Hashtag Counter
Count the total and unique hashtags in a caption or post, with a warning when you exceed Instagram's 30-hashtag limit. Runs in your browser.
How to use Hashtag Counter: Open Hashtag Counter — it runs entirely in your browser with no setup. Paste or type your input into the text area, or upload a file where supported. Set any options you need. The result appears in the output panel — there is no upload step and no waiting on a server. Everything runs inside your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
Count the total and unique hashtags in a caption or post, with a warning when you exceed Instagram's 30-hashtag limit. Runs in your browser. Hashtag Counter is a free, browser-based tool in the Filevane social media collection — there is nothing to install, no account to create and no watermark on your results. It works on desktop, tablet and mobile, and because the work happens on your own device it stays fast even with large inputs.
How to use Hashtag Counter
- Open Hashtag Counter — it runs entirely in your browser with no setup.
- Paste or type your input into the text area, or upload a file where supported.
- Set any options you need. The result appears in the output panel — there is no upload step and no waiting on a server.
- Review the output instantly; large inputs are handled locally without lag.
- Copy the result to your clipboard or download it. Your data never leaves the page.
Why use Hashtag Counter?
- 100% free with no limits, no sign-up and no watermarks.
- Private by design — your data are processed in your browser and never uploaded to a server.
- Fast and lightweight, with instant results even on a phone or a slow connection.
- Works everywhere — any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android or iOS.
- Part of a full social media suite, so related hashtag counter tasks are one click away.
What people use Hashtag Counter for
- Checking a caption against a platform's hashtag cap before posting.
- Auditing an old post's tag block when reach has dropped.
- Counting tags across a batch of drafted captions for a content calendar.
Hashtag Counter: limits and things worth knowing
- Instagram permits up to 30 hashtags per post and 10 on a Story; exceeding either causes the caption to fail rather than truncate.
- TikTok has no hard hashtag count, but the caption itself is limited, and hashtags consume that same allowance.
- Duplicate hashtags are counted once by the platform but still consume caption characters, which is a common cause of an over-length caption.
- The count here includes the hash symbol in the character total, matching how the platforms measure it.
Is it private and secure?
Your privacy is built in. Hashtag Counter runs completely on your device, so whatever you enter stays in your browser and is never transmitted, logged or stored on any server.
Network activity: none. Nothing is sent and nothing is fetched. This tool makes no network request at all once the page has loaded — which is why it keeps working if your connection drops.
You do not have to take that on trust — our privacy proof page publishes the Content-Security-Policy that enforces it, lists every third party it permits, and shows how to verify the whole claim yourself.
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Frequently asked questions
How many hashtags can I use on each platform?
Instagram allows up to 30 hashtags per post and 10 on a story. X/Twitter has no hashtag cap but every character counts toward the 280-character limit. TikTok caps the whole caption at 2,200 characters, and LinkedIn recommends three to five. The counter flags when you cross each of these.
Do hashtags count toward the character limit?
Yes — on X/Twitter and TikTok a hashtag consumes characters exactly like ordinary text, including the # symbol. Only Instagram effectively separates them, because hashtags placed in the first comment do not count against the caption.
Does this tell me how many posts use a hashtag?
No. This counts the hashtags in your own text and checks them against each platform's limits. Counting how many public posts carry a given hashtag requires that platform's own search or analytics, which no browser-side tool can access.
Are duplicate hashtags counted twice?
Duplicates are flagged separately, because platforms count them but they add no reach — repeating #travel twice spends one of your 30 Instagram slots for nothing.
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