2 Ways to Add Tags to YouTube

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A step-by-step guide on how to add tags to your videos on YouTube so people can find them easier

Co-authored by Anar Kazimov

Last Updated: January 4, 2025

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• Adding Tags in YouTube video on a Computer
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• Adding Default Tags in YouTube Settings
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• Adding Tags in YouTube video on a Mobile Phone
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This wikiHow shows you 2 ways how to add tags to videos you upload to YouTube. Since tags affect how your video is found in search engines, these can be important for getting your video wider exposure. You can add tags when you upload a new video on a computer or add them later on through the YouTube mobile app.

Things You Should Know

• Adding tags can increase your video's appearance in search engine results.
• You'll be able to add tags before uploading new videos.
• Be sure to choose tags that will give your video wide exposure.

Steps

Method 1

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Adding Tags in YouTube video on a Computer

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   Open your browser and go to https://www.youtube.com/. If you aren’t already logged in to your YouTube account, log in using your username and password.
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   Click on your profile icon. This is in the top-right corner of the page after you log in.
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   Select My Channel. This will be listed at the top of a drop-down menu.
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   Click Customize Channel. This is in the top-right corner of the My Channel page and will pull up the settings for your channel.
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   Click the blue upload a video link under the Home tab. This will direct you to a page where you can choose a video file to upload onto YouTube.
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   Select Upload a file. This will display a pop-up menu where you can search for the file on your computer.
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   Browse to the folder where your video file is saved.
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   Click on the video, and select Open in the bottom-right of the menu.
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   Click Next.
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    Click on the Tags field and type in your tags.

    • Entering tags will determine how your video is listed in search engines, so you’ll want to choose tags that will get your video wide exposure.
    • For example, if you want your video to come up in searches for cooking tutorials, you’d type “cooking” and “tutorial” into the tag field.
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    Enter a title and description for your video.
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    Tap Done to post your video.
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Method 2

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Adding Default Tags in YouTube Settings

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   Open your browser and go to https://www.youtube.com/. If you aren’t already logged in to your YouTube account, log in using your username and password.
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   Click on your profile icon. This is in the top-right corner of the page after you log in.
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   Select My Channel. This will be listed at the top of a drop-down menu.
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   Click Customize Channel. This is in the top-right corner of the My Channel page and will pull up the settings for your channel.
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   Click the setting setting link under the Home tab. This will open a popup which displays additional channel settings.|center]]
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   Select Upload defaults. This will display a tab menu where you can create channel defaults such as title, description and tags for the video if no tags is added during upload.
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   Click on the Tags field and type in your tags.

   • Entering default tags will determine how your video is listed in search engines, so you’ll want to choose tags that will get your video wide exposure.
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   Enter a default title and description for your video.
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   Tap Save to post your video.
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Method 3

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Adding Tags in YouTube video on a Mobile Phone

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   Open the YouTube app. The app looks like a red rectangle with a white "Play" sign inside on a white background.

   • Login to your account if you aren't automatically signed in.
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   Tap on your profile picture in the upper right corner.
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   Tap My Channel.
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   Navigate to the Videos tab.
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   Tap on the "More" icon ⁝ next to the video you want to add tags to. A pop-up menu should appear at the bottom of your screen.
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   Tap on Edit.
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   Type in your tags in the text field under Tags.
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   Tap Save in the upper right corner of the screen. Your video should now have the tags that you typed in.
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• It's a good idea to go with the most relevant tags for your video. Try to match the tags to the topic and content of your video.
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• In general, go with broader category tags to ensure your video has a higher chance of getting pulled up in searches for those categories like "cats," "dogs," "cooking," etc.
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