How to Tag Someone on Facebook on Desktop, Android and iOS device

How to Tag Someone on Facebook on Desktop, Android and iOS device

Since the inception of Facebook, the face of Social Media has taken a drastic turn by introducing the world to a way of communicating with each other and sharing posts about their daily life.

Throughout the iterations of Facebook, new features have constantly been added; the most helpful feature is Tagging people. By tagging people, you ensure that they will be notified of whatever event is going on, whether it is directly related to your life or a festival of sorts; they will come to know it.

This article will deal with the topic of how to tag someone on Facebook.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Post on Desktop

Knowing how to Tag someone on a Facebook post using a desktop can be convenient when you don’t have access to your mobile for some reason.

To tag someone on Facebook using a desktop, do the following:

How to tag someone on Facebook on Desktop

Go to the Facebook page on your favourite browser, log in if it is needed

  1. Click on What’s on your mind? or Go to your profile by clicking on your profile photo located on the upper right with your name
  2. Write whatever sort of content you want to write in the text field with an attachment, too, if you so desire it, and type your Friend’s name as shown in the above image
  3. Now your Friend’s full name will be visible with the Profile picture; select your Friend to tag over to your new post; click on their names to add them as tags.
  4. Here you can see your Friend’s name has been tagged successfully
  5. Once you are finished, click on Post Button to publish your Facebook Post

This will ensure that you can tag people in your Facebook post; make sure you only select those who won’t be annoyed by you in a post they would like to be tagged in.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Post on Android

To know how to tag someone on Facebook after posting on your Android Mobile, do the following:

How to tag someone on Facebook on Android

Open your Facebook Mobile App on your Android Mobile device.

  1. Tap on What’s on your mind? 
  2. Write any content you want to post; once you are done with that, type your Friend’s name to tap them on your post.
  3. Select your Friend’s name, which will be shown with your Friend’s profile picture
  4. Make sure your Friend’s name is tagged on the post.
  5. Once you are done with the content, tap on the Post button to publish the POST.

People selected by you will be tagged in your Facebook post and will be notified of what you are doing using the Facebook Android mobile app.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Post on iOS

To know how to tag someone on Facebook after posting on your iOS Mobile, do the following:

How to tag someone on Facebook on Android

Open your Facebook Mobile App on your iOS Mobile device.

  1. Tap on What’s on your mind? 
  2. Write any content you want to post; once you are done with that, type your Friend’s name to tap them on your post.
  3. Select your Friend’s name, which will be shown with your Friend’s profile picture
  4. Make sure your Friend’s name is tagged on the post.
  5. Once you are done with the content, tap on the Post button to publish the POST.

People selected by you will be tagged in your Facebook post and will be notified of what you are doing using the Facebook iOS mobile app.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting on Desktop

To tag someone on Facebook using a desktop, go to the Facebook page and sign in to your Facebook account on your favourite browser.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting​
  1. Click on your Profile Picture at the top of the menu
  2. Go to the post you have made on Facebook previously and Click on the three horizontal dots just below the post you have made
  3. Click on Edit Post
How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting​

4. Type your friend’s name and select your friend from the search result to tag them

5. Make sure your friend’s name is tagged successfully

6. Click the Save button to save the post.

With this, you can tag people in a Facebook post that you have already posted.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting on Android

To know how to tag someone on Facebook after posting on your Android Mobile, do the following:

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting​ on Android

1. Open your Facebook Mobile App on your Android and tap on the three lines at the top of the screen

2. Click on your Profile Picture

3. Go to the Facebook post you have made previously on which you what to tag your friends and tap on the three dots located just above your post

4. Tap on Edit Post

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting​ on Android

5. Type your friend’s name on the post

6. Choose the friends you want to tag in your post from the search result to tag them

7. Once you are done, make sure your friend’s name is tagged successfully and Tap on the Save button to save the post

This will help you tag people after making a post on the Facebook Android Mobile app.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting on iOS

To know how to tag someone on Facebook after posting on your iOS Mobile, do the following:

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting​ on Android

1. Open your Facebook Mobile App on your iOS device and tap on the three lines at the top of the screen

2. Click on your Profile Picture

3. Go to the Facebook post you have made previously on which you what to tag your friends and tap on the three dots located just above your post

4. Tap on Edit Post

How to Tag Someone on Facebook after posting​ on Android

5. Type your friend’s name on the post

6. Choose the friends you want to tag in your post from the search result to tag them

7. Once you are done, make sure your friend’s name is tagged successfully and Tap on the Save button to save the post

This will help you tag people after making a post on the Facebook iOS Mobile app.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook comment on Desktop

To tag someone on a Facebook comment on the desktop version, do the following: 

How to Tag Someone on Facebook comment​

Go to the Facebook page and sign in to your Facebook account on your favourite browser.

  1. Go to any post where you want to tag your friends
  2. Click on Write a comment 
  1. Type your friend’s name or Put At the rate (@) symbol just before your comment; make sure it is before your comment.
  1. Typing the name or putting the @ symbol will open up a list of people you can tag in your comment, select them and enter to post your comment.

The steps for tagging someone in a comment on the Mobile app of Facebook are relatively the same as the desktop version, just put at the rate (@) symbol just before your comment.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook comment on Android

To tag someone on a Facebook comment on the Android version, do the following: 

How to Tag Someone on Facebook comment on Android

Go to Facebook App on your Android mobile device.

1. Go to any post where you want to tag your friends and click on the comment button

2. Type your friend’s name or Put At the rate (@) symbol just before your comment; make sure it is before your comment

3. Typing the name or putting the @ symbol will open up a list of people who you can tag in your comment, 

4. Make sure you have selected the right friends 

5. Now tap on the send button to tag your friends on the Facebook comment section

The steps for tagging someone in a comment on the Android version of the Facebook App are relatively the same as the desktop version, put at the rate (@) symbol just before your comment.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook comment on iOS

To tag someone on a Facebook comment on the iOS version, do the following: 

How to Tag Someone on Facebook comment on Android

Go to Facebook App on your iOS mobile device.

1. Go to any post where you want to tag your friends and click on the comment button

2. Type your friend’s name or Put At the rate (@) symbol just before your comment; make sure it is before your comment

3. Typing the name or putting the @ symbol will open up a list of people who you can tag in your comment, 

4. Make sure you have selected the right friends 

5. Now tap on the send button to tag your friends on the Facebook comment section

The steps for tagging someone in a comment on the Mobile version of iOS of Facebook are relatively the same as the desktop version, put at the rate (@) symbol just before your comment.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Video on Desktop

To tag someone on a Facebook video on the desktop version, do the following:

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Video on Desktop​
  1. Log into your Facebook account and go to any video post you want to tag your friends
  2. Click on the comment button next to the likes button
  3. Enter the name of your friends in the comment section or use @ symbol to search and select your friends on Facebook
  4. Select the Friends you would like to tag in your Facebook video of yours and press Enter button on our Keyboard

This is how you can tag someone on a Video on Facebook.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Video on Android

To tag someone on a Facebook video using the mobile app, follow the steps below:

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Video on Android​

Open Facebook App on your Android Device.

  1. Go to any Facebook video post you want to tag your friends and Tap on the comment button.
  2. Type your friend’s name or use @ symbol
  3. Tap on your friend’s name in the search result to Tag him
  4. Make sure your friend’s name is visible with a profile picture
  5. Tap on the send button to tag your friends on any video post on Facebook.

This will ensure that you can tag a person on the Facebook mobile app without hassle.

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Video on iOS

To tag someone on a Facebook video using the iOS mobile app, follow the steps below:

How to Tag Someone on Facebook Video on Android​

Open Facebook App on your iOS Device.

  1. Go to any Facebook video post you want to tag your friends and Tap on the comment button.
  2. Type your friend’s name or use @ symbol
  3. Tap on your friend’s name in the search result to Tag him
  4. Make sure your friend’s name is visible with a profile picture
  5. Tap on the send button to tag your friends on any video post on Facebook.

This will ensure that you can tag a person on the Facebook mobile app without hassle.

Knowing how to tag someone on Facebook can be convenient when you want to inform the person you are tagging about a specific event. Still, as usual, it will depend on you and what kind of post you make about whether the person you tag will be pleased with the tagging.

If you have any queries, please write them down in the comments section!

Mohammed Nihal
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