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This article guides you on how to remove your name from photos, videos, statuses, or check-in locations where you've been tagged on Facebook. Posts you're tagged in will appear on your Facebook profile; untagging will remove the post from your profile. You can untag yourself using the mobile app or the Facebook website on a computer. Additionally, you can adjust tagging settings to ensure tagged posts don't automatically appear on your profile.
Steps
Untagging
On Mobile
Open the Facebook app with the white "f" icon on a blue background. This will take you to the News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.
- If you're not logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to proceed.
Tap on ☰. This icon is located at the bottom-right corner on iPhone or the top-right corner on Android.
Tap on your name tag at the top of the menu. This will redirect you to your personal profile.
Scroll down and locate the post you want to untag yourself from. This could be a photo, status, or check-in location.
Tap on the Remove tag option near the top of the displayed menu.
Tap on OK when prompted. This action will remove your name from the post, and it will no longer appear on your Facebook profile.
- Others may still see the post if they are friends with the person who posted it or if the post is public.
On a Computer
Go to Facebook by typing https://www.facebook.com into your preferred browser. This will take you to the News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you're not logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to proceed.
Click on Activity Log near the bottom of the menu.
Click on the Posts You're Tagged In tab at the top-left corner of the page.
- This tab may also appear as Posts You're Tagged...
Click on the pencil icon next to the post you want to untag yourself from. Every post you're tagged in appears on this page; click the pencil icon on the right side of the post to untag.
- You may need to scroll down to find the post you want to untag from.
Click on Report/Remove Tag at the bottom of the displayed menu.
Check the box for "It's spam," then select Continue. This option ensures you don't need to provide additional information.
Click on Remove Tag in the middle of the page.
Click on Remove Tag when prompted. This will remove the tag from the post, and the post will no longer appear on your Facebook profile.
- Others may still see the photo if they are friends with the person who posted it or if the photo is public.
Adjust Tagging Settings
On Mobile
Tap on ☰. This icon is located at the bottom-right corner on iPhone or the top-right corner on Android.
Scroll down and tap on Settings near the bottom of the page.
- Skip this step on Android.
Tap on Account Settings. This option will take you to the account settings page.
- On Android, you must first swipe down on the screen.
Tap on the Timeline and Tagging (Timeline and Tagging) located near the top of the screen.
Select the option Review posts friends tag you in… (Review posts friends tag you in…). This option is part of the "WHO CAN ADD THINGS TO MY TIMELINE?" (Who can post on my timeline?) section near the top of the page.
- Friends of the person who posted can still view the post you were tagged in.
On a computer
Click on Settings (Settings) near the bottom of the displayed menu.
Click on Timeline and Tagging (Timeline and Tagging) located on the left side of the page.
Adjust the "Who can add things to my Timeline?" (Who can post on my timeline?) section. Click Edit (Edit) next to the option "Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your Timeline?" (Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your Timeline) near the top of the page.
Click on the selection box. You will see the box in the middle of the page expand with the option Disabled (Disabled).
- If the box shows Enabled (Enabled), your post review setting is already active.
Click on Enabled (Enabled). This ensures you can review tagged posts before they appear on your Facebook profile.
- Friends of the person who posted can still view the post you were tagged in.
Advice
Remove TagWarning
- After removing a tag, the photo will still appear in the News Feed and other areas of Facebook unless it is completely deleted. Additionally, the photo will remain tagged.
- If you do not want the photo to appear on Facebook, ask the person who posted it to delete it, or contact Facebook if they refuse.
