How to remove your tag on instagram
How to Untag Yourself From an Instagram Post
By Maggie McCullough
Tagged in an Instagram post you don't want to appear in? Here's how to untag yourself.
Like other social media platforms, Instagram allows you to tag other users in the photos and videos you post. But what if you're tagged in pictures that you don't want?
With this feature also comes the ability for you to remove the tag from the post. Here's how you can untag yourself from posts on Instagram and choose which tagged posts show up on your profile.
How Do You Untag Yourself From an Instagram Post?
Sometimes your friend picks to post the best photo of them, which happens to be the worst photo of you. Meanwhile, some Instagram users tag others in photos as a way of inflating the reach of the post—essentially using the tag feature to spam others.
If you're tagged in a post you no longer want to have your username appear on, here is how you can untag yourself:
- Navigate to the post you would like to untag yourself from.
- Tap on the post once, so that the tags appear on the post.
- Tap your username.
- Tap Remove Me From Post.
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This will remove your tag from the photo altogether. This also removes the ability for people to navigate directly to your account from the post.
How to Hide a Tagged Post From Your Instagram Profile
If you would still like people to be able to navigate to your account from a tagged post, but you don't want that post showing up in your own tagged photos section on your profile, here is how you can hide a post from your profile.
- Navigate to the post you would like to hide from your profile.
- Tap on the post once, to reveal the tags on the post.
- Tap your username.
- Tap Hide From My Profile.
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Once you have completed these steps, the post will no longer appear on your profile under tagged posts.
However, your account will still be tagged on the post, allowing other Instagram users to find your account.
Why Can't My Friends See All the Posts I'm Tagged In?
You may have noticed that when one of your friends navigates to your tagged posts on your profile from their account, a few of your tagged posts are missing. This would be due to some of your tagged posts coming from private accounts.
Private Instagram accounts can still tag others the same way everyone else can, but that tagged post is only going to be visible for those who personally follow that private account.
We also have a guide on how you can make your Instagram account more private if you'd like to limit who can see your posts.
How to Manually Approve Each Post You're Tagged In
If you would like for no tagged posts to appear on your profile until after you have manually approved them, you can change your settings to do so.
Simply follow these steps:
- Navigate to your Instagram profile.
- Tap the three lines in the top-right corner.
- Tap Settings.
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- Tap Privacy.
- Tap Posts.
- Tap Manually Approve Tags.
- Switch your tag controls to On.
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Now whenever you get tagged in a post, the post will not automatically appear in your tagged posts on your profile. Instead, you will have to manually approve it by clicking on your own tag.
Will the Other Instagram Account Be Notified if You Untag Yourself?
The person who posted the photo you are untagging yourself from will not be notified when you do so. They will also not get notified if you choose to hide the post from your profile.
However, completely removing your tag from the photo could be something they notice eventually on their own.
You should also note that post tags and collaborations are different.
A tagged post is used for tagging other accounts who appear in a post, while a collaboration can be used for more project-oriented things that you have worked on together, and share ownership of.
A tagged Instagram post simply links another Instagram account within the post. An Instagram Collaboration, however, creates a post for both accounts that are collaborating. This means that instead of having one person post and the other person be tagged, both accounts become authors of the post.
Posting an Instagram collaboration will post to both your feed, and once your collaborator accepts, it will also appear on their feed as a regular post.
Appear Only in the Posts You Want
Keeping track of the posts you have been tagged in can help you catch the photos you don't particularly want showing up on your own profile. You can act as your own quality control when it comes to what you get tagged in on Instagram.
And if you miss a tag, you can always remove it at a later date or adjust your settings so that you can't be tagged without approval.
How To Untag Yourself on Instagram
You get a notification that a friend has tagged you in a photo on Instagram, you open it, and . . . your eyes are closed in the picture. We’ve all been tagged in our fair share of bad pictures – the ones you would never post, but your friend looks good so they share it anyway.
If you’ve been tagged in an unflattering picture or tagged in something inappropriate that you don’t want tied to you online, removing a tag on Instagram is simple.
How To Untag Yourself
Thankfully, Instagram allows you to remove a tag from another person’s post. To remove a tag of yourself on someone else’s post, follow these simple steps.
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- Tap the photo or video that you’ve been tagged in.
- Tap your name when the tag appears.
- Tap “Remove Me From Post” (iPhone) or “Remove Tag” (Android)
- Confirm by tapping “Remove” (iPhone) or “Yes I’m Sure” (Android).
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Hide Photo From Profile
Another option instead of untagging yourself is to hide the photo from your profile.
With this option, you are still tagged in the photo, but it won’t appear on your profile under tagged photos. If you don’t feel strongly enough to remove the tag altogether, hide the photo by following these instructions:
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- Tap the photo or video that you’ve been tagged in.
- Tap your name when the tag appears.
- Tap “Hide from My Profile”.
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How To Untag Someone on Instagram
If you posted a photo and want to remove a tag for someone else, doing so is easy. When you tag someone on Instagram, you can remove or edit the tag immediately, as well as move the location of the tag on the photo itself. To go back later and remove or edit a tag on your own photo, do the following:
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- On the tagged photo, click the three dots in the top right corner.
- Tap “Edit”.
- In the bottom left corner, click the icon that says “X People” (X being the number of people tagged).
- Tap the tag that you want to remove and then tap the “X” button that appears next to their name.
- Tap “Done” to save the tag changes and “Done” again to finish editing.
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How To Delete Pictures on Instagram
If removing the tag isn’t enough, the next step is to delete the whole picture.
For pictures that you posted, deleting the post is simple. Simply press the three dots at the top right corner of the picture and press “Delete” to get rid of a post you regret sharing.
Unfortunately, it’s not so easy to delete a post shared on someone else’s account. While Instagram gives users control over what posts they are tagged in and what appears on their profile, you cannot control what images other people post. There is no direct way for you to delete a post shared on someone else’s account, even if you are in the photo or video.
If you still really need that post gone, you have two options:
Ask! If the photo is that upsetting to you, and assuming it was a friend who tagged you, simply ask them to delete the post.
They might not be happy to remove a post that they wanted to share, and they may say no, but it doesn’t hurt to try.
Report the photo. If you’ve exhausted your other option and you’re committed to getting that post removed, you can try reporting the photo. Instagram is often slow to respond to reports, and they very likely won’t take action if you only want it removed because it’s unflattering. If you truly want the post deleted, it’s still worth a shot.
To report a photo, click the three dots at the top right corner of the image and tap “Report Photo”. A pop-up menu will make you choose between “It’s Spam” and “It’s Inappropriate” before taking you to a page with more options to report the issue with the image.
View Tagged Photos on Instagram
For those of you reading and wondering if there are any unsavory photos you should go back and check on, viewing your tagged photos is simple. To check out your tagged photos, go to your profile and tap the
icon.
You can also view other users’ tagged photos by clicking the same button on their profile.
Set Instagram Tagging Permissions
To save you from removing future tags, you can adjust your tagging permissions in your Instagram settings. There are two settings for tagging on Instagram: “Add Automatically” and “Add Manually”. Most accounts are set to “Add Automatically” by default. This allows people to tag you in photos and lets the photos appear automatically on your profile.
The “Add Manually” option sends you a notification when you’ve been tagged and allows you to approve or disapprove it before it appears on your profile.
To adjust your tagging permissions, follow these steps:
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- On your profile, click the three horizontal lines at the top right corner.
- Tap the Settings Gear at the bottom of the menu.
- Tap “Privacy and Security” > “Photos and Videos of You”
- Switch the toggle for “Add Automatically” on or off, depending on your preference.
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On this same screen, you can click “Hide Photos and Videos”, which will take you to a screen of all your tagged images. Here, you can choose which ones you want to hide in bulk.
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There are several ways to remove a mark on Instagram from a photo: make a profile private click on the username and remove the tag. It is also possible to mention the user through comments or refuse any marks on the social network, prohibiting them for your profile.
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- How to remove the mark on the photograph on Instagram
- Delete a mention in history
- Rempt mention in the comments
- Delete geometry on Instagram
- to prohibit you to mention you on Instagram
- How to hide the scenes on photographs
If mentions are allowed in the page settings, then subscribers and page visitors can tag other users in their pictures, videos.
Instagram supports several options for pointing to another person's page:
- a special "Tag" button. Enter a nickname and select the desired person from the list;
- add in the description using the "@" symbol;
- write in the comments.
In the first case, the account holder may opt out of being listed in the publication. In others, just ask the author of the post to exclude him from mentions.
How to untag your profile:
- Go to Instagram - go to your account.
- Click on the photo icon on the side.
- Highlight your nickname in the photo - pinch it with your finger.
- Remove me from the publication - confirm the action.
After that, the mark that was displayed on the publication will disappear: for the author of the content and for the marked user.
Remove a mention in Stories
It is not possible to remove a tag from a photo posted in Stories.
The only thing left for the other user is to send a complaint or write in private messages to the one who published the Stories with a mark. How to complain about Stories:
- Go to Instagram - go to the page to the user who added the Story.
- Open Stories - click on the top three dots.
- Complain - specify any reason.
But if the owner of the page published Stories where he mentioned another person and wants to delete the post, he will have to clear the list of temporary entries. That is, you need to go to Stories and select: "Delete".
The mark on the History is displayed as a text sticker. In addition, publications in Stories cannot be edited.
Unmark comments
As in other sections, the page owner cannot unmark comments on their own. You can only write to the author of the review or complain.
How to complain about a review:
- Go to Instagram - click on "Notifications".
- See when was last mentioned.
- Go to the original publication - click on the text.
- Click on the exclamation mark icon at the top.
- Complain - state the reason.
If the text of the review did not contain words that would contradict the rules of the communities or other violations, the administration will not pay attention to this.
Even the author himself cannot delete mentions on his own. He can only erase the review completely and rewrite it again.
How can an author remove a mention:
- Go to the post where the tagged comment was added.
- Press on the text - Delete.
Next, you need to rewrite the text, but first delete the recipient's nickname. He will receive a response: a corresponding notification will come.
Remove geotag on Instagram
If the author of the post added a geotag to the post, he will be able to remove it through editing. You need to go to the post and select: "Edit".
This feature is only available on the mobile version: you can't edit posts in PC format. How to remove a location tag on Instagram:
- Go to your profile - click on the post where you want to remove the tag.
- Edit - click on the mark.
- Delete text - Save.
Also, the owner of the page can change the tags that are added to the photos: click on the geotag and enter another one.
If it was added to the page description:
- Edit profile - Contact information.
- Store address - Delete.
- Choose other ways to contact.
Owners of the "Business" status can indicate the geolocation in the page description: grocery stores, retail trade and other similar categories of blogs.
Prevent others from mentioning you on Instagram
The social network has privacy settings that will help the blog owner restrict access to certain visitors and followers. For example, you can disable mentions and indicate in Stories, comments will no longer work.
Set new page security options:
- Log in to your Instagram account - Settings.
- Privacy - Mentions.
- Deny all - confirm.
In this case, none of the subscribers or visitors will be able to mark. If they want to make a mark, then a notification will appear: "@nickname forbade mentioning it." This applies to reviews and stories that will not be published after such notification.
If the owner just makes the profile private, then others can mention. They will not have access to view publications, Stories and the ability to write to Direct. But references will be available.
How to hide tags on photos
The page owner can either close the page to prevent others from seeing the tags, or remove them one by one. Another option to unsubscribe is through the post settings.
Prohibit mentioning a nickname in posts:
- Go to "Settings" - Privacy.
- Publications - Who can celebrate.
- Nobody - Confirm.
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How to untag photos and comments on Instagram
Table of contents:
- 1 What tags exist on Instagram?
- 2 How do I remove the link to my account from a photo or video on Instagram?
- 3 How do I remove a tag from comments?
- 4 How do I prevent you from being tagged?
- 5 Questions from our readers
How to untag Instagram from persistent spammers? Agree that some of these user tags on Instagram are still annoying. It is clear that this is another way to share interesting publications with people and their followers, but it is far from always desirable to see these posts in the "Photos with you" section.
After all, who cares about spammer posts? We read below how to clean your account and bring “chic-brilliance-beauty” there. What tags exist on Instagram?
Dialogue aside, Instagram tags come in two forms. Let's analyze this information first in order to understand what will be discussed next.
- Account nickname after @. So you can specify a person in the comments to the post or in a group dialogue. Moreover, in this way you can leave a notification not only in your post, but also in someone else's. Many people use this very often. The same feature is common among spammers - since they cannot send you a post in private messages, they do it by mentioning. How to put a tag in the comments, see the screenshot below.
- Tag on photo or video. This option is only available if you have access to edit the image. Therefore, you can leave such a sign only on your post. And this is quite good, because such mentions would be very helpful to advertisers.
Instructions on how to put a label on the screen below.
How to remove the link to your account from a photo or video on Instagram?
Let's start with the standard flag option, which is only available to the post creator. But these plates in the photo are also available to those who have been tagged. The algorithm is extremely simple.
- Open your profile. To do this, click on the icon with a person in the lower right corner of the screen. If two accounts are connected, there will be an avatar of the active profile.
- Go to the "Photos with you" tab.
- Click on a publication.
- There will be a button with three dots at the top right of the screen. I click on it.
- Select "Hide settings" from the drop-down menu.
- Next, select the red line "Remove me from the publication."
- That's it, no more mention. If you got excited, the "Cancel" button will be available at the bottom for a few seconds.
How do I remove a tag from comments?
The tag in the comments works as a link to your profile. Alas, you cannot prevent users from writing your nickname. But is it possible to remove this link? To do this, you will have to remove the comment. Unfortunately, there is no way for users to get rid of other people's words under photos.
If you don't like being mentioned in a post, you can go two ways:
- Ask the person to erase the mention and stop doing nonsense. There is a 50% chance that this will work. If a person is accommodating, there will be no problems.
- Complain to the administration. Leave complaints about the user's comment, and his statement will be deleted. But this method also has a side effect - a person can be banned from Instagram, and this is far from pleasant for everyone.
How do I prevent you from being tagged?
Information on how to remove a tag on Instagram can be of little use if you are often tagged.
In this case, the section of the page "Photos with you" will soon become a trash can. And if on Facebook you can completely prohibit users from pointing you in publications, on Instagram, its brainchild, this possibility is not. So all you can do is customize that side of the account.
To do this, do the following:
- Open your page. To do this, click on the icon with a person in the lower right corner or avatar if several accounts are connected.
- Click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner.
- Go to settings.
- Opening privacy.
- We need "Tags". Let's go to them.
- We make the item "Add automatically" inactive.
- After that, you will be able to control which publications with you will be shown in the profile.
As you can see, untagging Instagram is very, very easy, just go to the settings of the "Photos with you" section. There you can hide the publication or get rid of it altogether.
