hashtag

Summary

hashtag is a software feature^[1]. hashtag ranks in the top 2% of software_feature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,632 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• hashtag is credited with the discovery of Chris Messina^[3].
• hashtag's instance of is recorded as software feature^[4].
• tag is named after hashtag^[5].
• number sign is named after hashtag^[6].
• hashtag is a type of tag^[7].
• hashtag is a type of identifying artifact^[8].
• hashtag is a type of user-generated content^[9].
• hashtag is part of folksonomy^[10].
• hashtag is used for image sharing^[11].
• hashtag's Commons category is recorded as Hashtags^[12].
• hashtag's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hashtags^[13].
• hashtag's notation is recorded as number sign^[14].
• hashtag's facet of is recorded as image sharing^[15].
• hashtag's described by source is recorded as Oxford English Dictionary^[16].
• hashtag's topic has template is recorded as Template:Hash-tag^[17].
• hashtag's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/hashtag^[18].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as X^[19].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as Instagram^[20].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as WeChat^[21].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as Weibo^[22].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as Tencent Weibo^[23].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as Q866^[24].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as TikTok^[25].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as SoundCloud^[26].
• hashtag's used by is recorded as Mastodon^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

hashtag's instance of is recorded as software feature^[4]. Recorded subclass of include tag^[7], identifying artifact^[8], and user-generated content^[9].

Origins

Things named after include tag^[5] and number sign^[6], a character^[28].

Use and Application

hashtag is used for image sharing^[11]. hashtag is part of folksonomy^[10]. Recorded used by include X^[19], Instagram^[20], WeChat^[21], Weibo^[22], Tencent Weibo^[23], and Q866^[24].

Influence

Things named for hashtag include Hashtag United F.C.^[29], an association football club^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 2016^[32] and Hash Tag^[33], a girl group^[34], founded in 2017^[35].

Why It Matters

hashtag ranks in the top 2% of software_feature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,632 views/month).^[2] hashtag has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] hashtag is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for hashtag include Hashtag United F.C.^[29], an association football club^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 2016^[32] and Hash Tag^[33], a girl group^[34], founded in 2017^[35].