How to tag people on Instagram: in comments, stories and posts

How to tag a person on Instagram in the comments

Making a tag under a publication on Instagram is faster and easier than in a post: Instagram developers offer linking to other people's accounts in two ways, described below.

Write a comment using @

Social networks have long allowed adding links to third-party accounts using the “@” symbol. Inst is no exception. If you start writing a new comment and then add “@”, the system will immediately display information about the users available for mentioning (some profiles cannot be linked due to privacy settings).

Mention your account in a comment

Then you just need to select the appropriate account, add a message and publish. In a similar way, you can send links to accounts in direct messages.

Reply to comment

A similar concept for adding marks. The only difference is in the starting actions. Instead of going to the text line in the comments section, you need to find someone else’s message and click on the “Reply” button: the social network will automatically display a text entry field, as well as the recipient’s nickname with the @ symbol pre-set. All that remains is to mark your friend’s profile by first editing the message.

Reply to a comment with a flag

How to tag a person in a photo on VK using ID pages

Unfortunately, it is currently not possible to tag a user on VKontakte via a mobile device. However, this can be done through a computer by noting the address of its page ID. The tagged user will receive a notification about the tagging.

In order to do this, you first need to find out the address of the user's page. You can find it out by going to the user's page in the address bar. Next, in the required post with a photo, you need to write a dog icon (@) and then insert the id number of this user. After this, you can click on the “Publish” button.

How to tag someone on Instagram in Stories

Stories on Instagram disappear after 24 hours, and therefore users of the social network use the section with temporary publications to demonstrate insignificant but interesting moments of life. Despite the unusual status, no one forbids tagging a person in “History”, as well as in a post. You just have to figure out the order of actions.

Tag a person in Instagram stories using a sticker

The social network allows you to tag the account of a friend, colleague or random user using the “Mention” sticker, called up from the upper right corner of the interface when preparing a new Stories.

Sticker-mention

Enter your profile nickname to tag

After the thematic menu is displayed, the required sticker will appear at the top of the list (due to high demand), but if “Mention” is not displayed, then you should use the search bar and enter the name manually. Then all you have to do is enter the name of the profile you are looking for (or select from the list provided) and click on the “Finish” button.

Mention using the @ symbol

An alternative way to mention a person in a Story” “Instagram: use the button to add text (the icon depicting the letters “Aa” in the upper right).

Tag a person in stories using @text

The displayed input field turns into a new mark using the @ symbol: as in the case of “Mention” through a sticker, you need to enter the name of the account or scroll through those offered by the system.

More details about how to mention people in stories are written in the article “How to tag a person on Instagram in a story.”

Attach a time stamp to a Video Story

Publications on Instagram have changed with the advent of stickers and the update of the built-in graphic editor. Users now have access to powerful tools for turning standard videos and photos into a work of art.

Stories was also affected by global changes: it now became possible to “attach” stickers with a link to a profile mention, to objects in videos, and at the same time – to adjust the display time on the timeline.

Set the time when a mention appears in history

Stories with a tag appearing

Both options apply to text (the "Aa" icon at the top of the interface when editing a Story) and are selected by holding the added sticker until the timeline appears. The trick of having a sticker appear at a certain time can only be done in a video story.

How to tag a person on Instagram in a post

The procedure for adding links to accounts in posts added to the Instagram feed differs slightly, but differs from the actions applicable for Stories and comments. The developers suggest temporarily not remembering either the @ symbol or stickers. Special buttons that appear when preparing new posts and editing old ones will help you tag a person in a post.

In a new publication

The social network Instagram allows you to add a mention of friends, colleagues or acquaintances when uploading materials to your feed at the last stage - when a text field for entering a description appears, buttons for integrating the post with profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, as well as a tool for selecting geolocation and a button "Tag people." The last point is the most important: Instagram will immediately display the post and prompt you to touch the photo in the place where you need to tag someone.

Mentioning people in a publication

After clicking, a list of subscribers will appear, as well as a search bar necessary for sorting accounts.

How to tag a previously published post

After adding materials to your profile, Instagram also allows you to tag users. You only have to repeat a simple algorithm of actions associated with editing a publication through the context menu, called up using the ellipsis in the upper right corner of the interface.

Tag people in old post when editing

In the list of actions that appears, you need to select the “Change” item, and then, at the bottom left, click on “Mark”: the system will prompt you to select the place in the photo or video where the desired user was found, and then enter a nickname.

How to tag a person on video and IGTV

The new thematic service IGTV, which has removed restrictions on the timing of videos added to the page (there is no longer any need to worry about the 60-second limit), is not developing quickly enough, and therefore suffers from a lack of settings and additional tools.

The option to tag a person in a video in the description has also not appeared on IGTV. The developers allow you to share information with friends or acquaintances only through comments.

What to do if the post has already been published?

In situations where the video clip has already been published, its authors are left with two options:

• leave the necessary marks in the comments in the manner described earlier;
• use the editing function after publication.

It is much more reasonable and correct to use the second approach. To use the editing window, you will have to:

1. open the required entry;
2. find three small dots under it that open a small menu with a list of acceptable actions;
3. select “edit” from the options offered;
4. make the necessary changes to the description;
5. will confirm the decision made.

Otherwise, this process does not differ from the usual, ordinary indications of the people in the videos.

How to see who tagged me on Instagram

Social activity statistics on Instagram are displayed using push notifications in the section about. It shows who prepared a new post after a long “Internet silence”, published Stories, liked the published post and prepared a mention. It is absolutely impossible to miss an important event - the system will tell you where and when to look.

Notifications

The notification system on Instagram is similar to how third-party social networks warn about important events. Instagram tells about likes and comments written, subscription requests and new subscribers. You will also receive a notification if someone has added a new mark. Information about someone else's activity is displayed instantly on every smartphone or tablet (if notifications are not blocked).

Push notification settings

Just in case, you should check the push notification settings in your account so as not to miss anything important. To do this, you need to go through the following points:

• Go to profile page;
• Click three horizontal lines;
• Enter settings;
• Open the “Notifications” section;
• Enable everything in all sections.

The push notification settings section is very useful because... you can configure everything you want to know and turn off unnecessary notifications.

If you see that someone mentioned you in a photo or video in a published post and you need to get the original post on your phone, then you can download such a publication. Read how to do this in the article ""

In the notifications section there is a heart button

The “What's New” section on Instagram, in addition to recent notifications, stores the history of those that appeared a long time ago. If you scroll through the available materials, information will appear below about who marked the mark (an active link to the profile will appear) and when (statistics are displayed in hours, minutes and weeks).

Notification panel

The data is available for a long time, but if there are too many notifications, the archived statistics will be blocked by new ones.

Why tag people in Instagram comments?

You can tag friends on Instagram for free. To do this, you need to enter your friend's name in the correct format. The tagged user will receive a notification and will be able to view the commented post.

The mark is useful in the following cases:

• when participating in competitions;
• for a friend to watch this particular recording;
• to post a question or specific request to the user.

Tags are often made from unfamiliar accounts. This encourages the tagged person to go to the post and watch it. With the help of tags, you can gain subscribers by inviting them to your page.

Important. When entering a nickname to tag, Instagram independently suggests suitable people. You can select them from the list.

How to remove a tag that mentioned me

If editing links and mentions in materials published personally is not difficult due to the tools available on Instagram for updating information in posts, Stories or comments, then it is almost impossible to influence other people’s actions, and therefore you have to improvise.

Untag a photo if I'm tagged

The social network Instagram allows each user to hide information about mentions on their personal page (not in “Settings”), in a section adjacent to the standard feed.

Open all tagged posts

All media content with links to the profile is displayed there. And, if you want to hide some photos or videos from prying eyes, then you have to act as follows: open the post, call up the settings (ellipsis at the top right), then select “Publishing options”, and then “Delete me”.

Hide or remove a photo tag

The result becomes noticeable immediately - the materials will disappear from the profile.

How to untag me if I was mentioned in a comment

There are few options to get rid of an unnecessary mark: the social network does not allow you to erase other people’s messages or edit information published by a third-party account. Therefore, all that remains is to write to Direct with a request to delete the comment or complain to the support service.

How to remove a tag from someone else's story

It is impossible to influence materials added to “Stories”, as well as comments: bypassing the restrictions of the social network will again have to be done experimentally - by contacting the author of a photo or video with a request to erase inappropriate links to accounts. If it is impossible to influence the situation by talking, then all that remains is to complain about the published materials, and then set new privacy settings on Instagram.

Why can't I mark it?

It’s not always possible to mention a person on VK. This may be due to technical glitches on the social network. So, you should try again after some time.

It will not be possible to indicate a person in the photo if there are already 50 mentions . Also, you cannot tag a profile more than once . You can only edit and tag accounts on self-uploaded images . You won't be able to tag yourself or a friend in someone else's picture.

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How to see all the marks of another user

Publications in which friends or acquaintances are tagged are displayed on everyone’s profile, in the thematic section selected under the description or the panel with pinned Stories (depending on the account design). There is a special switch available from the page where user materials are published to the adjacent tab - with mentions and additional activity.

All posts tagged

The switch is available in every account, but not everyone allows you to view your own history.

How to use likes and mentions to your advantage

Many people add information about users in publications, Stories and comments solely for entertainment: and also for the purpose of sharing materials or taking part in a competition.

But experts involved in social promotion, at least occasionally, still recommend turning tags and mentions on Instagram into a tool for promoting your own profile.

The idea is not new, but it is still relevant: you just need to figure out how to influence the audience and what tricks are hidden in the depths of the social network.

Mass tags in Stories

Instagram Stories can accommodate up to 10 mentions at a time. Not too much, but some users publish up to 100 materials per day. And, if you add 10 tags to each photo or video, you will have a chance to expand your information coverage and interest a new audience.

The only problem is excessive intrusiveness: those who don’t like the marks can file a complaint and the profile that mentions everyone will definitely be blocked.

Mark the brand

Statistics say: those who add mentions of brands or manufacturers to posts or Stories receive more traffic. But it is important to publish not short and vague notes with a minimum amount of useful information, but meaningful posts with high-quality photographs. The post should be formatted in the style of a recommendation: they say, “this brand produces interesting products that are worth trying and here’s why.”

If you prepare the information correctly, brand marketers will add the published post to their own page, and perhaps even offer a reward for their initiative, honesty and prepared advertising.

Write reviews

A method similar to the one described above to expand information coverage, but aimed at businessmen and individual entrepreneurs promoting shops, restaurants or cafes.

The idea is as follows: publish a post and ask customers to leave reviews with a brand tag. For each mention there is a reward (discount, free delivery, drink).

Competitions and giveaways

Instagram competitions are engines of progress. Sometimes, even for the sake of an unnecessary case for a long-out-of-production mobile device, users line up, leave comments and likes. Such serious excitement cannot be ignored. On the contrary, it is necessary to direct demand in the right direction.

And competitions are a suitable way. The scheme works like this: information about the competition is displayed, and the rules indicate that participants need to go to the partners’ profile and subscribe. How many tags to put on friends depends on the scale of the event.

Advertising with bloggers

A straightforward method of social promotion. Helps business owners use tags in bloggers’ posts at a predetermined price list without mutual PR or other agreements. It is advisable to choose profiles on related topics or immediately seek help from bloggers with a serious audience.

Collaboration with another blogger and mutual PR

Instagram allows you to promote your partners, colleagues or friends in a whole collection of ways, from advertising integrations to adding links to accounts. The latter method is common among bloggers who periodically promote on social networks those with whom they recently worked on a project, a new video or clip.

An alternative to collaboration is mutual PR, used as a free method of social promotion. An exchange of mutual sympathies takes place by prior agreement (special exchanges, thematic communities on social networks and the hashtag “#mutual PR” in the Instagram search will help you find interested users) and according to a previously known formula.

Each user puts a link to someone else’s profile and waits for the opposite action from a unique partner. The method is popular both at the start of promotion and after that, when it is necessary to grab an additional audience from competitors.

Create multiple profiles and tag them

Cross-linking from a commercial profile to a personal one and back is a common promotion scheme on Instagram. It is used both by accounts with multimillion-dollar audiences and by novice bloggers groping for the characteristics of a potential audience. Individual entrepreneurs promoting restaurants and cafes, photographers advertising their own work, and beauty salon professionals promoting new clients exchange references.

Create a quest game

A rare method of social promotion that can greatly increase subscriber engagement. Implementing a quest game is not an easy task and will require a lot of free time, but if you need to level up your profile statistics, hiding traces of cheating or insufficient activity of subscribers, then it’s worth trying the method. The quest is completed in three stages

• First, the theme and idea are worked out. Previously, bloggers conducted unique detective investigations, recording a video with the rules and history of the crime, and then offering to go to profiles using marks in comments or posts to select the next action (interrogation, search for evidence, surveillance).
• Subscribers navigate through profiles, study additional details, and then move on.
• At the end there is a final choice and the opportunity to catch the criminal if the investigation is unraveled correctly.

In addition to detective stories, the audience is also involved in tasks to find new outfits for the blogger, also assembled piece by piece - first a jacket is selected based on marks, then boots, and finally trousers with accessories.

Popular questions about marks and mentions

In addition to the practical instructions presented above related to setting up privacy settings and using mentions on Instagram, there is also some theoretical background. It's useful to know how many tags are placed in comments, when information disappears from Stories, and why the rules of the social network do not recommend linking to too many people under publications.

How to tag multiple friends

Friends on Instagram are tagged primarily using the @ symbol. The method is relevant for posts, Stories and comments and assumes the ability to add at least 10 users at a time: you just need to separate the profile names with a space and remember the capacity of the text field.

How many people can you tag in a post?

There are no restrictions for photos and videos published in the feed. But it is not recommended to highlight everyone too zealously - trying to fit everyone into the image can theoretically lead to complaints from users (and even some friends!), and it is also sometimes difficult to find free space for preparation on materials added to the feed mentions - the space in the photograph is very limited.

How many people can be noted in History?

Stories will add up to 10 tags. Links to third-party accounts are added, including through the “Mention” widget, but it is much easier to use the button to add text (top right), and then start preparing a new message with the “@” symbol. The social network will immediately display a special context menu for selecting the profile that you want to highlight. After publishing the “Story”, each tagged user will receive a corresponding message in Direct.

How many friends can you mention in the comments?

The usual limit of 5 friends has been redesigned: after the update, Instagram does not count the sum of accounts added along with @, but the number of characters used in the text field. If you run out of space when entering a message, you won’t be able to provide links to the entire set of friends or acquaintances, even if you really want to.

When will the tag in stories disappear?

Neither the notification about the mention in Stories, which Instagram sends to Direct, nor the publication can be influenced: and therefore all that remains is to wait for 24 hours to pass, and at the same time the “Story” will disappear. If you don’t have time to wait until the social timer ends, it’s easier to contact the author of the publication with specific demands - perhaps he will make concessions and hide the photo or video.

How to tag yourself or a person in someone else's story

The social network Instagram does not allow editing the content of Stories published from other people's accounts. The only way to get around the restriction is to prepare something similar to a repost in your personal profile, and only then add tags and mentions. There are plenty of services online that allow you to copy other people’s materials. An alternative way is to take a screenshot of someone else’s post and attach additional information “on top”.