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Also known as hash tag, #

thumb|A post (tweet) on the social network X (social network)|X (Twitter) with several hashtags colored in blue text. A hashtag is a metadata tag operator that is prefaced by the hash symbol, #. On social media, hashtags are used on microblogging and photo-sharing services–especially Twitter and Tumblr–as a form of user-generated tagging that enables cross-referencing of content by topic or theme. For example, a search within Instagram for the hashtag #flowers returns all posts that have been tagged with that term. After the initial hash symbol, a hashtag may include letters, numerals or other

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A hashtag is a word or phrase preceded by a # symbol that people use on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram to tag and organize posts by topic or theme. When you search for a hashtag, it shows you all the posts that have been labeled with that same tag, making it easy to find content about subjects you're interested in.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
software feature
Part of
folksonomy
Named after
number sign
Image
Hashtag example.svg
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Commons category
Hashtags
hashtag
hashtags
topic has template
Template:Hash-tag
topic's main category
Category:Hashtags
different from
£
notation
number sign
discoverer or inventor
Chris Messina
described by source
Oxford English Dictionary
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