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This \u2018<\/span>#<\/b>\u2019 is a hashtag. You add it to the beginning of words to tag the word, like so: <\/span>#hashtags<\/b>. Putting <\/span>any spaces or punctuation will break your hashtag<\/b>, so don\u2019t put any in yours. \u00a0<\/span>Capitals are okay<\/b>, and a good idea to help differentiate words in longer hashtags. <\/span><\/p>\n

What do hashtags do?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Hashtags are used to make things<\/span> more searchable<\/b> on social media. Adding a hashtag to your post will group it with other posts that contain the same hashtag. So when somebody searches for that hashtag or keyword, <\/span>your post will show up<\/b> along with all the other posts with that hashtag. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hashtags make it easy for you to connect yourself to relevant discussions, join trending topics, and they make your posts more searchable. They are <\/span>especially important on Instagram<\/b>, where they are most popular. But they are also helpful on Facebook and other channels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:<\/span><\/h6>\n
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  1. How do I create my own hashtag on Instagram?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Should I use hashtags on Facebook?<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. How do I start advertising on Twitter?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":51429,"template":"","yoast_head":"\nWhat are hashtags? - Sotrender Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This \u2018#\u2019 is a hashtag. You add it to the beginning of words to tag the word, like so: #hashtags. Putting any spaces or punctuation will break your\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/what-are-hashtags\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What are hashtags? - Sotrender Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This \u2018#\u2019 is a hashtag. You add it to the beginning of words to tag the word, like so: #hashtags. 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