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LinkedIn Hashtag Checker: how many hashtags to use, and which

Paste your post or just its hashtags. Count them, spot the generic and duplicate ones, and get specific ideas from the words you use. Free, instant, no signup.

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What the hashtag checker looks at

Hashtags tell LinkedIn and readers what a post is about. A few specific ones help; a long block of generic ones looks like spam.

The checker does not know how many people follow a hashtag. Before you use an idea, search it on LinkedIn and check that real posts in your field use it.

How to choose hashtags for a LinkedIn post

Good hashtags describe the post for the people you want to reach. Four habits help.

Use 3 to 5

A handful of hashtags is enough to say what the post is about. Past five, they start to look like spam.

Go specific

Mix the topic of the post, your niche and your industry. #ClientRetention says more than #Business.

Make them readable

Capitalise each word, like #CustomerSuccess, so readers and screen readers can split it. Keep hashtags in plain letters, never styled.

Put them at the end

Group hashtags on the last line so they don't break the reading of the post.

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LinkedIn hashtag checker FAQ

Is this LinkedIn hashtag checker free?

Yes. It is free, with no signup and no limit. It runs in your browser, and nothing you paste is sent to us or stored.

How many hashtags should I use on LinkedIn?

Three to five is the usual advice. It is enough to say what the post is about, and few enough not to look like spam.

Are generic hashtags like #business bad?

They are not banned, but they are shared by millions of posts, so yours gets lost among them. Hashtags about your topic, niche or industry tell readers more about who the post is for.

Where should hashtags go in a LinkedIn post?

At the end, on their own line. Hashtags in the middle of a sentence break the reading.

Do hashtags still help reach on LinkedIn?

They help a little, by saying what the post is about. Reach depends far more on the post itself and on the reactions and comments it gets in the first hour.

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