Banned hashtag checker

Catch banned tags before you post.

Paste your hashtags and instantly see which ones are flagged, banned or risky — and copy the clean set.

Paste your hashtags

Instagram never publishes an official banned list and it changes often, so treat flags as “risky — best avoided,” not a guarantee. When in doubt, drop the tag.

Why one bad hashtag hurts the whole post

Instagram can suppress an entire post's reach if it uses a single banned or restricted hashtag. These are often innocent-looking everyday words that got flagged because of spam — you'd never guess they were risky. Checking before you post is the cheapest insurance for your reach.

How to use it

Paste your whole hashtag block. The checker splits it, flags the risky ones in red, and gives you a one-tap copy of the safe set so you can post with confidence.

An honest caveat

Instagram keeps its list secret and updates it constantly, so no checker can be 100% current. Use this as a strong first filter — and when a tag looks borderline, leave it out.

FAQ

Quiet answers.

Some hashtags are blocked or restricted by Instagram — posts using them get hidden from Explore and the hashtag page, quietly killing your reach (a 'shadowban').

It checks against a curated list of well-documented banned/restricted tags. Instagram never publishes an official list and it changes, so treat flags as 'avoid', not a guarantee.

No. It runs entirely in your browser and checks against a built-in list — nothing is sent anywhere.