How to Untag Someone on Twitter in 2024?
Twitter seems to be the place where all the fun stuff happens. You can see tweets about news, memes and even your favorite celebrity’s personal microblogs. You can follow your friends, message them and even mention or tag them on tweets and photos. But have you ever wondered if you can untag someone on Twitter?
Sometimes mistakes can happen when trying to make creative content on Twitter. You may have mistakenly added a tag for someone unintentionally and are now in a dilemma thinking about how to fix this. In this article, we will be looking at the ways to untag someone on Twitter or more recently known as X.
Quick Summary
Since Twitter has no default feature that allows you to untag someone, you will have to delete the Tweet entirely to untag them. To delete a tweet, open twitter and go to the tweet then, tap on the 'Three dots' above the tweet. Select the 'Delete' option and confirm to delete the tweet.
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How to Untag Someone On Twitter or X?
Twitter currently has no option that lets its users edit a tweet after it has been published. So, long story short, there is no way of untagging someone after the tweet has been published. The only way to untag or remove a mention from a tweet is by deleting the tweet and publishing it again without the tag/mention.
On Mobile
Deleting a tweet is very simple and you can do easily by navigating to the tweet from either the profile or your feed and tapping on ‘delete tweet’.
To delete a tweet on X or Twitter, you can: –
- Go to the tweet that you published and click on the three dots at the top-right.
2. Click on ‘Delete Tweet‘ and the tweet is now deleted.
3. You can again publish the tweet without mentioning the person.
On Desktop
Deleting a tweet on desktop version of X/Twitter is similar to how you delete a tweet on your phone. To delete a tweet on the desktop version of Twitter, you can:-
- Go to the published tweet and click on the three dots(more) on the top right.
2. Click on ‘Delete‘ and the tweet will be deleted.
3. You can now publish the tweet again without mentioning the person.
How to Untag Yourself From a Photo?
Users can also tag you on a photo that they publish on Twitter. Sometimes you may get tagged by a family member or a friend but sometimes you may get tagged by users on pictures that you do not want to see. To untag yourself from a photo on the mobile app and desktop version of Twitter you can follow the steps given below.
On Mobile
- Open the X app on your mobile phone.
- Go to the photo that you have been tagged in.
- Click on the three dots at the top-right corner.
- Click on ‘Remove tag from photo‘.
5. Then click on ‘Remove‘ when ‘Remove tag from photo‘ message box pops up.
From Desktop
- Open Twitter from your browser and log into your account.
- Open the photo that you are tagged in.
- Click on the three dots at the top-right corner.
- Then click on ‘Remove tag from photo‘.
- Finally click on ‘Remove‘ when ‘Are you sure you want to remove the photo tag from this Tweet?‘pops up.
After following these steps you will have successfully learnt to untag on Twitter as well as to remove a tag on Twitter.
How To Untag Yourself from a Tweet?
Twitter may allow users to untag themselves from tweets in the near future. However, currently, there is no method to remove yourself from a tagged tweet. The only thing you can do is report the user or block the user that is tagging you. You may also make your account private to not get notified when you are tagged by random people. You can also try to contact the person and let them know that you do not want to be tagged in the specific content.
Wrap Up
Twitter or X provides its users with many features for more engagement and content interaction. One such feature that users can use are tags. You can mention someone on your tweet or even tag them on your picture you are about to post. However, what if you need to remove a tag on Twitter which was unintentionally added.
In this article, we looked into the ways of how to untag someone on Twitter. We also looked into the ways of untagging yourself from photos from the desktop version as well as the mobile app. If you have any questions regarding this matter then please feel free to leave them down below and we will get to as soon as possible.
Also Read: How to Hide Likes on Twitter in 2024?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is There a Time Limit To Untag Someone on Twitter?
No, there is no time limit to untag someone on Twitter or X. You can untag them by simply deleting the tweet and then publishing it again. This can be done however long after the tweet has been posted.
Can I Untag Someone on Someone Else’s Tweet on Twitter?
No, you cannot untag someone on someone else’s tweet on Twitter. You can only untag someone on your very own tweet or retweet. If the tweet belongs to someone else then you cannot untag the person from it since it does not belong to you.
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