How to Tag People on Facebook

This is an article that shows you how to tag your friends and other Facebook users on the mobile app or desktop website.

Table of Contents

On mobile devices

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Open Facebook. It’s a blue app with a white f icon.

Sign in, if you are not already logged in automatically.
You won’t be able to tag certain people or businesses because of their privacy settings.

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Tag the photo. You will do the following:

Tap a photo in your album, on your timeline, or on someone else’s timeline.
Tap the icon like a shopping card at the top of the screen.
Tap anywhere on the photo. Usually, many people put their tags above the photo, but you can touch anywhere you like.
Enter some username.
Tap the name of the person to tag when you see their name displayed in the dialog box. This is the operation of tagging the image.
Tap the X in the upper left corner when you’re done. Your friends will receive a notification that you’ve tagged them in the photo.

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Tag someone in a post in the following way:

Compose a new post by tapping the status update box at the top of your feed or timeline page. Here, you often see the words “What’s on your mind…?” (What are you thinking…?) or “Would you like to share an update…?” (Would you like to share an update…?) or something similar.
Tap Tag People . This is the option displayed next to the silhouette of a humanoid icon near the bottom of the screen. If you don’t see this option, tap Add to your post below the post to open the selection menu.
Tap Who are you with? (With whom?) at the top of the screen.
Or, tap a username that shows up in the “SUGGESTIONS” list on the screen.
Enter the username.
Tap the name of the person to tag when you see their name appear on the screen. Enter and tap the names of other users one by one if you want to tag more than one person.
Tap Done in the upper-right corner when you’re done. On Android, this button might be Next .
Enter the article content and tap Post in the upper right corner. Your post will show up on the timeline, and other users will receive a notification that you’ve tagged them in the post.

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Tag someone by entering their name. Do the following:

Compose a post or comment on another post, photo, or video.
Type someone’s name in a post or comment. Facebook will show suggestions while you type.
Or, type @ before entering the name. This tells Facebook that you want to tag someone in a post or comment.
Tap the name of the person to tag when you see their name appear.
Tap Post in the upper right corner. Your post or comment will be published, and other users will receive a notification that you’ve tagged them in the post.

On the computer

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Go to http://www.facebook.com from a web browser.

Sign in, if you are not already logged in automatically.
You may not be able to tag certain people or businesses due to their privacy settings.

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Tag a photo in the following way:

Click something in your album, on your timeline, or on a friend’s timeline.
Click Tag Photo below the photo.
Click on the face or anywhere on the photo. If it’s a photo of a person, Facebook will highlight the face. If Facebook’s algorithm recognizes someone’s face, Facebook will suggest that person’s name for you to tag.
Enter the username.
Click the name of the person to tag when you see their name displayed in the dialog box. This is the operation of tagging the image.
Click anywhere on the black background when you’re done. Other users will receive a notification that you’ve tagged them in the photo.

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Tag someone in a post with these steps:

Compose a new post by tapping the status update box at the top of your feed or timeline page. Here, you often see the words “What’s on your mind…?” (What are you thinking…?) or “Would you like to share an update…?” (Would you like to share an update…?) or something similar.
Click Tag Friends . It’s the option next to the human silhouette icon at the bottom of the dialog box.
Click Who are you with? (With whom?) next to “With” in the middle of the dialog box.
Enter the username.
Click the name of the person to tag when you see their name appear on the screen. Take turns typing and clicking the names of other people when you want to tag more than one person.
Enter the article content and click Post in the lower right corner. Your post will show up on the timeline, and other users will receive a notification that you’ve tagged them in the post.

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Tag someone by entering their name. You will do the following:

Compose a post or comment on another post, photo or video.
Enter a certain username in a comment or post. Facebook will show suggestions as you type.
Or, you type @ before entering the username. This tells Facebook that you want to tag someone in a post or comment.
Click the name of the person to tag when you see their name appear.
Click Post in the lower-right corner of the dialog box. As such, your post or comment will be published, and other users will receive a notification that you have tagged them in the post.

Steps

On mobile devices

On the computer

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