Platforms & Reach
YouTube Hashtags
Most popular #youtube hashtags for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Select any tags and copy them.
Quick answer: YouTube lets you add hashtags in a video's title or description. Up to three can appear above the title, and if a video has more than 60 hashtags, YouTube ignores every hashtag on it. Hashtags must be relevant to the video; misleading or unrelated tags break YouTube's policies and can lead to removal.
All #youtube hashtags
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Hashtags Selected (5)
Tick as many as you like. Instagram counts 5 per post; TikTok and YouTube allow more.
Pre-selected: our best 5-tag Instagram set.
Instagram hashtag sets (5 tags each)
Instagram counts a maximum of 5 hashtags per post or Reel. Each set below is complete: pick the one that matches your post and paste it into your caption. Why 5?
TikTok, YouTube Shorts and other platforms
About #youtube content
Hashtags on YouTube are clickable links that open a page of other videos using the same tag. YouTube's help center sets out a few rules worth knowing before you tag a long-form video:
- Placement: hashtags work in the title or the description.
- Above the title: of the hashtags in your description, up to three that YouTube considers most engaging can appear by the title.
- Over-tagging: more than 60 hashtags and YouTube ignores all of them.
- Relevance: unrelated, misleading or offensive hashtags go against YouTube's policies.
Hashtags are separate from the tags field in YouTube Studio, which YouTube says plays a minimal role in discovery. Titles, thumbnails and descriptions carry most of the weight. The Instagram sets below are for promoting a new upload to your Instagram audience.
Tips for tagging YouTube posts
- Keep it well under the limit. YouTube ignores all hashtags on a video with more than 60, and fewer, relevant tags are easier for viewers to use. Our YouTube hashtags guide covers placement.
- Make every description hashtag one you would be happy to see above the title. YouTube picks up to three it considers most engaging, so a weak or off-topic tag could be the one shown.
- Do not use hashtags that belong to someone else's brand or an unrelated trend. YouTube lists misleading hashtags as a policy issue.
- When promoting the video on Instagram, use five tags about the video's subject, not #youtube; see the 5-tag rule and Shorts hashtags for short clips.
Hashtags to avoid
| Hashtag | Why skip it |
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#sub4sub | Subscriber-exchange tag; YouTube's fake engagement policy prohibits schemes to artificially inflate subscribers. |
#subscribe4subscribe | Same exchange tactic; attracts inactive subscribers who hurt engagement. |
#viralvideo | Unrelated reach tags can count as misleading under YouTube's hashtag policy if they do not describe the video. |
Check any tag with the free banned hashtag checker.
Caption ideas to pair with these tags
New video is up. Link in bio.
Took three weeks to film, ten minutes to watch.
The full tutorial is on the channel.
Which thumbnail would you click?
Behind the camera on filming day.
Thank you for every view and comment.
Part one of the trip is live now.
Captions count toward Instagram's character limit. Check yours with the caption counter.
#youtube hashtag FAQs
How many hashtags can you use on YouTube?
You can add hashtags in the title and description, but if a video has more than 60, YouTube ignores all of them. A handful of relevant tags is plenty, since only up to three appear by the title.
Where do hashtags go on a YouTube video?
In the title or description. Up to three description hashtags can appear by the title, and each hashtag links to a results page of other videos using it.
Are YouTube hashtags the same as tags?
No. Hashtags are visible, clickable links in the title or description. Tags are hidden keywords added in YouTube Studio, which YouTube says play a minimal role in discovery.