Tagging someone with @ mentions

Tagging someone — also called an at-mention — lets another volunteer know you'd like them to see your post.

Where you can tag

Mentions work in the post editor (feed and group posts), in comments on a post (feed or group), and in the inbox message editor (1:1 threads, group chats, and new-message compose).

How to tag someone

Type the @ sign and start typing the person's name. A small list of matching people appears below your cursor. Click the right one. Their name turns into a small, clickable tag stored inline in the post body.

Search scope inside a group

If you're posting or commenting inside a group, the search only returns members of that group — you can't tag someone from outside the group.

What they see

The person you tagged gets an in-app notification (under the bell icon, with a distinct @ symbol next to it) and an email if they've left email notifications on. The notification tells them who tagged them and shows a snippet of your post.

Tagging more than one person

Type @ again for the next person. There's no fixed cap, but mentioning everyone in a group is usually better done with a single post inside the group itself.

Removing a tag

If you tagged the wrong person, just delete their name from your post like regular text — the tag goes with it.

Tagging in a private group

You can tag any member of the group. Because the search is scoped to group members, you can't accidentally tag a non-member into a private group's post.

When not to tag

Tagging the same person on every post can feel like nagging. Use it when you specifically want their attention — a question, a mention of something they did — not as a default.