What is Hashtag Counter?

The Hashtag Counter counts, deduplicates, and formats hashtags from any text. Paste your hashtags or a social media post to see how many are unique, which ones repeat, and get a clean list ready to copy.

Detection uses a Unicode-aware regex so emoji-laden tags and non-Latin scripts work fine, not just ASCII. Each tag is matched case-insensitively, so #Travel and #travel count as the same hashtag. The stats card shows total, unique count, duplicates, word count, the character length of the deduplicated set you'd actually paste, and a density figure — the share of your whole caption that is hashtags. Every unique tag also appears as a tap-to-copy chip, and any tag commonly shadowbanned on Instagram is flagged in amber so you can swap it before posting.

How to use

1. Step 1 — Paste your text containing hashtags into the input area. The tool detects all #hashtags automatically.
2. Step 2 — View the count of total hashtags, unique hashtags, and any duplicates highlighted in the analysis.
3. Step 3 — Copy the deduplicated list or the formatted output. Check it against the platform cards (Instagram feed 30, Instagram Stories 10, Twitter/X 3 recommended, TikTok and LinkedIn 5 recommended, Facebook 1-3 recommended), each of which also shows the optimal sweet spot.

When to use

• Trimming an Instagram caption to fit the 30-hashtag platform cap before posting.
• Cleaning a saved hashtag bank that's accumulated duplicates over months of reuse.
• Comparing two competitor posts side by side to spot which tags overlap.

Result

You paste 35 hashtags from an Instagram draft. The counter shows 35 total, 31 unique, and 4 duplicates. It highlights #travel and #photography as repeated, giving you a clean 31-hashtag list under Instagram's 30 limit after removing one more.

FAQ

Does the counter treat #Travel and #travel as the same hashtag?

Yes. Instagram, TikTok, and X all match hashtags case-insensitively, so the tool follows the same rule. #Travel, #travel, and #TRAVEL collapse into one unique tag in the count, and the duplicates list flags them together.

Will it pick up hashtags in non-English scripts?

Yes. The detection regex matches any Unicode word character, so #여행, #سفر, and #旅行 all register correctly. Emoji-only tags and tags with mid-word punctuation are the only edge cases that may not be caught.

Why does Instagram cap me at 30 hashtags?

Instagram feed posts silently strip any caption that goes past 30 hashtags — none of them register and the post can get flagged as spam. Stories cap out at 10. The platform cards above turn red as soon as you cross either limit so you can trim before posting.

Twitter and LinkedIn have no hard limit. Why does the tool still warn at 3 to 5?

Engagement studies on both platforms show diminishing returns past a handful of tags. Twitter posts perform best with 1 to 3, LinkedIn with 3 to 5. The 'recommended' threshold reflects this, not an enforced cap.

Can I paste a whole caption with words and emojis between the hashtags?

Yes. Only the # tokens are extracted. Your prose, line breaks, and emojis are ignored by the counter, so you can drop in a finished post draft and still get an accurate hashtag analysis from it.

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