{"id":6185,"date":"2022-07-11T15:18:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:18:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:18:29","slug":"how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story","title":{"rendered":"How to Mention Someone in an Instagram Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1d680f3fd16\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 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href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#How_to_Mention_Someone_in_an_Instagram_Story\" title=\"How to Mention Someone in an Instagram Story\">How to Mention Someone in an Instagram Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Up_to_ten_people_can_be_tagged_in_a_story\" title=\"Up to ten people can be tagged in a story\">Up to ten people can be tagged in a story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#You_can_customize_the_text_style\" title=\"You can customize the text style\">You can customize the text style<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Its_not_possible_to_tag_a_celeb_in_a_story_if_they_dont_follow_you\" title=\"It&#8217;s not possible to tag a celeb in a story if they don&#8217;t follow you\">It&#8217;s not possible to tag a celeb in a story if they don&#8217;t follow you<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Privacy_settings_on_private_accounts\" title=\"Privacy settings on private accounts\">Privacy settings on private accounts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Tagging_a_friend_in_a_story\" title=\"Tagging a friend in a story\">Tagging a friend in a story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Adding_a_comment_to_a_story\" title=\"Adding a comment to a story\">Adding a comment to a story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Adding_a_tag_to_a_photo\" title=\"Adding a tag to a photo\">Adding a tag to a photo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Adding_a_tag_to_a_story\" title=\"Adding a tag to a story\">Adding a tag to a story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-mention-someone-in-an-instagram-story\/#Adding_a_comment_to_a_post\" title=\"Adding a comment to a post\">Adding a comment to a post<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Mention_Someone_in_an_Instagram_Story\"><\/span>How to Mention Someone in an Instagram Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/cOBdt3J.jpg\" alt=\"how to mention someone in instagram story\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you are wondering how to mention someone in Instagram story, you have come to the right place. This article will explain how you can mention up to ten people in a single story. If you&#8217;re using a private account, you can&#8217;t tag celebs, but you can mention people who are following you. You can also customize the text style. Then, all you have to do is tap on the person&#8217;s name in the list, and they will see an individual message instead of a list of all the people they&#8217;ve followed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Up_to_ten_people_can_be_tagged_in_a_story\"><\/span>Up to ten people can be tagged in a story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are posting an Instagram story, you can tag up to ten other people in the caption. You can also tag an element or person in the caption. Once you tag someone, they will receive a notification on their Instagram account. You can also tag more than one person at once. Instagram uses the @ feature to notify the person who is tagged in your story. Once tagged, your story will no longer be editable.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_customize_the_text_style\"><\/span>You can customize the text style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the latest update to the Instagram app, you can now customize the text style you use to mention someone in an Instagram story. While there are still some limitations with this feature, you can change the style with a few taps. You can change the font, the color, the background, and spacing. Adding a personal note is as easy as typing the person&#8217;s name in the text box.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_not_possible_to_tag_a_celeb_in_a_story_if_they_dont_follow_you\"><\/span>It&#8217;s not possible to tag a celeb in a story if they don&#8217;t follow you<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most common questions on Instagram is whether it is possible to tag a celeb in an Instagram story if they don&#8217;t follow you. The answer is simple: yes. If the celeb doesn&#8217;t follow you yet, you won&#8217;t be able to tag them in your story. However, it is still possible to view other people&#8217;s stories. In fact, you can highlight other businesses and announce the winners of contests. In order to create an Instagram Story, you must first upload an image or take a photo with the Story lens. Then, you can add text or stickers to it. Then, you can send the story to another account or save it as a highlight.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy_settings_on_private_accounts\"><\/span>Privacy settings on private accounts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Instagram&#8217;s privacy settings allow users to specify who can see their stories. By turning off &#8220;Allow Sharing,&#8221; a user can restrict who can see their story. Then, they can reply to it and share it with others. Once they&#8217;ve made their story private, there are three ways to mention someone in an Instagram story. These methods allow you to mention a specific person without letting anyone else see it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tagging_a_friend_in_a_story\"><\/span>Tagging a friend in a story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two ways to tag a friend in an Instagram story. You can either delete the story and re-post it or you can edit it afterwards. When you make a story, you are limited to 10 tags. The first way is the simplest and fastest, and you&#8217;ll likely only need a few seconds. The other method is more complicated, but still very simple. Read on to learn how to tag a friend in an Instagram story.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_comment_to_a_story\"><\/span>Adding a comment to a story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not receiving any reactions to your story, you might have disabled the option to add a reply. To enable the option, go to your profile page and tap on the hamburger icon at the top-right corner. From there, select the option &#8220;Message replies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_tag_to_a_photo\"><\/span>Adding a tag to a photo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever posted a photo on Instagram, you probably wonder how to add a tag to it. It&#8217;s really quite simple. First, find the photo you want to edit. Click on it and then select the edit button. From here, choose the &#8216;tag people&#8217; icon. Once you&#8217;ve done this, tap on the image and then the person&#8217;s name to tag. You can tag them anytime you want! Using this technique will prevent people from asking you about the photo.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_tag_to_a_story\"><\/span>Adding a tag to a story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a tag to an Instagram story is an easy way to mention someone in your post. However, you should know that once you post it, you can&#8217;t change it. So you&#8217;ll need to make sure you&#8217;ve tagged them correctly or they&#8217;ll be left wondering. 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