What is a YouTube hashtag generator?
A hashtag generator turns your video's topic into hashtags you can paste into the description or title. These come from YouTube's own search suggestions for the topic, joined into single words, so each hashtag matches something people search for.
Hashtags on YouTube are clickable: each links to a page of videos using the same tag, and the first three in your description appear above the title on the watch page. That makes the order matter, so put your most important hashtag first. YouTube ignores every hashtag on a video that has more than 60, and doesn't allow misleading or unrelated ones, so three to five accurate hashtags are plenty.
How to generate hashtags for a YouTube video
1.Enter the topic
Type the main keyword or phrase your video is about.
2.Pick your hashtags
Tick the ones that match your video. Put the most important first: YouTube shows the first three above the title.
3.Copy into your description
Copy the selected hashtags and paste them into your description, or into the title if you prefer.
Example: from search phrases to hashtags
Entering home workout gives suggestions that become hashtags like these.
- home workout
- #homeworkout
- home workout for beginners
- #homeworkoutforbeginners
- home workout no equipment
- #homeworkoutnoequipment
- Shown above the title
- the first three you place in the description
Spaces are removed because a hashtag ends at the first space.
How YouTube uses hashtags
Hashtags in a description become links to a page of videos with the same hashtag, and the first three show above the title on the watch page. Each one here is built from a phrase YouTube's search box suggests for your topic, so it matches what people look for.
YouTube ignores all the hashtags on a video that has more than 60, and its policies don't allow hashtags that are misleading or unrelated to the video. Three to five accurate hashtags are plenty.
Frequently asked questions
How many hashtags should I use on YouTube?
Three to five relevant ones. Only the first three show above the title, and YouTube ignores every hashtag on a video that has more than 60.
Should hashtags go in the title or the description?
Either works. Hashtags in the title appear as links in the title itself. Hashtags in the description keep the title clean, and the first three show above it.
What's the difference between tags and hashtags?
Tags are hidden keywords added in YouTube Studio. Hashtags are visible, clickable words in the title or description. The tag generator makes tags.
Can hashtags have spaces?
No. A hashtag ends at the first space, so phrases are joined into one word, like #easypastarecipe.
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