A tag links a person, page, or place to something you post, like a status update or a photo. For example, you can tag a photo to say who’s in the photo or post a status update and say who you’re with. Tagging people, pages and places in your posts lets others know more about who you’re with, what’s on your mind and where you are.

When you tag someone, they'll be notified. Also, if you or a friend tags someone in your post and it's set to Friends or more, the post is visible to the audience you selected plus friends of the tagged person.

When someone adds a tag of you to a post, your friends may see what you’re tagged in on Facebook. The tagged post also goes on your profile (timeline). If you’d like, you can turn on Profile (Timeline) Review to review and approve each tagged post before it goes on your profile (timeline) or exclude some people from seeing tagged posts of you on your Wall (timeline).

To learn more, check out our guide to tagging.

You can tag people, places, and pages in anything you share.

Anyone can tag you, but if someone you’re not friends with tags you, you’ll always receive a request to approve the tag before it appears on your profile (timeline).

We send you a notification whenever you’re tagged so you can check out the latest photos of you and read what friends are saying about your shared experiences. The only exception to this rule is when someone chooses the Only Me audience. With Only Me, the post is only visible to the person who posted it, regardless of who they tag.

Yes, whenever you tag content, the tagged person will receive a notification that you tagged them. When you tag someone in a photo, people will see “Tagged by [Your Name]” when they hover over the name of the person you tagged.

The only exception to this rule is when someone chooses the Only Me audience. With Only Me, the post is only visible to the person who posted it, regardless of who they tag.

Yes, tagging works the same way wherever you post. However, when you post to a group you can only tag other group members.

When you tag someone, it may be visible to:

1. The audience you selected for your post.
2. Friends of the person you tagged (if the audience is set to Friends or more).

People who can see your photo or post can also like or comment on it.

When someone adds a tag of you in a post or photo, it's visible to:

1. The audience they chose for the post or photo
2. You and your friends (if the audience they chose is set to Friends or more)
3. Anyone else tagged in the post, and potentially their friends

Content you’re tagged in shows up on your profile (timeline). If you’d like, you can:

• Remove posts from your profile (timeline)
• Turn on the option to review posts before they appear on your profile (timeline)
• Remove a tag
• Use the Profile (Timeline) Visibility setting to exclude some people from seeing tagged posts of you on your Wall (timeline)

When someone adds a tag to something you shared, it's visible to:

1. The audience you chose for the post or photo.
2. The person tagged in the post, and their friends (if the audience is set to Friends or more).

If you’d like, you can review tags that friends add to your posts before they appear on your profile (timeline) by turning on Tag Review.

If you’d like to review posts and photos you're tagged in before they go on your profile (timeline), turn on Profile (Timeline) Review. Click the account menu at the top right of any Facebook page and choose Privacy Settings > Manage How Tags Work > Change Settings > Profile (Timeline) Review.

If you have Profile (Timeline) Review off, then tags from friends are automatically approved. Whether you have Profile (Timeline) Review on or not, tags from nonfriends require your approval before they go on your profile (timeline).

If you’d like to review tags that friends make on stuff you share before they appear, turn on Tag Review.

1. Click the account menu at the top right of any Facebook page and choose Privacy Settings.
2. Under the How Tags Work section, choose Edit Settings.
3. Click to edit your Tag Review setting.
4. Turn on Tag Review.

When Tag Review is on, you’ll get a notification every time you have a post to review. You can approve or ignore the tag request by going to the content itself.

When Tag Review is off, you can skip reviewing tags friends add to your content before they appear on Facebook. When someone who you're not friends with adds a tag to one of your posts you'll always be asked to review it.

Remember: when you approve a tag, the person tagged and their friends can see your post.

If you don’t want Facebook to suggest that friends tag you when photos look like you, you can turn off this feature. Click the account menu at the top right of any Facebook page and choose Privacy Settings > How Tags Work > Tag Suggestions. Note that if you disable Tag Suggestions, friends will still be able to tag photos of you manually. Disabling tag suggestions will result in the deletion of your photo-comparison data that we use to make tag suggestions work.

Before you opt out of using this feature, we encourage you to consider how tag suggestions benefit you and your friends. Our tagging tools, which include grouping photos that look similar and suggesting friends who might be in them, are intended to make it easier to tag photos, tell friends that you’ve posted photos of them, and share the memories and experiences in your photos.

If you want to untag yourself, use the Remove Tag option. For posts you're tagged in, Remove Tag is in the dropdown menu next to the post. For photos you're tagged in, click the Report/Remove tag link under the photo. Removing a tag unlinks your name from the post and also takes the post off your profile. The post will still be visible in other places unless the person who posted it takes it down.

If you don’t like something you’re tagged in, you can ask the person to take it down or escalate the issue:

• Send a message to the person who tagged you asking them to take it down.
• Block the person who tagged you, which removes the tag and prevents him or her from tagging or contacting you on Facebook.
• If the post is abusive, please report it to us.

You can also remove a tag from your profile using the Remove From Profile option. For posts you're tagged in, that option is in the dropdown menu next to the post. For photos you're tagged in, just click Remove under the photo. Removing a tag from your profile means it won’t show on your profile anymore. If you’d like, you can turn on Profile Review to review and approve each tag before it goes on your profile.

If you've upgraded to timeline, the new profile, get help here.

If you removed a photo or post from your profile, you can add it back by going to the post and clicking Add to Profile. If you removed the tag completely, then you’ll need to go to the post and add a new tag.

Even well-meaning friends sometimes tag you in unflattering photos or mention you in stories you’d rather not share. If you’re not happy with a post you’re tagged in, you can remove the tag. You can also ask the person to remove the tag or post.

If you need to escalate the issue, you can block the person who tagged you, which removes the tag and prevents the person from tagging or contacting you on Facebook. If the post is abusive, please report it to us.