🎬 Generate hashtags
Frequently Asked Questions
Hashtags help YouTube users find your content and can appear as clickable tags in video titles. However, title keywords matter much more than hashtags for SEO. Use 2-5 relevant hashtags.
Add hashtags in the first few lines of your video description. YouTube will display up to 3 hashtags in the title area if they're in the description. The rest appear in expanded description.
Use 2-5 hashtags on YouTube. More than 5 is unnecessary and wastes description space. YouTube doesn't weight hashtags as heavily as Instagram or TikTok.
Yes, especially if you have a branded hashtag. It helps viewers find all your related videos and brand content. Include your main branded hashtag in every video description.
Yes, trending hashtags give content immediate visibility. However, verify they're relevant to your video - irrelevant trending hashtags can hurt your ranking. Relevance matters more than trend.
Check video suggestions in your niche, look at what competitors use, examine YouTube search autocomplete for your keywords, and use tools like TubeBuddy. Most important: make hashtags match your actual video topic.
Minimally. Your title and thumbnail impact CTR far more than hashtags. Hashtags help discovery on YouTube search/Explore. Focus on strong titles and thumbnails first, then optimize hashtags.
Yes! YouTube allows editing descriptions after publishing. If you notice underperforming hashtags, update them. Fresh hashtags can give your video new visibility months after publishing.