Change a hashtag name and merge a hashtag

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title: Change a hashtag name and merge a hashtag
description: Over time, users may create many hashtags with similar names, such as competitive, competitor, and competition. To combine hashtags for better searching and filtering, change the names of similar hashtags to a standard name.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/servicenow-platform/live-feed/t\_ChngHTNameMergeHT.html
release: brazil
product: Live Feed
classification: live-feed
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Use hashtags in Live Feed, Using Live Feed, Live Feed Core UI, Manage people and work capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Change a hashtag name and merge a hashtag

Over time, users may create many hashtags with similar names, such as competitive, competitor, and competition. To combine hashtags for better searching and filtering, change the names of similar hashtags to a standard name.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

Administrators can restrict who can rename hashtags.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Live Feed** > **Live Feed**.

2.  Click **Hashtags** in the sidebar to reveal the currently defined hashtags.

3.  Turn off the filter to show all hashtags.

4.  Point to the hashtag you want to change.

    If you have the rights to edit hashtags, an edit tag displays.

5.  Click the edit tag icon.

6.  Enter a new hashtag name.

7.  Press **Enter**.

    -   If the new name is different than the other hashtags, the new hashtag name replaces the old hashtag name on the list and in the text of any messages that include the hashtag.
    -   If the name is the same as one of the existing hashtags, the hashtags will be merged. For example, if you have two hashtags called **Competitive** and **Competitors**, and you change the name of **Competitors** to **Competitive**, all of the messages previously tagged **Competitors** are changed to **Competitive** and the **Competitors** hashtag is removed.
    **Note:** If a hashtag is removed from the message, renaming that hashtag does not change the message text.


**Parent Topic:**[Use hashtags in Live Feed](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/servicenow-platform/live-feed/c_UseHashtagsInLiveFeed.md)