about interactions happening in the post so maybe you longer wish to be associated with the post anymore. Well, luckily Facebook also provide option to remove tag. Open Facebook and follow the instructions as below:
1. Log into your account.
2. Go to the Post.
3. Click on the triple-dot menu.
4. Select ‘Remove tag‘.
5. Click ‘OK‘.
Your name will disappear from the post and you will also stop receiving any notification related to the post.
Conclusion
Knowing how to tag yourself in a Facebook post can come handy any day. But make sure you do not misuse this convenient feature. It is always better to ask your friend first before you tag yourself in a Facebook post made by them. We hope this was a helpful article. Let us know if you have any queries.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why can’t I tag on Facebook?
It maybe because the user has not enabled the tagging feature for everyone on the app so, you will not be able to tag yourself. Also, if you are attempting to tag people, you will only be able to do so if they are already friends with you on the platform.
Why can’t I tag myself on my Business page?
You will not be able to tag yourself on your business page as they only allow tagging other business pages. However, if someone comments in the posts of the page, you will be able to respond to that comment by mentioning that person.
What happens when I tag myself in someone else’s photo?
When you do that, the photo will now appear on your timeline as well and your friends will be able to see it. In addition to this, the person whose photo you have tagged will receive a notification about the activity.
