Hashtag generator for Instagram
Type a hashtag, describe your post or add a photo. You get related hashtags with live post counts, banned ones flagged, and you pick the ones you want.
Hashtags from a photo are a Pro feature, with 1 free try. Add a few words about the photo if you like.
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Searching for hashtags? Use this hashtag generator to find relevant hashtags for your Instagram posts. Enter any hashtag, describe your post or add a photo, and get related hashtags with their live post counts. Then simply select the ones you like to copy or export them.
How does the hashtag generator work?
Our database holds over half a million Instagram hashtags with their post counts. When you search, we find the hashtags related to your post, refresh their counts from Instagram and list them with their size, from very broad to niche. Banned hashtags are flagged in red so you never pick one by mistake.
How to generate the best hashtags for your Instagram content?
The best hashtags are relevant to your content, followed by your audience, and the right size. Instagram uses your hashtags to understand who to show your post to, on hashtag pages, in Explore and in search. Irrelevant hashtags waste a slot and can make people tap “not interested”.
- Start with a hashtag from your niche, or describe your post in a sentence, or add the photo.
- Look at the post count and size of each hashtag, and sort the list by posts.
- Select the hashtags that fit your post. Instagram allows up to 5 per post.
- Copy them, with dots if you want them below your caption, or export them to CSV.
More on choosing them: how to find the best hashtags for Instagram and how many hashtags to use.
Why is this the best hashtag generator for Instagram?
- You will find niche hashtags you won’t find anywhere else, thanks to one of the biggest hashtag databases.
- Post counts come live from Instagram, so you see how crowded each hashtag is today.
- It works with any hashtag, in any language, even hashtags with emojis.
- Easily copy and paste your hashtags, or export them to CSV.
- Banned hashtags are flagged automatically. You can also check a whole caption with our banned hashtags checker.
- Save your favourite hashtags as sets with a free account and reuse them later.
Questions
Is MetaHashtags free?
Yes. Without an account you get 3 searches a day, with 5 hashtags per search. A free account gives you 10 searches a day and 3 saved sets. Pro shows every hashtag we find, up to 155 per search.
Where do the post counts come from?
From Instagram’s own hashtag search, refreshed at least once a month. Free plans see rounded counts like 21.1M; Pro sees exact counts.
Do I need to connect my Instagram account?
No. We never ask for your Instagram login or access to your account.
What does “Dots” do?
It adds five lines with a single dot before your hashtags when you copy them, so the hashtags sit below your caption instead of right after it.
What is a banned hashtag?
A hashtag Instagram has restricted, usually because of spam or content that breaks its rules. We mark banned hashtags in red, and the banned hashtags checker scans a whole caption.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes, of course. You can cancel anytime before the due date of your next payment.
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