YouTube hashtag generator for three hashtags that match the video
Youtube Optimizer is a YouTube hashtag generator that writes hashtags into the description inside YouTube Studio. YouTube can show the first three hashtags above the title, so the generator stops at three: topic, format, and audience. It does not paste a trending block. Free: 1 optimization per day. Pro: $25 once.
1 free optimization per day · Unlimited for a one-time $25 · Works inside YouTube Studio
Hashtag generators that dump #viral #fyp do not describe the video
A YouTube hashtag is a description label, not a tag. Tags live in the Tags field. Hashtags live in the description. Mixing them up, or copying a 30-hashtag pack, tells YouTube the video is about a trend it is not.
YouTube displays up to three hashtags above the title on some layouts. Those three should be phrases a viewer would recognize: the skill, the format, and who it is for.
Generate YouTube hashtags in Studio
- 1
Name the video in three words
Example: desk stretch, back pain, office. If you need a fourth idea, it is probably a second video.
- 2
Enhance the description
Youtube Optimizer places up to three hashtags at the end of the description, after the hook and the chapters.
- 3
Delete any hashtag the footage does not earn
#Viral and #FYP stay off unless the video is actually that trend. Specific beats broad.
- 4
Keep tags in the Tags field
Hashtags are not a substitute for tags. Use the tags generator for the 500-character tag set, and this generator for the three hashtags.
Hashtag rules this generator follows
- ●Three hashtags, at the end of the description.
- ●One for the topic, one for the format (tutorial, review, Short), one for the audience.
- ●No spaces inside a hashtag. Use capitals only to split words: #BackPainRelief.
- ●Do not repeat the same three hashtags on every upload.
- ●Shorts use the same rule. A Short is not an excuse for a trending dump.
Same Short, different hashtags
Before
#viral #fyp #foryou #shorts #trending #subscribe
After
Save this 30-second desk stretch for your next Zoom block. No equipment. #DeskStretch #BackPainRelief #OfficeWorkout
Trending hashtag packs vs generated hashtags
Copy-paste hashtag packs
The same list on every video. YouTube learns the wrong topic.
Youtube Optimizer
Three hashtags from this video’s title, written in the description in Studio. Free daily or $25 lifetime.
Write the three hashtags in YouTube Studio
Install Youtube Optimizer, Enhance the description, and keep the three hashtags that match the video.
Frequently asked questions
Is this YouTube hashtag generator free?
Yes. One Youtube Optimizer enhancement per day is free and can write the description hashtags. Unlimited is $25 once.
How many YouTube hashtags should I use?
Three. YouTube can show the first three above the title. More hashtags do not get more slots.
Are YouTube hashtags the same as tags?
No. Hashtags go in the description. Tags go in the Tags field and are capped at 500 characters. Use both, with different phrases.
Do hashtags work on YouTube Shorts?
Yes. Put three hashtags that name the Short at the end of the description. For tag-field rules on Shorts, see the Shorts tags page.
Can I generate hashtags from a URL?
Open the video in YouTube Studio and Enhance the description. There is no separate URL form.