When you are tagged in a photo on Facebook, you receive a notification about it and the photo will appear in the “Photos of You” section of your profile. If you decide to untag yourself from the photo, this raises the question – will the person who posted it know that you untagged yourself?
The short answer is: Yes, if the photo was posted in a place that allows notifications when people tag and untag themselves, the person who posted the photo will be notified when you untag yourself. However, you can also adjust your settings to turn off notifications about tags, which would prevent the poster from knowing if you untag yourself.
When You Are Tagged in a Photo
When someone tags you in a photo on Facebook, it means they have added your name as a label to identify you in the photo. You will get a notification saying you were tagged, and the photo will now appear in the “Photos of You” section of your profile.
By default, Facebook’s tagging notifications are turned on. So when you get tagged, the person who tagged you will get a confirmation that you received the tag.
How to Untag Yourself
If you decide you don’t want to be tagged in a photo, you can easily untag yourself:
- Click on the photo where you are tagged.
- Hover over your tagged name and click on the “X” icon that appears.
- Confirm that you want to untag yourself.
This will remove your name tag from the photo. The photo will no longer appear in your profile’s “Photos of You” section either.
Does the Person Get Notified?
When you untag yourself from a photo, whether or not the person who posted it is notified depends on where the photo was posted:
- Profile Photos: If the photo was posted on the poster’s personal Timeline/Wall, they will get a notification that you untagged yourself.
- Group Photos: If it was posted in a group, Page or event, the poster will not receive any notification that you untagged yourself.
So in summary:
| Where Photo Was Posted | Notification When You Untag |
|---|---|
| On poster’s Timeline/Wall | Yes, poster will be notified |
| In a Group | No, poster will not be notified |
| On a Page | No, poster will not be notified |
| In an Event | No, poster will not be notified |
So if the photo was posted in a more “public” space like a group, page or event, you can untag yourself from it without the person who posted it ever knowing. But if it was posted on their personal profile space, they’ll get notified.
How to Prevent Being Tagged
If you don’t want people to be able to tag you in photos at all, you can adjust your Facebook tagging settings:
- Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings
- Click on “Timeline and Tagging”
- Edit the “Who can tag you” setting to Only Me.
This will prevent anyone else from being able to tag you. The only downside is you won’t be able to tag yourself either, but it will give you complete control over what photos you appear in on Facebook.
What Happens When You Untag
When you untag yourself from a photo, here is what happens:
- The photo will no longer appear in your profile’s “Photos of You” section.
- Your name tag will be removed from the actual photo.
- You’ll stop getting notifications about any new comments or likes on the photo.
- The photo will remain visible to anyone the poster shared it with.
- You can still see the photo by going to the poster’s Timeline or the album it was shared in.
Essentially, untagging yourself only removes your name and the connections from that photo to your own profile. The photo itself will still exist on Facebook.
How to Hide a Photo You’re Tagged In
Rather than untag yourself, another option is to hide a photo from your own Timeline so no one sees it on your profile:
- Go to the photo you’re tagged in.
- Click the three dots in the top right corner.
- Select “Hide from Timeline.”
- Confirm that you want to hide it.
This prevents the photo from being visible on your profile. However, it will still show up in the poster’s photos and your tag will remain. The poster will not be notified that you hid the photo either.
Removing Tags of You By Others
You can also control if others are able to tag you in the first place. Under Timeline and Tagging settings, you can limit tagging to:
- Friends: Only friends can tag you in photos and posts.
- Only Me: No one else can tag you, only you can tag yourself.
- Custom: Choose specific people or lists who can tag you.
Adjusting these settings can prevent unwanted tagging from happening at all.
Conclusion
To summarize the key points:
- When you untag yourself from a personal profile photo, the poster is notified.
- When you untag from a group, page or event photo, the poster is not notified.
- You can prevent tagging by adjusting your Facebook tagging settings.
- Instead of untagging, you can simply hide a photo from your own Timeline.
- Your name is removed when untagging, but the photo itself remains.
So in conclusion, anyone who posts a photo on their own profile will know if you untag yourself from it. But you have options like adjusting settings, hiding photos, and untagging from group posts to control what shows up on your profile and prevent unwanted notifications.