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How To Hide Tagged Instagram Photos So They Don't Show Up On Your Profile

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Thankfully, you can do it without anyone really noticing.

by Ayana Lage and Siena Gagliano

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My tagged pictures on Instagram are pretty mundane to scroll through, but occasionally, I'll have someone that I've never met tag me in a post. Whether it's an accident or simply someone trying to make a new friend, I'll never know — but I'd prefer for my tagged photos to not be filled with pictures of strangers. So, how do you hide tagged Instagram photos so they don't show up on your profile? Thankfully, you can do it without anyone really noticing.

The app makes it easy to hide tagged Instagram pictures while still remaining tagged. Even when I do know the person sharing, I still want to hide some of the posts I'm tagged in — my friends and family members seem to love sharing pictures where I'm clearly not ready for my close-up.

Why You May Want To Hide Your Tagged Photos

There are plenty of reasons why you may want to hide your tagged photos. Think: that picture from college circa 2015 just resurfaced as your friend's #tbt post. Or, that fake Instagram account just tagged you in that “You Won $1000” post, and unfortunately for you, (and your wallet) you most certainly did not.

Jokes aside, when you’re job searching, or your grandmother is a new follower, it can be a really useful trick to know how to hide your tagged photos. If you have a couple of minutes to spare, you'll be done hiding your posts in no time, and your tagged photos will look as clean and curated as your actual Instagram feed.

If You Hide Your Tagged Pictures On The Regular

If you find yourself regularly hiding pictures from your profile, Instagram has an incredibly easy way to solve that problem. It may be simpler to turn on tagged photos approval — you'll find the option under the Privacy section in-app settings.

  1. Tap on your profile photo in the bottom right-hand corner of your Instagram.
  2. In the upper right-hand corner, there will be three small horizontal lines, click them.
  3. Tap Settings.
  4. Tap Privacy.
  5. Tap Posts.
  6. Under “Tagged Posts,” there will be an option to “Manually Approve Tags,” tap that.
  7. It will bring you to a screen where you can switch “Manually Approve Tags” on.

But, if you just want to remove a photo or two from your profile, hiding one by one is probably your best bet.

How To Hide Your Tagged Photos On Instagram

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Navigate to your Instagram profile, then tap the third icon in the middle of the screen — it's the one with the outline of a person. From there, you'll see all of the pictures you've been tagged in on Instagram.

Hide A Tagged Photo By Tapping Your Username

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The first way to hide a tagged photo is to pull up the photo, tap it, and then click on your username that shows up. From there, you can select "Hide from My Profile," and the picture will no longer be visible publicly under your tagged pictures. Though you'll still be tagged and the photo won't be deleted, people won't be able to find it on your profile.

Hide A Tagged Photo Through Post Options

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Another way to hide a tagged Instagram photo is through the Post Options menu. This is especially handy if the tags in a picture are stacked on top of each other, or if you don't want to scroll through a photoset to find out which image you're tagged in. Tap the three dots in the upper right corner above the image, then select Post Options.

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After you select Post Options, you'll see the same menu that appears when you tap your username in a tagged photo. Select "Hide from My Profile," and the picture will disappear from your profile (not from Instagram altogether) without you having to worry about offending the person who tagged you in the first place.

How To Hide Multiple Tagged Photos At Once

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If you need to hide multiple pictures at once, you can speed up the process through the Settings page. On your profile, look for the three lines in the top right corner of the screen. Tap Settings, then Privacy, then Tags.

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You can now remove multiple images from your profile at once. Tap all of the ones you want to hide, then select Hide in the top right corner of the screen.

If You Want To Unhide A Tagged Photo

Don't sweat if you accidentally hide a picture from tagged photos, or decide later on that you want it to appear back on your profile — you can reverse it. Navigate to the profile that posted the photo of you originally, and repeat the steps listed above — but instead of seeing "Hide from My Profile," you'll see an option that says, "Show on My Profile." Select it, and it's like the tagged photo never left.

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Want to hide tagged photo or video from Instagram? Here's what you need to do

Do you want to hide a tagged photo or video from your Instagram profile? Here is a step-by-step guide you can follow to hide the photo or video you have tagged on your Instagram profile.

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New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 26, 2021 14:24 IST

Here's how you can hide tagged photo/video from Instagram profile | Representational image

By India Today Web Desk: Instagram is one of the most popular photo/video sharing social media platforms used by millions of people across the globe. Interestingly, similar to photo tagging on Facebook, Instagram also allows its users to tag photos-- when you're tagged in a photo on Instagram, the app sends you a notification. Tagged images are added to a “Photos of You” tab on your profile page.

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Tagged pictures on Instagram are pretty boring to scroll through-- however, if you want, you can hide tagged Instagram photos so that they don't show up on your profile. And the best part is you can do it without anyone really noticing.

Here is the step-by-step you can follow to hide tagged photos or videos from your Instagram profile.

How to hide tagged photo or video from Instagram profile

You can follow the below-given steps to hide a photo or video you're tagged in:

  • First, open the Instagram app for Android and iPhone
  • Next, tap the tagged photo or video you want to hide
  • Now, tap your username
  • Finally, tap Hide from My Profile.

By following the above-mentioned steps, you can hide a tagged photo or video from your Instagram profile. In case, if you ever want to add a photo or video back to your profile--repeat steps 1-2 above and then tap Show on My Profile (iPhone) or Show In My Profile (Android).

How to hide multiple photos or videos at once

You can follow the below-given steps to hide multiple photos or videos at once:

  • Open the Instagram app on your Android and iPhone
  • Tap your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile
  • Tap Menu (three horizontal lines) in the top right, then tap Settings
  • Tap Privacy, then tap Tags> Manually Approve Tags
  • Next to Tagged Posts tap Edit
  • Select the photos or videos you'd like to hide from your profile, then tap Hide
  • Tap Hide From Profile.

However, if you find yourself regularly hiding pictures from your profile, Instagram has an incredibly easy way to solve that problem also. You just need to turn on tagged photos approval. It will bring you to a screen where you can switch "Manually Approve Tags" on — you'll find the option under the Privacy section in-app settings.

In case, if you want to remove yourself from a photo or video someone tagged you in--- first, open the Instagram app on your device, next tap the photo or video you want to remove, tap your username>Remove Me From Post.

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Jun 26, 2021

How to make hidden hashtags on Instagram in 2021

Instagram hashtags* help to organize content into categories, but they can still be used for promotion - especially low-frequency tags. The problem is that hashtags often don't look very attractive, but there are ways to hide them.

Why hide hashtags on Instagram*

It's simple: posts and stories with hashtags hidden visually look better, but new users can still find them through search. Here are two more reasons to hide hashtags on Instagram*:

  1. Free up space. The user’s attention shifts from hashtags to content, and hashtags no longer distract from the content of the post or stories.
  2. Easier to edit. Hashtags are usually grouped in comments or at the end of the post - it will be easier to copy or change them.

Next, we will tell you how to put invisible hashtags on Instagram*.

Read also: How it works: Hashtags on Instagram* 2021

How to hide hashtags on Instagram* in post

A working way to hide hashtags in 2022 is to put them at the end of a post or add them as the first comment.

A few years ago it was possible to hide hashtags by deleting comments with them, but now this method does not work - apparently the developers of the social network have fixed a bug. Therefore, you can’t completely hide hashtags, but you can make them visually less intrusive.

How to hide hashtags in the description of an Instagram post* :

Step 1. Create a post . We write a post and put dots on a new line.

Step 2. Enter hashtags . We write tags in a row.

Step 3. Publish . As a result, even for a short text post, hashtags will not be immediately displayed in the post caption - to see them, you will need to click on the "More" button and scroll down.

Create a post → break off the dots with new paragraphs → write hashtags

Social media usually scrolls quickly to help your post look more minimalistic. If you don't want to see dots, use invisible spaces. They can be made in the editor of our deferred posting service SMMplanner: add a post and block paragraphs - they will be saved when publishing.

Create a post in the SMMplanner → create empty paragraphs with the Enter key → write hashtags → set an exit timer

By the way, we now have the ability to make delayed rels – now you can shoot videos in advance and plan their release.

How to hide hashtags on Instagram* in Stories

On Instagram* stories, hashtags can be reduced to such a size that they are almost invisible.

Step 1. Go to the story editor . We add photos, videos, signatures and separately - hashtags. Hashtags can be made through a text editor and then you can write at least thirty pieces. Or use a special sticker, but only for one tag.

Two ways to write hashtags in Stories

Step 2. Zoom out . We clamp the screen with two fingers from different sides and pull it to the center. We do until the image disappears completely.

Reduce the scale of the hashtags to the minimum and “hide” them on stories

Step 3. Publish . The hashtags will be almost invisible, but when you click on the area where they are located, Instagram* will offer to see posts similar to the topic.

Hashtags are not visible, but they are :-)

See also: How to make hidden text in Telegram - instructions.

To sum up

  1. Add hashtags in the first comment if you don't want to overload the post.
  2. To hide hashtags in the description of a post, match them with spaces or dots after the text.
  3. Hashtags in stories can be made invisible using zoom: write text or put a sticker and reduce the size with a swipe.
  4. Don't know what hashtags to use? Use our list in the article "Popular Instagram Hashtags*: Top 2021".

How to hide hashtags on Instagram: make them invisible

December 24, 2021

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What are hidden hashtags

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Evgeny Davydov

SMM specialist

Hidden hashtags on Instagram are an SMM-trick by which a post or story comes across to people in search, but no tags are visible on it. It is used for various purposes.

Why hide them

There are several reasons to hide hashtags in Instagram posts and stories:

Aesthetics

Hashtags ruin the look of a post by creating unnecessary visual noise.

Hidden promotion

You will get new followers, likes and comments without creating a reputation as a person who chases statistics peek

Extra space

Removing hashtags frees up space for body text

Hiding hashtags is also useful because nothing will distract the reader's attention.

If a user sees a hashtag, they can follow it and leave your account.

When the hashtag is hidden, this is not possible.

How to hide a hashtag in a post

Advantages of the method

Fast

Easy to do

Provides visual relief

Disadvantages of the method

If you click on the “more…” button, then the hashtags will still be visible in the post signature

We start with a step-by-step instruction of the most popular method to hide hashtags. The first method on our list will help to mask them, but not completely remove them.

one

Click on the “add publication” button

2

Writing the main text at the top

3

We click on the “enter” button, and on each new line we write a character (period, smiley, etc.)

four

Repeat 5-10 times

5

Insert a list of hashtags below

Please note that the hashtag will still be visible to the subscriber if he decides to click on the “more” button.

How to hide a hashtag in stories

Advantages of the method

Fast

Easy to do

Hashtags will be almost invisible

Disadvantages of the method

It will take time to find a suitable place to mask the tag

You can also hide hashtags in stories. To do this, we need proper scaling and manual dexterity.

one

Open the Instagram application and click on the “+” icon to shoot a story. You can download from the gallery if the story was made in advance during some event.

2

Adding a hashtag sticker or just writing keywords in a row, manually

3

Choose the color that merges with the background as much as possible, reduce the tag

four

Placed in the most inconspicuous place

Hidden hashtags in comments

Advantages of the method

Hashtags will be completely invisible

Disadvantages of the method

Not an easy scheme, you can get confused using

Instagram trick that few people know about. For her, you need to pay tribute to the comments with the bug.

Can be used for every post on your page.

There is no better way to remove hashtags from content yet. Consider step by step:

one

Select the desired photo and publish it.

2

We write any comment below it: a regular dot is enough

3

Responding to this comment. Insert the hashtags you need. Be careful: no more than 30 tags.

four

Delete the first comment (this will also delete the second one).

Done!

Now you can use up to 30 popular tags in your post, but no one will see them. The post will be ranked and shown in the hashtag search.

You may find it useful

Hashtag selection

Social hashtag generator: collections by topic

Contests

An easy way to choose or enter a contest winner

Is it possible to remove a hidden hashtag

If you suddenly decide to remove hashtags from a post, then here is the instruction for each method: click "edit" and delete what you want.

2 way

You won't be able to remove hashtags from stories, you will have to delete them and replace them with a new story.

Method 3

It is not possible to edit, delete or do anything with hidden tags in comments. You will either have to leave the post, or select the same photo / video and publish again.

Total

Now you know all 3 of the best and most popular ways to hide hashtags so that you still get likes, comments and new subscriptions. If you want to explore this topic even deeper, read our articles on the maximum number of hashtags, the top tags and the correct use of them on Instagram.

Use different hashtags for each new post

Combine low and high frequency tags

Alternate the methods presented in the article

Frequently asked questions

What is more effective: popular tags or local ones?

Their combination. 15 local, 15 top.

Will I get banned for these chips?

Not if you use a different list of tags each time.


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