A 400-character caption on YouTube
YouTube shows about the first 157 characters before "…more", so 243 of the 400 are hidden until someone taps. Put the hook in those first 157.
YouTube hashtag generator
To find YouTube hashtags, type the topic of your post and the YouTube hashtag generator suggests broad, niche and community tags in groups, sized to YouTube’s rules. It works from templates, not live trend data, so search each tag on YouTube before you post and keep the few that match the post best. YouTube posts take up to 5,000 characters, shows about 157 before "…more", and allows up to 60 hashtags.
Generate YouTube hashtags for your video
Type what the video is about; the suggestions come back in groups (broad, niche and video format), so you can pick the few that describe it best.
YouTube ignores every hashtag on a video with more than 60, not just the extras, and shows up to 3 of the most engaging ones above the title, so a few relevant tags work better than many.
YouTube enforces a hard cap of 60 hashtags — the same limit SkedCast’s own composer gates on.
15 suggestions across 3 categories
Broad
Umbrella tags for the topic’s niche.
- #veganbakery
- #foodie
- #foodstagram
- #instafood
- #foodlover
Niche / specific
Compound tags built from the exact topic.
- #vegan
- #bakery
- #veganbakerytips
- #veganbakeryideas
- #veganbakeryguide
Video-specific
Format tags describing what kind of video this is.
- #veganbakerytutorial
- #veganbakeryreview
- #veganbakeryexplained
- #veganbakeryguide
- #veganbakerytips
Template-based suggestions, not AI, and not real-time trend or volume data — SkedCast has no hashtag-volume API. Research each tag on the platform itself before you use it. Nothing you type here is uploaded or stored; suggestions are generated entirely in your browser.
What are YouTube’s hashtag rules?
On YouTube, a hashtag is a clickable link: tap it and you see other videos with the same tag. YouTube’s help centre sets these rules:
| Rule | What YouTube says |
|---|---|
| Where they go | The video title or description, on long videos and Shorts |
| Format | No spaces: join the words, as in #TwoWords |
| Shown by the title | Up to 3 from the description, the ones YouTube considers most engaging |
| How many | More than 60 and YouTube ignores every hashtag on the video |
| Over-tagging | Can remove the video from your uploads or from search |
| Not allowed | Hashtags unrelated to the video, and hashtags that harass, hate, are sexual or vulgar |
How many hashtags should you use on YouTube?
Three to five relevant ones. YouTube allows up to 60, but it shows only 3 by the title and warns that over-tagging can take a video out of search, so a short set does more: one broad tag for the topic, one or two niche tags for the exact subject, and your channel’s own tag. Put them at the end of the description, which holds up to 5,000 bytes (emoji and non-Latin letters take more than one); check the length with the YouTube character counter, and compare every network in the hashtag limits by platform.
How do you use the YouTube hashtag generator?
- Enter your topic. Type the topic, niche or product your YouTube post is about — a word or a short phrase works best.
- Read the categorized suggestions. The generator returns hashtags grouped by category on YouTube instead of one long, undifferentiated list.
- Pick a handful, not the whole list. Choose the tags that most precisely match this specific post rather than pasting in every suggestion at once.
- Check each tag before publishing. Search each tag on YouTube first, since this tool has no live trend or volume data to confirm it.
- Copy and use them. Copy the ones you picked and paste them into your caption, description or first comment.
What are the YouTube rules to know?
The limits SkedCast’s composer checks for YouTube before a post goes out, read from the same rules table the composer uses.
| Text limit | 5,000 characters |
|---|---|
| How length is counted | As you see it: one emoji or accented letter counts as one character |
| Hashtags | Up to 60 per post; extras are flagged before publishing |
| Where the caption is cut off in the feed | About 157 characters before "…more", so lead with the point |
| Text-only posts | Not allowed: every post needs an image or video |
| Links in the text | No link-preview card |
| First comment | Supported: SkedCast can post a first comment right after publishing |
| Feed crop | 16:9 in the feed preview |
| Images | Not published by SkedCast to this platform |
Good to know
- YouTube cannot post text without a video — every post requires exactly one video.
- YouTube does not support image, photo, or carousel posts via the API.
- YouTube does not support GIF posts.
- YouTube does not support document/PDF posts.
- YouTube does not support polls, threads, stories, or link posts via the publishing API.
What does it look like in practice?
65 hashtags on YouTube
That is 5 over the 60 SkedCast allows for YouTube, so the post is flagged before it publishes rather than going out with tags dropped.
Topic: "vegan bakery"
For "vegan bakery" on YouTube, the generator returns 3 categories totaling 15 suggested tags. The "Broad" group alone returns 5: #veganbakery, #foodie, #foodstagram, #instafood.
Topic: "fitness coach"
For "fitness coach" on YouTube, the generator returns 3 categories totaling 15 suggested tags. The "Broad" group alone returns 5: #fitnesscoach, #fitness, #fitfam, #workout.
How do you schedule YouTube videos with hashtags?
In SkedCast, upload the video, write the title and description with your hashtags, and pick the time; the composer counts the hashtags as you type and warns before you pass 60, when YouTube would ignore them all. Saved hashtag groups keep your regular sets one click away, and the same post can go to TikTok or Instagram with their own tags. See the YouTube scheduler, or generate tags for another network with the hashtag generator.
YouTube hashtag generator FAQ
- How many hashtags should I use on YouTube?
- YouTube ignores every hashtag on a video with more than 60, not just the extras, and shows up to 3 of the most engaging ones above the title, so a few relevant tags work better than many.
- What is the maximum number of hashtags YouTube allows?
- YouTube enforces a hard cap of 60 hashtags — the same limit SkedCast’s own composer gates on.
- Does the YouTube hashtag generator work for Shorts too?
- Yes — hashtags work the same way across YouTube’s formats, so the same YouTube hashtag generator suits a Short or a regular post; the suggestions are not tied to one specific format.
- Can I post text only on YouTube?
- No. Every YouTube post needs at least one image or video; the caption rides along with the media.
- Will YouTube cut off a long caption?
- In the feed, yes: YouTube shows roughly the first 157 characters and hides the rest behind "…more", so put the hook and any call to action first.
- How many hashtags can a YouTube post have?
- SkedCast flags anything over 60 hashtags on a YouTube post before it publishes, so a post never goes out with tags YouTube would drop.
- What happens to a link in a YouTube post?
- The link counts at its real length, and YouTube shows no link-preview card for it.
- What is the YouTube hashtag limit?
- 60 per video, counted across the title and description. Over 60, YouTube ignores all of them, not just the extras.
- Which hashtags show above a YouTube video title?
- Up to 3 from the description, the ones YouTube considers most engaging. If the title already has hashtags, those show in the title itself.
- Should I put hashtags in the YouTube title or description?
- Mostly the description: that keeps the title readable and still gives YouTube hashtags to show by the title.
Sources
YouTube’s hashtag rules on this page come from its help centre:
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