YouTube Hashtag Generator: Find the Right Tags for Your Video

The right YouTube hashtags can help viewers understand what a video is about and find related content. This YouTube hashtag generator creates a focused set for your topic, then separates the suggestions into two groups: the first three hashtags YouTube may show above the title and a longer set for your description.

Describe the video in the tool above to get hashtags and a second, separate list of keyword phrases for YouTube's video tags field. The tags output keeps multi-word phrases intact and stays within the field's 500-character budget.

Where to put YouTube hashtags

Put hashtags in your video description. YouTube can surface up to three of those hashtags above the video title, while the rest remain in the description where viewers can select them to browse related videos. The generator labels the three strongest suggestions as Your first 3 so you can make that placement intentional.

Start with three to five highly relevant hashtags rather than filling every available space. Relevance matters more than a long list. YouTube's Help guidance says that using more than 60 hashtags on a video or playlist causes all hashtags to be ignored, so never treat the documented cap as a target.

Hashtags and video tags are different

Hashtags begin with a # and are visible in the title or description. Video tags are hidden keyword phrases entered in YouTube Studio, separated by commas. A phrase such as “how to edit youtube shorts” should stay as one phrase; splitting it into hashtag-like words changes its meaning.

Video tags carry far less ranking weight than they used to, so they are not a shortcut to search traffic. Use them to clarify common variations, misspellings, or phrases that describe the video, while putting most of your effort into a useful title, accurate description, strong thumbnail, and a video that keeps viewers watching.

Browse starter hashtags by category

These curated sets are available without an AI request and can help you get started. Use them as prompts, then choose only the tags that honestly describe your video.

How to use the generated set

1. Describe the specific topic, format, and audience for your video.
2. Place the strongest three suggestions in the description and review them in context.
3. Add a few relevant description hashtags, then check each one before publishing.
4. Copy the separate video tags into YouTube Studio only when they add useful context.

Treat generated suggestions as a starting point, not a promise of reach. Search each hashtag, remove anything misleading, and keep your wording natural. For more creator tools, use Linktree's hashtag generator to explore platform-specific ideas and add your finished channel to your Linktree.