Banned hashtag checker

One restricted hashtag can hide your entire post from Explore and hashtag feeds — and many banned tags look completely harmless. Paste yours in to check.

Why hashtags get restricted

Platforms (Instagram especially) quietly limit hashtags that get overrun with spam or rule-breaking content — sometimes permanently, sometimes for a while. The tag still works, but posts using it stop showing in that tag’s feed, so your reach drops with no warning. Innocuous-looking tags like #books or #beautyblogger have all been caught up in this.