About

Hashtag usage is a critical component of Social Media Optimization (SMO). While platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn rely heavily on tagging for discovery, managing these tags manually is prone to error. The Hashtag Extractor is designed for professional Social Media Managers who need to audit competitors, recycle high-performing tag clouds, or clean up messy captions.

This tool goes beyond simple regex matching. It applies a multi-stage normalization pipeline: tokenization, unicode sanitization, deduplication, and platform-specific validation. It automatically flags when tag counts exceed platform limits (e.g., limit > 30 for Instagram) and offers granular sorting options to optimize tag placement strategy.

Formulas

The extraction engine operates on a strict pipeline model. The input text T is processed through a unicode-aware tokenizer function f.

{

T → Regex#[\p{L}\p{N}_]+Filter: S = Unique(T)Sort: sort(S, criteria)

Where Unique removes duplicates such that n_final ≤ n_initial. The density D of hashtags within the text is calculated as:

Length(Tags)Length(TotalText)

Reference Data

Platform	Max Hashtags	Optimal Count	Character Limit	Hidden Shadowban Risk
Instagram (Post)	30	3 - 5 (or 30)	2,200	High (Banned Tags)
Instagram (Story)	10	1 - 3	N/A	Medium
TikTok	Unlimited	3 - 5	2,200 (Caption)	Medium
LinkedIn	Unlimited	3 - 5	3,000	Low
Twitter / X	Unlimited	1 - 2	280	Low
Facebook	Unlimited	2 - 3	63,206	Low
YouTube (Desc)	15	3 - 5	5,000	Medium
Pinterest	20	2 - 5	500	Low

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The tool uses advanced Unicode property escapes (\p{L}) in its Regular Expression engine. This ensures that hashtags in languages like Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, Japanese, and accented Latin characters are correctly identified and preserved.

Social media algorithms penalize repetitive content. Repeating the same hashtag multiple times in a single block (e.g., #marketing #marketing) wastes space and signals spam behavior to platform bots. Our unique filter ensures maximum efficiency.

Instagram strictly enforces a limit of 30 hashtags per feed post. If you attempt to post 31 or more, the caption typically fails to save entirely, or the post is published with no caption. This tool visually alerts you when your count exceeds 30.

Absolutely. While YouTube allows up to 15 hashtags to be displayed, using too many can be flagged as "tag stuffing." Use the "Count" feature to ensure you stay within the optimal range of 3-5 tags.