Here you’ll learn how to remove tags on Facebook. Tagging on Facebook is a great way to share a specific post or photo with a particular person. Also, it shows whom you have spent time with or with whom you were with at a certain event or time. However, if you have tagged someone by mistake or you have decided that you no longer want that person tagged, you’re able to untag them in the post or photo.
The process is almost the same whether you are using a computer or the Facebook mobile app on your iPhone or Android phone. Let’s see how to do it.
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How to Untag Someone on Facebook
- Go to facebook.com or open the Facebook mobile application.
- Log in with your profile on Facebook.
- Open you have logged in go to the post or photo that you would like to untag.
- Now, to remove a tag from a post, select the “More” button and then select “Edit Post.”
- If you want to remove a tag from a post whom you have tagged in the text of a post, simply edit, highlight, and delete the name, as you would if you were deleting a word.
- If you want to indicate that you were with a user in your post, tap on that person’s name in the “Edit Post” screen. This will allow you to tag but you can also deselect the person that you would like to untag.
- Do remember that you cannot remove someone from a Facebook photo directly from your timeline.
- First, you have to click on the photo to open it.
- If you are on a desktop then select edit or if you are on a mobile phone then, select the “tag” button at the top of the screen.
- From there, you can untag people by tapping on the “x” next to their name.
How to untag yourself on Facebook
If you want to untag yourself from a post. Then follow the steps which we have mentioned below.
- Go to facebook.com or open the Facebook mobile application.
- Log in with your profile on Facebook.
- Now find the post in which you have tagged.
- At the top-right corner of the post, besides the name of the person who posted it, you’ll see three dots, click on them.
- When the menu pops up, tap on the “Remove tag.” option.
Wrapping up
We have mentioned the easiest way to remove tags from your post and untag yourself from a post on Facebook. If you find it helpful then don’t forget to share this with your needy friends. Also, if you have any questions or queries then comment below and we’ll revert it as soon as possible.
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