1) Are Hashtags Case Sensitive?

No! Instagram hashtags (hashtags at all!) are not case-sensitive.

It doesn’t matter if you use capitals or lower case. Sometimes is even easier to read when your hashtags has some capital letters, but don’t overdo it.

Hashtags shouldn’t attack your audience, they most important role is to catalog content and make photos easy to find.

 

2) Are Hashtags still relevant in 2019?

     Incorporating hashtags in your social media content is arguably more relevant in 2019 than it was even three years ago.

     With the recent changes in Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms, it’s estimated that 70% of your company’s organic social media content is going unseen. Hashtags can help your content get discovered.

    In 2019, a good hashtag can drive an entire digital marketing campaign.Here are a few examples of brands that have utilized hashtags in their social content.

 

3) Are Hashtags Dead?

    Nope, Hashtags are definitely not dead. They are nowadays the most powerful organic way to get your post seen by many.

 

4) Are hashtags copyrighted?

    Yes, you can indeed trademark a hashtag so long as you are in a position to demonstrate that you are providing a product or service to the general public that can be directly associated with that hashtag. But, a trademark is rather different from acopyright. Trademarking a hashtag will not prevent people from using it on social media. Other users will have the right to use your hashtag and a trademark will not allow you to legally challenge anyone using it. It will only hiply stop other companies and service providers within the same industry from using your hashtag to directly compete with you.

 

5) Are hashtags in comments searchable?

    Yes, hashtags in comments are still searchable, indeed many users like to use their hashtags on the first comment. There’s no difference to their functionality, so it’s your choice.

 

6) Are hashtags important on Instagram?

     Hashtags on Instagram are not important, they are more than important, if your desire is to reach many people, you need definitely to use hashtags on your posts and more important the right hashtags.

 

7) Are hashtags necessary on Instagram?

     Hashtags are not necessary, you can post on Instagram also without Hashtags BUT Hashtags give superpower to your posts and they give you the possibility to drive more people to your posts. If you are looking to become an influncer or to expand your brand you should without a doubt use hashtags.

 

8) Are hashtags all one word?

Yes, Hashtags are always one word, if you like to use a phrase, there can be no spaces between words. All letters and numbers must run together without spaces in a hashtag. You can’t have punctuation or symbols in your hashtag (other than the # symbol at the beginning)

 

9) Can hashtags have dashes?

Nope, Hashtags cannot include dashes.

 

10) Can hashtags have spaces?

You cannot add spaces or punctuation in a hashtag, or it will not work properly.

 

11) Can hashtags have numbers?

Yes, Hashtags can include numbers.

 

12) Can hashtags have punctuation?

    Punctuations in the hashtags or after will render the hashtag in error. Do not use apostrophes in the middle or punctuation marks in the end, including a period, comma or colon. 

 

13) Can hashtags have emojis?

Yes, Hashtags can have Emojis

 

14) Can hashtags be long?

    Hashtags on Instagram can be as long as you want, too long hashtags does not work so good.

 

15) Can hashtags be seen if private?

     If your account is private and not set to be seen from the public, only the people that follow you and that you accepted as followers can see your hashtags. Your posts will not be find by searching them in the search bar.

 

16) When will hashtags go away?

We are sure that Hashtags will never go away, they are a main keypoint for the Instagram Platform.

 

17) Where did hashtags originate?

The hashtag was first brought to Twitter on August 23, 2007 by Chris Messina. Before this, the hash (or pound) symbol had been used in various ways around the web, which helped Chris in developing his detailed suggestion for using hashtags on Twitter.

 

18) Where do hashtags show up?

After you tag your post with a hashtag, you’ll be able to tap the hashtag to see a page that shows all photos and videos people have uploaded with that hashtag. Things to keep in mind: When people with private profiles tag posts, they won’t appear publicly on hashtag pages. Numbers are allowed in hashtags.

 

19) When should you use hashtags?

The answer to this one requires your best judgement with regards to the context of the content and your brand. Our advice? Use them only when aiming to extend the reach of your post. Hashtags are the helping hand of the social media world — and a certainly welcome.

 

20) Can you use a question mark in a hashtag?

Don’t use commas, periods, exclamation points, question marks, apostrophes, asterisks, dollar signs, or any other symbols or the hashtag won’t work as intended. The hashtag for #War&Peace, for example, will just be seen as #War. Instead, use: #WarAndPeace

 

21) Do hashtags in stories work?

When posted in text, linked hashtags are often underlined. The Bad News: When you place hashtags in your Instagram Story, your images or video will not always be accepted into the hashtag aggregation—yes, even if your profile is set to public. … That said, adding hashtags to your Stories is worth a try.

 

22) Do hashtags increase engagement?

Posts with hashtags get twice as much engagement as posts without hashtags, according to Buffer. Tweets with two hashtags get the highest engagement, andengagement falls as the number of hashtags increase.

 

23) Do Hashtags make your posts public?

If you use a hashtag in a post you share to a Public audience, and allow people to follow you, your post will appear on your public profile and in that hashtag’s feed.

 

24) Why is a hashtag important?

Hashtags create great visibility for a campaign, and help you reach your target audience by using relevant hashtags that you know your audience is already following. When used to promote an event, the hashtag not only connects you with your followers, but your followers with each other.

 

25) Why is it called hashtag and not pound?

This phrase arose in Britain because pound sign could easily be confused with the British currency.

 

26) What are some popular hashtags?

#love #instagood #photooftheday #beautiful #fashion #tbt #happy #cute