Hashtag Extractor – Extract Hashtags from Text and Social Posts

This hashtag extractor pulls every hashtag out of your text and lists each one once. Paste posts, captions, comments, a social media export or any document, and the list updates as you type. You can sort hashtags by first appearance, by how often they’re used, or alphabetically, keep only the top 5 for Instagram, see how many times each one appears, and copy them as a ready-to-paste line or download them as a list or a CSV.

How to extract hashtags from text

1. Paste your text into the left box, use Open file, or drag a text file onto the box.
2. Choose how to Sort the hashtags, and how many to Show.
3. Pick a Format. Spaces gives you a single line you can paste straight into a caption.
4. Click Copy, or download the list. The Counts tab shows how often each hashtag was used, and In text highlights where each one was found.

Example

Sunset paddle #SummerVibes #kayaking
Weekend trip #summervibes #RoadTrip #2026

With the default options, the list is:

#SummerVibes
#kayaking
#RoadTrip

#SummerVibes and #summervibes count as one hashtag used twice, since social platforms ignore case. #2026 is skipped, because a tag made only of numbers isn’t a clickable hashtag on most platforms.

What counts as a hashtag

The tool follows the same rules social platforms use, so the list matches what would actually be clickable in a post:

• A hashtag starts with # and runs until a space or punctuation. In #travel!, the hashtag is #travel.
• Letters from any language count, including accents and other scripts, like #café, #日本 and #नमस्ते. Numbers and underscores count too, as in #open_source and #Day1.
• The # must start a word. C#, page#section and ' aren’t hashtags.
• Tags inside web addresses, like example.com/blog#tips, are ignored.
• Tags made only of numbers, like #1 or #2026, are skipped unless you turn on Number-only tags.
• Color codes like #1a73e8 are skipped when Skip color codes is on. Words that only look like color codes, like #cafe or #fab, are still hashtags.

Anything skipped is listed above the results, and shown crossed out in the In text tab, so nothing disappears without you knowing.

Options

How many hashtags can you use?

Platforms have tightened their limits. Instagram began limiting captions on posts and Reels to 5 hashtags in December 2025, and Threads allows 1 tag per post. If you’re reusing hashtags from older posts, set Sort to Most used and Show to Top 5 to keep the ones you rely on most. Limits change often, so check each platform’s current rules before you post.

Frequently asked questions