--- title: How to edit title and tags tags: en --- Although you can start writing as soon as you create the note, it is recommended that you give the note a title to make it easier to find in the future. # Add or edit the title To add or edit the note title, just click on the title on the navigation bar. ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rJEAoak3n.gif) Or you can click on the "i" icon, which brings up "Note settings". ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BJ168u132.gif =600x) :::info :bulb: The default title is "Untitled" and HackMD will automatically use the first 30 characters as the title, which might remind you what the note is about. ::: # Add or remove tags ## Add tags Click the tag icon to bring up the tag menu. ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/H11iP_kn2.png) Or, click on the "i" icon on the navigation bar, which brings up Note settings. ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ByA-u_1h2.png) The tags in the notes in this workspace are ready to be applied. Add them by clicking on the tag (again to remove). You may want to drag a tag to change its order. :::info :bulb: Hold <kbd>Cmd</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> to select or remove multiple tags. ::: When there is no tag in the workspace, then there may be no ready tag in the menu. If you'd like to create new tags, just type anything and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd> to create a tag ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S1x-6sK3Ph.png =300x) ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/By6xhF3v3.png =300x) Press <kbd>Esc</kbd> or click other areas of the editor to exit the tag menu. :::info HackMD supports spaces, dash, and emoji in tags. ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rJwXpYhv3.png =400x) ::: ## Remove tags Click the 'x' to remove tags. Removing tags removes them from the current note and does not affect other notes with the same tags. ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1W7umaw2.png) :::info Press <kbd>Backspace</kbd> to remove the last tag. ::: ## Show or hide tags in View mode 1. Open Note settings here ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkBWkognh.png) 2. Turn on "Show tags in view mode"![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/r1sYAqeh3.png) 3. Tags are shown in View mode![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rJ8VC9l22.png)