How do you tag someone in a LinkedIn post?
Type @ and the first letters of the person's name, then pick them from the list LinkedIn shows. The same works in a comment. These steps come from LinkedIn's help page Mention people in your posts, shown as last updated 2 years ago when we checked on 4 November 2026.
Open a post or a comment
From your LinkedIn homepage, click Start a post. To tag someone in a comment, click Comment under someone else's post.
Type @ and the name
LinkedIn predicts names as you type. For a common name, add the company as well; LinkedIn's own example is Jane Doe LinkedIn.
Click the name, then Post
Click the person in the list, carry on writing and click Post. LinkedIn sends them an email and an app notification about the mention.
On your phone
Tap Post in the navigation bar, tap the At (@) icon on your keyboard, type the name, tap the person in the list and tap Post. The help page gives one set of steps for the mobile app, not separate iPhone and Android ones.
You don't have to be connected to someone to mention them, though LinkedIn says it may limit your ability to mention members you're not connected with. A mention links the name to the person's profile, so check that each name became a link before you post. Tagging in comments matters most if you follow a comment-first LinkedIn routine.
How do you tag a company on LinkedIn?
Type @ and the company's LinkedIn Page name, then pick the Page from the list, exactly as you would a person. LinkedIn's help page on reposting says you can use @ to mention people, companies or schools when you add your own words to a repost.
If you post as your company Page, LinkedIn's Post as your LinkedIn Page page says you can tag members or other Pages in the post. You need super admin or content admin access. On desktop, go to the Page admin view, click Page posts in the left menu, then Start a post; in the app, tap Dashboard, select Page posts and tap Post.
To see who has tagged your company, open the Page admin view, click Activity in the left menu and choose the Mentions filter (LinkedIn's Activity tab help); on the app, tap Dashboard, select Activity and tap Mentions. You can also search a keyword, open the Posts tab and use the Mentioning company filter under All filters (Search for member posts). Those mentions are ready-made Page content, and our guide to posting from your profile or the company page covers re-sharing them with a line of context.
How many people can you tag in a LinkedIn post?
The LinkedIn help pages we checked give two limits: up to 30 people per photo, and 40 or fewer mentions in a post from a company Page. Its help page on mentions in member posts gives no number (checked 4 November 2026).
| Where you tag | What LinkedIn says | Help page (last updated, as shown on 4 Nov 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Photos in a post | Up to 30 people per photo, and up to nine images per post | Tag people in your photos (4 years ago) |
| A post from a company Page | If you see an error creating a post, make sure it has 40 or fewer mentions | Troubleshoot posts on your LinkedIn Page (1 year ago) |
| A post or comment from your profile | No number; LinkedIn may limit mentions of members you're not connected with | Mention people in your posts (2 years ago) |
On paper, a post with nine photos could carry 9 × 30 = 270 photo tags. LinkedIn's own advice is far lower. In a June 2019 post on how the feed works, Pete Davies, then a Senior Director of Product Management at LinkedIn, wrote: "only mention people that you think are likely to respond, max five is a good rule of thumb." It is seven years old, so treat five as a rule of thumb, not a limit.
To tag people in a photo (same photo help page): on desktop, click Photo in the share box, choose your images, click Tag in the Edit your photo window, click anywhere on the photo, type the name and click it, click Done to preview, then click Post. In the app, tap Post, add a photo, tap the Tag icon, tap the photo, type the name and tap it, tap Next to preview, then tap Post.
Can you add tags to a LinkedIn post after posting?
Yes, for mentions in the text. LinkedIn's mentions page says you can edit your posts and comments to add a mention, and its Edit a shared post page gives the steps:
- Desktop: click the More icon in the upper-right corner of the post, click Edit post, add the @ mention and click Save.
- Mobile app: tap the More icon in the upper-right corner of the post, tap Edit post, make the change and tap Save.
The word Edited then appears next to the post. On desktop, edit a comment from the More icon to the right of it: click the Edit icon, add the mention and click Save Changes, and LinkedIn shows (edited) above the comment (Edit comments in your LinkedIn feed). Two limits: the edit page says only the text in a post can be edited, and the photo page mentions removing tags after you post, not adding them, so tag people in photos before you press Post. Company Page posts can have their text, URLs, mentions and hashtags edited, according to LinkedIn's Page posts FAQ.
Neither the mentions page nor the edit page says whether a mention added by editing sends a fresh notification (checked 4 November 2026), so if it matters, send the person the link yourself. For the rest of the edit menu, see our step-by-step guide to editing LinkedIn posts.
Who should you tag, and who should you leave out?
Tag the people and companies who are part of the post and likely to answer, and leave out anyone you would be tagging only for reach. The spam section of LinkedIn's Professional Community Policies doesn't name tagging, but it rules out "untargeted, irrelevant, obviously unwanted" content, and LinkedIn's spam help page lists excessive or irrelevant comments and messages as spam (both checked 4 November 2026).
| Situation | Tag? | Deciding fact |
|---|---|---|
| You quote, credit or thank someone by name | Yes | They have a reason to reply, which is LinkedIn's 2019 test |
| A customer in a customer story | Only after they agree | LinkedIn says a mention associates the post with that person's profile |
| A partner or supplier you worked with | Yes, tag its Page | Its admins can find the mention under Activity, Mentions |
| A prospect you have never spoken to | No | LinkedIn may limit mentions of members you're not connected with, and a stranger is unlikely to respond, so it fails the 2019 test; comment on their post or message them instead |
| Well-known names, to borrow their audience | No | Unlikely to respond, so it fails the 2019 test |
| Six or more people in one post | Cut it down | Five is LinkedIn's 2019 rule of thumb |
This week, pick one person who changed how you work this year, write a post about what they taught you, and tag them and their company. Our LinkedIn post ideas for founders shows how to turn calls and notes into posts like this. For a ready structure, start from one of these LinkedIn post templates with hooks.
Why can't I tag someone on LinkedIn?
The person may have turned mentions off, may have blocked or restricted you, or may not be coming up in the list. Here is what LinkedIn's help pages say for each case (checked 4 November 2026).
| What you see | What LinkedIn says | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| A message that the member can't be mentioned | Some members turn their setting for mentions off | Write the name as plain text and send them the link |
| The name doesn't appear in the list | For common names, type the company too; LinkedIn may limit mentions of members you're not connected with | Search name plus company; if they still don't appear, connect first |
| You can't mention someone at all | When blocked or restricted, you may be unable to @ mention the author or the Page (reactions help page) | Leave them out |
| Your own company Page won't tag | Check the Page name for an extra space | Fix the name, then try again |
| A Page post shows an error | Make sure the post has 40 or fewer mentions | Cut tags and post again |
How do you remove a tag or stop people tagging you?
Open the post or comment, click the More icon in its upper-right corner, click Remove mention and confirm with Remove (Remove a mention or tag of yourself). Your name stays as plain text, but the link to your profile is removed. For a photo, click the Tag icon on the photo, then the Trash icon next to your name, then Remove; LinkedIn says the member who tagged you won't be notified. On the app, the same steps are taps.
To stop new tags, click Me, then Settings & Privacy, then Visibility. Under Visibility of your LinkedIn activity, click Mentions, tags, and collaborations and turn the Allow mentions, tags, and collaborations toggle off. On the app, start by tapping your profile photo (Choose whether members can mention, tag, or collaborate with you, updated 1 month ago). Existing mentions and tags aren't affected; the setting only blocks new ones.
Frequently asked questions
How do you tag someone in your post on LinkedIn?
Put the @ symbol in front of their name while you write, wait for LinkedIn's suggestions and select the right profile. LinkedIn's help says the person gets email and app notifications after you select them from the list, so check that each name turned into a link before you post. The help page gives these steps for posts and comments on desktop, and for posts in the mobile app.
Can you add tags to a LinkedIn post after posting?
Yes for the text: edit the post or comment, add the @ mention and save, and LinkedIn marks it as edited. Photo tags are different, because LinkedIn's help describes removing them after posting but not adding them, so tag people in photos before you publish. If the late mention matters, message the person the link too.
How many people can I tag on a LinkedIn post?
LinkedIn states 30 people per photo, with up to nine photos in a post, and tells company Pages that hit an error to keep a post to 40 or fewer mentions. Its help page on mentions gives no number for text mentions in a member's post (checked 4 Nov 2026). Its 2019 feed advice was to mention only people likely to respond, with five as a rough maximum.
Can I tag a business on LinkedIn?
Yes, if the business has a LinkedIn Page. Type @ and the Page's name, then choose it from the suggestions. The Page's admins can see the mention in the Activity tab of their admin view. If a company has no Page, there is nothing to tag, so write its name as plain text or, with permission, tag a person who works there.
Does someone know when you tag them on LinkedIn?
In most cases, yes. LinkedIn says a person mentioned in a post gets an email and an app notification, and a person tagged in a photo gets a notification and an email unless they have turned that notification setting off. They can also remove the mention, which leaves their name in your post without the link to their profile.
Sources
- LinkedIn Help: Mention people in your posts (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: How to repost a post on LinkedIn (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Post as your LinkedIn Page (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Troubleshoot posts on your LinkedIn Page (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: View and engage with your LinkedIn Page activity (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Search for member posts (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Tag people in your photos (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn News, Pete Davies: What's in your LinkedIn Feed: People You Know, Talking About Things You Care About (published 25 Jun 2019)
- LinkedIn Help: Edit a shared post (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Edit comments in your LinkedIn feed (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: LinkedIn Page posts FAQ (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Professional Community Policies (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Spam (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Like, unlike, and react to posts or comments (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Remove a mention or tag of yourself (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- LinkedIn Help: Choose whether members can mention, tag, or collaborate with you (checked 4 Nov 2026)