hashtag
noun
Joe SheehanMark Leibovich
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Hashtags are an everyday part of Internet culture, thanks to social media. Originally designed for categorizing posts (i.e., tagging them) on Twitter, hashtags now commonly also supplement or comment on whatever text or image they accompany. The “hash” in hashtag is short for hash mark, a term for what we also call a pound sign or, if you want to apply the word-nerdiest designation, an octothorpe. Hash in this case is probably an alteration of hatch, a term for the lines artists sometimes use to add shading to a drawing. #WordNerdery
Examples of hashtag in a Sentence
Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Some of the Donghua Jinlong videos on TikTok are marked with the hashtag #corecore, which is one name for the emerging aesthetic of twenty-twenties online culture.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
For more information about the show and to get some sneak peeks of the episodes, follow Food Network on social media and join the hashtag #SelenaAndRestaurant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2024
Fans should also include the hashtags #livebutteryer and #RITZcontest in the caption.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
In addition, users have the opportunity to be featured in a Taylor Swift Fan Spotlight carousel by using the hashtag #THETORTUREDPOETSDEPARTMENT with their videos.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Butti supported Heard on Instagram On June 1, 2022, Butti made a post on Instagram with the hashtag #istandwithamberheard and shared a few words of support for Heard following the jury's decision that Heard defamed Depp in her op-ed about domestic violence.
—Claudia Harmata, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The team then combined the number of hashtags to create an overall total per city, and after breaking down all the data, the team found London to be the most Instagrammable of all.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
Comments also support attachments, emoji reactions, and hashtags for tracking and indexing feedback.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Hashtag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hashtag. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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