How to Remove Tag in Instagram: Posts, Mentions, Comments

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Untag yourself or someone on Instagram

Co-authored by Jenna Jean Davis and Rain Kengly

Last Updated: April 22, 2025 Fact Checked

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Remove a Single Tag

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Remove Multiple Tags

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Remove Tags from Your Own Posts

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Untag a Comment

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Prevent Being Tagged

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Instagram makes it easy to tag other people in posts, stories, comments, and captions. But what if someone tags you in a photo or video you don't like? This wikiHow article will show you how to remove a tag on Instagram, how to stop people from tagging you or mentioning you in comments, and how to remove tags from your own posts with expert tips from social media influencer Jenna Jean Davis.

Quick Steps

Tap the post you're tagged in.
Tap your username tag.
Tap Remove me from post.
Tap Remove.

Section 1 of 5:

Remove a Single Tag

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Navigate to the post you're tagged in. If someone tagged you in a photo or video post and you'd rather not be tagged, you can easily untag yourself.
- Currently, you can't remove tags on the Instagram website.
- It's not possible to untag yourself from a comment on someone else's post, but you can prevent being tagged by changing your privacy settings. You can also send a direct message to the person who created the post and ask them to delete the comment, or report the comment as a violation of Instagram's policies.
If you don't see it, tap the photo or video once to bring it up.

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Tap Remove me from post. This will remove your tag.
- Alternatively, you can select Hide from my profile to remove it from view. According to Davis, "the photo will not show up on your Instagram profile under tagged photos, but you will still be tagged."^{[1]
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Tap Remove. This will remove the tag.
- Keep in mind the post will stay up unless the original poster deletes it.

Section 2 of 5:

Remove Multiple Tags

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Tap your profile icon. If you aren't already logged into your Instagram account, do so now.
- This method can be used to remove multiple tags at once. Currently, you can't remove tags on the Instagram website.
- It's not possible to untag yourself from a comment on someone else's post, but you can prevent being tagged by changing your privacy settings. You can also send a direct message to the person who created the post and ask them to delete the comment, or report the comment as a violation of Instagram's policies.
This is at the top-right corner.
This will be below the How you use Instagram header.
This is the third option under the Interactions header.
You'll now see a little circle at the corner of each post.
Once selected, you'll see a small checkmark at the bottom-right corner of the post.
You can find this at the bottom.
The tags will be removed from all selected posts.

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Remove Tags from Your Own Posts

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Go to the post you want to edit. If you want to remove or change a tag you've added to one of your own photo or video posts, you can easily do so by editing the post.
- It's not possible to edit Stories once you've posted them.
A menu will expand.
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Tap Edit. You'll see this on the menu.
- If you want to remove a tag for a product, tap Tag Products to bring up product-specific tags now.^{[2]
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It's the outline of a person at the bottom-left corner of the photo or video.
An X will appear on the tag.
This removes the tag from the photo.^{[3]
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Tap the checkmark (Android) or Done (iPhone/iPad). This removes the tag from the post.
- If the post contains multiple photos or videos, you can swipe through the photos or videos and remove other tags as needed.
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Ask to Be Untagged from a Comment

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Although you can't untag yourself from a comment someone left on another person's post, you have some options for removing the mention.
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Report the comment (optional). If the comment that contains your username violates your privacy or Instagram's terms of service, swipe left on the comment, tap the icon of a chat bubble with an exclamation point (!) inside, and then tap Report this comment.^{[5]
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- You'll be asked to specify why the comment you're reporting is in violation.
- If Instagram decides the comment violates their policies, they'll remove it from the post.
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Send a message to the person who created the post. Whether it was that person who mentioned you in a comment or someone else who follows their posts, you can always send a message to the post creator to ask that they delete the offending comment.
- To send a message, tap the username at the top of the post, tap Message, and then send your message.
- Be kind in your request, and you'll have a better shot at getting the comment removed.

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Prevent Being Tagged

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If you don't want people to be able to tag you in photos and videos, and/or mention your username in comments, you can make some quick changes to your privacy settings.^{[6]
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It's at the top-right corner.
This is under the How others can interact with you header.
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Select Don't allow tags. This is in the first section.
- Alternatively, you can toggle on Manually approve tags if you don't want to disable it entirely.
- You can also disable mentions by selecting Don't allow mentions.