Instagram offers fun and exciting content that encourages people to tag their friends and followers.

If so, tagging or mentioning them might be a good idea.

But are you unsure about how Instagram tags work?

Tagging an Instagram user in post caption

Heres a guide on how to tag someone on Instagram.

A username can also be mentioned once the story is live.

What Happens When You Mention or Tag Someone on Instagram?

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When a public Instagram account tags you in a picture, it is visible to everyone.

You canuntag yourself or hide the tagged picture from your Instagram profile.

Once you mention someone in a post caption, they cannot remove it.

Press Tag people

Regarding Instagram stories, users can tag up to 20 people in one story.

Every tagged person has the option to add your story to theirs.

After reposting, their followers can watch that story but cannot access other content of your Instagram profile.

Tagging a username in Instagram photo

After expiry, the story goes toArchives.

Tagged people who choose to repost your story can also find the expired story in their Instagram Archive.

you might mention your friends in post captions or tag them by tapping the picture and inserting their usernames.

Person tagged in photo

The purpose of tagging and mentioning people is to share relevant content or memories you mutually share.

verify to follow Instagram community guidelines when posting content and tagging friends.

Tagging in Instagram Story

Select the Mention feature

Mention in Instagram Story

Tap the More button

Select Add Mentions

Select the username to add mention