List of banned & hidden hashtags on Instagram
Hey guys! 👋😊
We all know the importance of hashtags, but did you know that there are more than 100 000 banned or blocked hashtahs on Instagram? 😳
And a lot of them are innocent, like: #IG, #desk and #skype 😱 Some of them might be banned forever, and others are banned temporarily. It’s important that you are aware that using these hashtags could:
👉🏻shadowban, block or penalize your account;
👉🏻cause all your other hashtags to not work anymore;
Why are hashtags hidden or banned? ✨
IG’s official statement is: We may remove the Top or Recent posts in a hashtag page if people are using the hashtag to post content that goes against our Community Guidelines.
I have compiled a list of some of the banned Instagram hashtags for 2019, but make sure you If you check every “new” # before you use it to avoid any penalties.🤗

How do you know which hashtags are banned or hidden?
It’s easy:
👉🏻 You can’t even find the banned ones if you search for them.
👉🏻 The hidden ones have a notice at the top.
The list of banned & hidden hashtags:
Hashtags with the * have been permanently banned, while others are only temporarily banned.
- #Alone
- #ArmParty
- #BeautyBlogger
- #BikiniBody
- #Boho
- #Brain
- #Costumes
- #CurvyGirls
- #Date
- #Dating
- #Desk
- #Direct
- #DM
- #Easter
- #EDM
- #Eggplant*
- #EggplantParm
- #Elevator
- #FitnessGirls
- #Gloves
- #GrafittiIGers
- #HardWorkPaysOff
- #HappyThanksgiving
- #Hawks
- #HotWeather
- #HumpDay
- #Hustler
- #IG*
- #ILoveMyInstagram*
- #InstaBaby
- #InstaSport
- #iPhonegraphy
- #Italiano
- #Kansas
- #Kickoff
- #KillingIt
- #Kissing
- #Leaves
- #Like*
- #Lean
- #LoseWeight*
- #Lulu
- #Master
- #MileyCyrus
- #MirrorPhoto
- #Models
- #MustFollow
- #Nasty
- #NewYears
- #NewYearsDay
- #Overnight
- #Parties
- #Petite
- #PornFood
- #PrettyGirl
- #PushUps
- #Rate
- #Ravens
- #SameLove
- #Saltwater
- #Shit
- #Shower
- #Single
- #SingleLife
- #Skateboarding
- #Skype
- #Snap
- #Snapchat
- #Snowstorm
- #SoPretty
- #Stranger
- #StreetPhoto
- #Sunbathing
- #Swole
- #Tag4Like
- #TanLines
- #Teens
- #Thighs*
- #Thought
- #TodayImWearing
- #Undies
- #ValentinesDay
- #WorkFlow
- #WTF*