YouTube Shows Searchable Hashtags Above Video Titles
YouTube now displays hashtags on videos that can help users search for and discover other videos about the same topics. Currently, hashtags appear on videos viewed in a web browser and the Android mobile app. Hashtags are not shown in the iOS app. Hashtags appear in blue text above the video’s title. Users can click or tap on a hashtag to conduct a YouTube search for other videos that contain the same hashtag. Users can also type a hashtag into the YouTube search bar to manually search for other videos with that hashtag. YouTube creators can utilize hashtags simply by including them in the video description.Keep in mind, however, only the first three hashtags in a video description will be displayed above the title. Creators have to adhere to YouTube’s hashtag use policies. This involves refraining from using hashtags to promote harassment and hate speech, or using hashtags to direct people to misleading content. Other hashtag policies include refraining from over-tag...