LinkedIn hashtag generator

Describe your post and get relevant LinkedIn hashtags in seconds: broad, niche and industry tags you can copy straight into your post. Free, no sign-up.

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What is a LinkedIn hashtag generator?It is an AI tool that suggests hashtags for a LinkedIn post. You describe the post or your niche, and it returns a mix of broad industry tags and specific niche tags that match the topic. ContentStudio's LinkedIn hashtag generator is free, needs no account and has no usage cap.

How to use it

How to Use the LinkedIn Hashtag Generator

Describe your post
Enter a short description of your post, topic or industry in the box. One sentence is enough.
Generate
Click Generate LinkedIn Hashtags Now to produce a set of hashtag suggestions.
Pick 3 to 5
Review the results and select the ones that match your specific post.
Add them to your post
Copy them and paste them at the end of your LinkedIn post, or work one or two into a sentence, before publishing.

The generator returns hashtags at different scale levels: broad industry terms for wider reach and niche-specific phrases for targeted professional audience discovery. Using a combination in the same post performs better than using only high-volume tags.

Tip: name the audience and the outcome in your description, for example "tips for first-time engineering managers at startups". You get tags like #EngineeringManagement instead of only #Leadership.

What you get

What this LinkedIn hashtag generator gives you

Broad industry hashtags

Big topic tags such as #Marketing, #Leadership or #Technology. They tell LinkedIn the general subject of your post.

Niche hashtags

Compound tags such as #SaaSMarketing or #B2BContentStrategy. Fewer posts use them, so your post is easier to find for people who care about that topic.

Career and hiring hashtags

Role and job tags such as #ProductManagement, #Hiring or #OpenToWork for job updates and recruiting posts.

Ideas for a branded hashtag

Use the suggestions as a starting point for a tag only your company or event uses, then add it to every related post.

Find hashtags on LinkedIn

How to Find Hashtags on LinkedIn

LinkedIn provides a few native ways to research hashtags before using them.

LinkedIn search

Type a hashtag into LinkedIn's search bar (with the # symbol) and switch to the Posts tab. LinkedIn shows the most recent content that uses the hashtag. LinkedIn does not show a follower count in search results, but the volume and recency of posts give an indication of activity.

Hashtag feeds

Click any hashtag inside a post to open a feed of posts that use it. This shows content volume and recency, which are proxies for hashtag activity, and it lets you see what kind of posts the tag attracts.

LinkedIn hashtag analytics

LinkedIn no longer gives you native hashtag analytics. Public hashtag follower counts went away with the 2024 changes, when Creator Mode and the "Talks about" profile hashtags were retired. The practical way to measure a hashtag today is your own post analytics: compare impressions and engagement on posts that use a tag with posts that don't, over several weeks.

ContentStudio generator

Enter your post topic into the generator to get suggestions mapped to professional LinkedIn audiences. The tool surfaces hashtags with active professional communities rather than only high-volume generic terms. For a full step-by-step guide on placement, formatting and research, read how to use LinkedIn hashtags.

How many hashtags

How Many Hashtags to Use on LinkedIn

Most LinkedIn experts and social media tools recommend 3 to 5 hashtags per post. Posts with 1 to 3 highly relevant hashtags tend to do as well as posts with 5, and long blocks of 10 or more tags look like spam to readers.

Item	Guideline
Hashtags per post	3–5 relevant ones (widely recommended)
Post character limit	3,000 characters, hashtags included
Shown before "…see more"	Roughly the first 210 characters on desktop, less on mobile
Where to put them	At the end of the post, or one or two inside a sentence
Format	No spaces or punctuation; capitalize each word (#ContentMarketing) so they are easy to read

Best hashtags by use case

Best Hashtags for LinkedIn by Use Case

For B2B content: Industry-specific compound hashtags (#SaaSMarketing, #B2BContentStrategy, #TechStartups) work better than broad single-word tags (#Marketing, #Business) because they reach professionals actively engaged in a specific domain rather than a generic audience.

For job seekers: Hashtags relevant to role type and industry (#ProductManagement, #SoftwareEngineering, #FinanceJobs) help recruiters and hiring managers who search those topics find your post. Announcing a new position with #NewJob, or a search with #OpenToWork, alongside a role-specific hashtag is a common pattern on LinkedIn.

For thought leadership: Hashtags tied to current professional debates or trends in your industry, combined with your area of expertise (#FutureOfWork, #AIinMarketing, #RemoteTeams), reach people interested in those conversations.

For company Pages: Pair one branded hashtag with two or three topic tags. Use the same branded tag on every post about a campaign, event or product launch so people can see the whole set in one feed.

Marketing tips
#ContentMarketing #B2BMarketing #MarketingStrategy
Hiring post
#Hiring #RemoteJobs #SoftwareEngineering
New job announcement
#NewJob #ProductManagement #CareerGrowth
Startup update
#Startups #Founders #SaaS
Sales advice
#B2BSales #SalesTips #SalesLeadership
HR and culture
#EmployeeExperience #CompanyCulture #FutureOfWork
AI and tech
#ArtificialIntelligence #AIinMarketing #Technology
Event recap
#EventMarketing #Networking #YourEventTag

Want the text of the post too? Draft it with the LinkedIn post generator, then run it through this tool for tags.

Hashtag best practices

LinkedIn hashtag best practices

Relevance beats volume

A tag only helps if the people following that topic would want your post. #Marketing on a post about payroll software confuses both readers and LinkedIn.

Mix broad and niche

One broad tag, two niche tags and, if you have one, a branded tag is a solid default for most posts.

Keep them readable

Capitalize each word in a multi-word hashtag (#DigitalMarketing, not #digitalmarketing). It reads better and screen readers pronounce it correctly.

Don't hide the message behind tags

Hashtags are a topic signal, not a growth hack. A strong hook in the first two lines, a clear point and a question that invites comments do more for reach than any tag.

Vary your sets

Choose tags for each post's topic rather than pasting the same five every time. Your posts cover different topics, so your hashtags should too.

Hashtags vs. keywords

LinkedIn hashtags vs. keywords

Hashtags and keywords both help people find you on LinkedIn, but they do different jobs.

Hashtags

Clickable # tags in a post. They group posts by topic and make your post show up when someone clicks or searches that tag.

Keywords

Plain words in your post, headline, About section and Experience. LinkedIn search reads them to match profiles and posts to what people type.

Use both. Pick tags here, and find the words to put in your profile and posts with the LinkedIn keyword tool.

From hashtags to a published LinkedIn post

Finding hashtags is step one. ContentStudio is an AI social media management platform that takes your post from draft to published. With it you can:

Schedule to LinkedIn. Plan posts for your profile and company Page, pick the best time, and publish automatically with ContentStudio's LinkedIn scheduling tool.
Write posts and hashtags in one place. AI Studio, our AI social media content generator, writes the post, suggests hashtags and creates images in the composer, in your brand voice.
Save hashtag sets. Keep your go-to LinkedIn hashtag groups and add them to any post in one click.

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Is it free?

Is the LinkedIn Hashtag Generator Free?

Yes. ContentStudio's LinkedIn hashtag generator is free with no usage cap and no account required. It is part of ContentStudio's suite of free social media tools available to anyone.

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Frequently asked questions

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Can I follow a hashtag on LinkedIn?

Not anymore. LinkedIn removed the option to follow hashtags in 2024, along with Creator Mode profile hashtags. You can still click any hashtag in a post, or search for it, to see recent posts that use it. To keep up with a topic now, follow the people, company Pages and newsletters that post about it.

How often should I change my LinkedIn hashtags?

For regular posts, choose your hashtag set based on the specific post topic rather than using the same 5 hashtags on every post. Repeating the same tags on unrelated posts sends a weak topic signal. Review your branded and core industry tags every few months, or whenever your content focus shifts.

Do hashtags work on LinkedIn?

Yes, but less than they used to. Hashtags still group posts by topic and make them findable when someone clicks or searches a tag. They no longer give a clear reach boost on their own. Use 3 to 5 relevant tags as a topic signal and focus on a strong hook and useful content.

How do you use hashtags on LinkedIn?

Type # followed by the word or phrase with no spaces, for example #ContentMarketing. Add 3 to 5 relevant tags at the end of your post or inside a sentence. Mix one broad tag with niche ones, and capitalize each word so the tag is easy to read.

What are the best hashtags for LinkedIn?

The best hashtags are the ones that match your post and your audience. Broad tags like #Leadership or #Marketing describe the topic, while niche tags like #SaaSMarketing or #EngineeringManagement reach people who care about that subject. Use the generator to find a mix for each post.

Do hashtags count toward the LinkedIn character limit?

Yes. LinkedIn posts allow up to 3,000 characters, and hashtags, spaces and emojis all count toward that limit.

Can I use the same hashtags on LinkedIn and Instagram?

Sometimes, but it is better to adjust them. LinkedIn works best with a few professional, topic-focused tags, while Instagram posts often use more and broader tags. For Instagram, try the Instagram hashtag generator linked below.

How to Use the LinkedIn Hashtag Generator

Describe your post
Enter a short description of your post, topic or industry in the box. One sentence is enough.
Generate
Click Generate LinkedIn Hashtags Now to produce a set of hashtag suggestions.
Pick 3 to 5
Review the results and select the ones that match your specific post.
Add them to your post
Copy them and paste them at the end of your LinkedIn post, or work one or two into a sentence, before publishing.

What this LinkedIn hashtag generator gives you