- Who can use @everyone at each group size
- Steps to tag @everyone in a post or comment
- The daily and weekly limits
- Why @everyone isn't working for you
- Why some members don't get notified
- How to stop @everyone notifications reaching you
- Tagging everyone in a Messenger group chat instead
- Tagging one person or the group itself
- The verdict
- Frequently asked questions
To tag everyone in a Facebook group, start typing @everyone in a post or comment, then pick @everyone from the drop-down list. Whether it appears depends on the group's size: in groups of up to 100 members anyone can use it, in bigger groups only admins and moderators can, and in groups over 200,000 members nobody can.
That's how Facebook's Help Centre describes it in October 2026. The part most people miss is the size rule. If you're a member of a group with a few hundred people and @everyone simply doesn't show up when you type it, nothing's broken: Facebook has reserved it for admins and moderators at that size. Facebook calls this a batch mention, and it works in the Facebook app, on a computer and in Forum, Meta's app for groups.
Who can use @everyone at each group size
| Group size | Who can tag @everyone | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 100 members | Admins, moderators and members | Any member can tag the whole group |
| 100 to 200,000 members | Admins and moderators only | Members won't see @everyone in the list |
| More than 200,000 members | Nobody | The option isn't available at all |
So the bigger the group, the tighter the rule, and the very largest groups lose the option completely. If you run a big community, that's worth knowing before you plan an announcement around it.
Steps to tag @everyone in a post or comment
- Open the group and start a new post, or open the post you want to comment on.
- Type @everyone in the text box.
- Select @everyone from the drop-down suggestions that appear.
- Finish your message and post it as normal.
Facebook's steps are only those two: type it, then select it from the suggestions. If it doesn't appear in the list, the size rule or the limits below are the usual reasons.
The daily and weekly limits
Facebook puts two limits on batch mentions to stop them turning into spam. First, each person who's allowed to use @everyone can use it once a day in a group. Second, every group has a cap on how many times @everyone can be used across a 7 day period, and every use counts towards that cap, whoever it came from.
Facebook doesn't publish the number for that weekly cap. What it does tell you is the practical effect: if one admin uses @everyone on Monday and another uses it on Tuesday, both uses come out of the same weekly allowance. In a group with several admins, it's easy to run out without realising why.
Why @everyone isn't working for you
Facebook lists three reasons you can't use the tag:
- You're a member, and the group has 100 or more members, so only admins and moderators can use it.
- The group has more than 200,000 members, where tagging @everyone isn't available.
- You've reached the limit for how often you can use it in that group.
Why some members don't get notified
Even when the tag works, not everyone will see an alert. Facebook gives four reasons:
| Reason | What's going on |
|---|---|
| They turned it off | Members can switch off notifications for @everyone mentions in a group |
| Too many batch mentions that day | They'd already had a lot of batch mention notifications, or Facebook's notifications AI system chose not to send one |
| They're not a member | In a public group, someone can take part without being a member, and only members are tagged |
| They blocked the poster | Someone who's blocked the admin or moderator won't be notified |
That second row surprises people. Facebook says outright that its notification system can decide not to send the alert, so @everyone isn't a guarantee that each member's phone buzzes.
How to stop @everyone notifications reaching you
If you're on the receiving end and want fewer of these, Facebook lets you switch off batch mentions in your settings:
- Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
- Select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
- In the left column, click Notifications.
- Click Tags.
- Below Receive notifications for, turn off Batch mentions.
Tagging everyone in a Messenger group chat instead
Messenger has its own version that works differently. In a chat with more than one person, typing @everyone and tapping everyone in the menu notifies everyone in the chat, even people who've muted it. There's also a /silent command that sends a message without notifying anyone. Both only work in chats with multiple people.
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| Facebook group | Messenger group chat | |
|---|---|---|
| How to trigger it | Type @everyone, pick it from suggestions | Type @everyone, tap everyone in the menu |
| Who can use it | Depends on group size | Anyone in a chat with multiple people |
| Can people opt out? | Yes, members can turn off @everyone notifications | Messenger says it notifies people even if they've muted the chat |
Tagging one person or the group itself
If you only need a few people, a normal mention is gentler. Type @ followed by the person's name with a capital first letter and select them from the list. You can also mention a group by typing @ and its name. Facebook notes that a mention creates a link, and who can see that link depends on the privacy of whoever you mentioned: mention a secret group and only its members will see the link.
Once a story is up, keeping it past the day it expires is explained in a guide on how to add highlights on Facebook.
The verdict
Use @everyone for the posts that matter: an event change, a rule change, a deadline. In a group over 100 members it's an admin tool, and in a group over 200,000 it doesn't exist, so don't promise members you'll tag them all. If you share admin duties, agree who uses it and when, because the weekly allowance is shared and Facebook won't tell you the number in advance. Spend it on small updates and it may not be there for the one post that counts. For the same trick in other apps, here's how to tag everyone in a WhatsApp group, and if you're tagging one person rather than the lot, see how to tag someone on Facebook. Group admins using Meta's separate groups app can read my notes on the Facebook Forum app.
For the rest of the series, see the Facebook Help: 80 Guides to Pages, Groups, Ads, Stories and Fixes.
Frequently asked questions
How do I tag everyone in a Facebook group?
Start typing @everyone in a post or comment, then select @everyone from the drop-down suggestions.
Why can't I tag everyone in my Facebook group?
In groups with 100 or more members only admins and moderators can use @everyone, groups over 200,000 members can't use it at all, and there are daily and weekly limits.
How often can you use @everyone on Facebook?
Each person who can use it can do so once a day in a group, and each group has a limit across a 7 day period that every use counts towards.
Does @everyone notify every member?
Not always. Members can turn off @everyone notifications, and Facebook may not send one if someone has already had too many batch mentions that day.
