How can I use Name Tag on a touch screen device?

I've been trying to name a sheep jeb and all it does is hit the sheep. I'm on touch screen on my tablet and cannot find a solution. Please help. Is it even possible without a mouse/controller?


I haven't tried it yet on the mouse but I have done the nametag thing multiple times on touchpads. All you do is tap and hold it until you named the entity or face the entity until a button that says "name" appears above your hotbar. Just remember to not hit the entity by tapping once on it.