- Go to studio.youtube.com and click Content in the left sidebar. Click the title of the video you want to update to open its details page.
- Scroll down and click into the Tags field.
- Type your first tag and type a comma to confirm it as a separate tag. The tag will appear as a chip in the field - this confirms it has been registered individually.
- Continue adding tags one at a time. Use a mix of broad and specific terms.
- Avoid tags that are unrelated to the video content. Misleading tags can result in reduced reach or removal from search results under YouTube's spam policy.
- Monitor the character counter below the field to stay within the 500-character total limit.
- Click the X icon in the top-right corner to Save and close, and apply the changes.
How to Separate Tags in YouTube
Try this guided demo to learn how to separate tags in YouTube.
📌 Why this matters
Why this matters
Tags entered incorrectly - as a long, unpunctuated phrase rather than separated terms - simply do not work. YouTube reads them as one tag instead of many, which means none of the individual keyword variations register. Getting the comma separation right is a small habit that directly affects how YouTube categorizes and associates your video with related searches. For companies tagging product tutorials or training videos, a properly formatted tag list increases the chance that those videos surface when viewers search related terms, even if the exact phrase does not appear in the title.
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