Hashtag Counter, Extractor & Cleaner
Extracts hashtags from text, counts totals against platform limits (e.g. max 5 for LinkedIn, max 30 for Instagram), deduplicates, and formats spacing.
1. Caption & Hashtag Input
2. Analysis & Cleaned Tags
About this tool
How to use it
- Paste your social media post caption, article draft, or hashtag list into the text area.
- Select your target platform (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, YouTube, or Threads) to see real-time limit and algorithmic recommendation warnings.
- Choose your preferred casing convention: Preserve Original, lowercase, UPPERCASE, or accessible PascalCase (CamelCase).
- Toggle deduplication to eliminate redundant duplicate tags and click any tag chip in the interactive cloud to remove unwanted hashtags.
- Click 'Copy Hashtags' to paste into comments or posts, or 'Copy Caption (Tags Stripped)' to obtain a clean post body.
Why it matters
Using too many hashtags or repeating duplicate tags damages social media engagement and can trigger algorithmic shadowbans or spam penalties on platforms like LinkedIn and Instagram. Simultaneously, capitalizing hashtags in PascalCase makes them readable for screen readers and improves accessibility.
When to use it
Use when scheduling social media posts across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube, auditing client captions, or cleaning bulk hashtag research spreadsheets.
Good to know
Instagram allows up to 30 hashtags per post, but Instagram Creators officially advises using 3 to 5 highly specific tags. On LinkedIn, using more than 5 hashtags often reduces organic post impressions.
Common questions
How many hashtags should I use on Instagram in 2026?
While Instagram permits up to 30 hashtags, official creator recommendations advise using 3 to 5 hyper-targeted niche hashtags to achieve optimal algorithmic distribution without looking spammy.
What happens if I use too many hashtags on LinkedIn?
LinkedIn's algorithm is sensitive to commercial spam. Posts with more than 5 hashtags generally receive lower distribution in feeds than posts with 3 to 5 targeted industry tags.
What is PascalCase for hashtags and why is it recommended?
PascalCase (or UpperCamelCase) capitalizes the first letter of each word in a multi-word hashtag (e.g. #SocialMediaMarketing instead of #socialmediamarketing). This allows screen readers to pronounce each word distinctly, significantly improving accessibility for visually impaired users.
Does this tool strip special characters from hashtags?
Yes. Our extractor recognizes standard alphanumeric characters and underscores across Latin and international scripts, ignoring punctuation like commas, periods, or trailing exclamation points that accidentally attach to hashtags.
Are my post drafts or hashtags uploaded to any database?
No. All text parsing, hashtag extraction, deduplication, and formatting run 100% locally inside your web browser. Zero content is ever transmitted to a server.