How many tags can a YouTube video have?

There's no count limit — the limit is 500 characters for all the tags together, commas included.

Are tags the same as hashtags?

No. Tags go in the Tags box in YouTube Studio and aren't shown to viewers. Hashtags go in the title or description and are; more than 60 and YouTube ignores them all.

No. Every tag is made from the words you typed, by fixed rules.

YouTube Tag Generator

Type the video's title and the words people would search for, and get tags that fit YouTube's 500-character tag box — counted the way YouTube counts it. Made from your own words on this page; nothing is sent.

Video or episode title

Keywords (the main one first)

Separated by commas — the words a viewer would type into search.

Channel or show name (optional)

Your tags (13)

YouTube's tag box — up to 500 characters283 / 500

Commas between tags count, and a tag with a space counts 2 more (YouTube treats it as if in quotes).

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Your keywords

From the title

Search variations

Your tags are made on this page from what you type. Nothing is saved or sent to CAPTD.

Do this automatically from your episode audio

Tags matter less than the title and description. Upload the episode's audio in Spotlight's Episode mode and CAPTD writes the description, chapters and title ideas from what was actually said.

Episode mode is part of the Spotlight workspace on CAPTD's paid plans — see pricing.

Open Episode mode

How to use this

What it does

Turns your title and keywords into tags: your keywords as written, the two- and three-word phrases in the title, the main keyword with common search words added, and the channel name. It keeps the list inside YouTube's 500-character limit, counted the way YouTube counts.

What you'll need

The video or episode title
The keywords people would search for — the main one first
Optionally, your channel or show name

Steps

Type the title and keywords.
Tap tags to add or remove them — the meter shows the 500-character limit.
Copy and paste into the Tags box in YouTube Studio (it takes a comma-separated list).

Reading the result

The number on each tag is what it costs: its length, plus 2 if it has a space. The meter adds them up with the commas between them, the same sum YouTube makes.

Tips

Put the main keyword in the title and description too — they matter more than tags.
Add common misspellings of your topic or name; that's what YouTube says tags are for.
A few specific tags beat 500 characters of loosely related ones.

Learn more

Do YouTube tags still matter?

Not much. YouTube's own help says tags "play a minimal role" in a video's discovery, and are mainly useful when the topic is often misspelled. The title, thumbnail and description matter more.

The tag box holds 500 characters in total. YouTube counts the commas between tags, and a tag with a space as if it were in quotes — so "foo baz" costs 9, not 7.

Why creators still add them

Tags cost nothing, help with misspellings and alternative names, and tell YouTube what a video is about when the title is a joke or a question.

Common mistakes

Keyword stuffing in the description. YouTube counts excessive tags in a description as spam.
Unrelated popular tags. misleading metadata breaks YouTube's spam policy.
Running out of room. long tags with spaces use the 500 characters fast.

FAQ

How many tags can a YouTube video have?: There's no count limit — the limit is 500 characters for all the tags together, commas included.
Are tags the same as hashtags?: No. Tags go in the Tags box in YouTube Studio and aren't shown to viewers. Hashtags go in the title or description and are; more than 60 and YouTube ignores them all.
Does this use AI?: No. Every tag is made from the words you typed, by fixed rules.