How To
How to hide hashtags on Instagram

- September 8, 2018
- Updated: July 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM

Instagram photos can look a little cluttered when the description is covered with hashtags. But those hashtags are what get your image seen by a bigger audience. In order to avoid this clutter, but still be seen, the best thing to do is to hide these hashtags under a “see more”.
The process for hiding these hashtags is actually much simpler than you might expect. All you have to do is have 5 line breaks with a dot in each one.
Here’s an example:
When you have the line breaks like this, the hashtags will be hidden like so:
Many people will put these in a note-taking app first, and then copy and paste them over to their Instagram post. This can be particularly useful if you have a themed Instagram, and are frequently using the same hashtags!
So there you have it! Enjoy a less cluttered post that gets more views!
Troy Zaher is a professional writer and journalist for Softonic, specializing in gaming and social media news. He is a 2018 graduate of Fitchburg State University with a bachelors of English.
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