Hashtags and mentions

Add a hashtag to your post

1. 1While writing your post, type # and then the word, with no space after the #. For example: #algebra.
2. 2Add as many hashtags as you need, anywhere in the text.
3. 3Publish the post. Each hashtag becomes a link.

Hashtags work in the words of a normal post, a photo or video post and a voice post. You can also put a hashtag in a poll's question: it is not shown as a link there, but the poll is still listed on the hashtag's page. See Create a post.

Rules for hashtags

• A hashtag ends at the first space or punctuation mark. #board-exam becomes #board. Use one word or join words with _ (for example #board_exam).
• For your post to be listed on the hashtag's page, use English letters (a to z), numbers and _ only. A hashtag in another script, such as Hindi, does not list your post on a hashtag page.
• Capital letters matter. #NEET and #neet are two different hashtags with two different pages. Check which form other people use, for example with Search.
• You cannot add or change hashtags after posting, because posts cannot be edited.

Hashtag pages

Click any hashtag in a post to open its page. The page title is the hashtag, for example #algebra.

• The page lists up to 20 posts that use the hashtag, the newest at the top.
• Archived and deleted posts are not listed.
• You can like, comment, share and save the posts right there.
• If no post has been listed yet, you see "No posts with #algebra yet." (with the hashtag you opened).

Hashtag pages list posts only. Hashtags in comments and in the words of a repost become links, but they do not list the comment or repost on the hashtag page.

Find a hashtag with Search

1. 1Open Search.
2. 2Type the hashtag or the word you are looking for.
3. 3Choose the Hashtags tab. Each result shows the hashtag and how many posts have used it.
4. 4Click a hashtag to open its page.

See Search for more about searching.

Hashtags in clips

You can put hashtags in a clip's description too ("Describe your clip. #hashtags help people find it."). They help people find the clip in Search. They become links like any hashtag, but hashtag pages list posts, not clips. See Upload a clip.

Mention someone with @

1. 1Type @ followed by the person's username, with no space. For example: @riya.sharma.
2. 2Publish the post or comment. The mention becomes a link to the profile with that username.

• Use the exact username, which you find on the person's profile. See Choose a username.
• Mentions work in the words of posts, reposts and comments. In a poll's question they are not turned into links.
• Sikhami does not send a notification to the person you mention. If you want them to see it, share the post with them in a chat. See Share, repost and save.
• There is no way to tag a person on a photo.

Tips for good hashtags

• Use the name of the subject, exam or skill, such as #chemistry, #UPSC or #guitar.
• Use a few hashtags that really fit the post rather than many that do not.
• Topics are another way to reach the right learners. You choose up to 3 topics when you create a post. See Create a post.

Questions