New tags are regularly added based on community feedback. Ranked + Number Tag is used for streams featuring constructed gameplay at certain Rank in Hearthstone Map + Name Tag is used for streams featuring a certain map in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Map Agency, Map Assault, Map Austria, etc. Hero + Name Tag is used for streams featuring certain heroes in Overwatch Hero: Ana, Hero:Bastion, Hero:Brigitte, etc. Automatic Tags: added automatically based on the parameters you have set earlier, for example, languageįor streams that feature the Save the World game mode in FortniteĬhampion: Aatrox, Ahri, Akali, Alistar, etc.Ĭhampion + Name tag is used for streams featuring the champions in League of LegendsĬlass: Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, etc.Ĭlass Tag is used for streams featuring classes in Hearthstone.Category Tags: generally describe things like game genres and cannot be applied directly by creators to their streams.Stream Tags: those ones that are added by a streamer or a gamer to his broadcast.Twitch divides tags into such categories: For example, if the viewer often watches streams with the tag “Adventure Game”, then he will be offered the broadcasts marked with this very tag.
Tags also help to recommend streams to viewers based on their browsing history. For example, broadcast language or in-game information. Tags make your stream unique, even when you’re streaming a popular game or category as they are selected manually. Tags usually appear everywhere for viewers to see them: directory pages, the homepage, search, channel pages, etc., and they are shown alongside the video thumbnail, stream title, and the game or category. Streamers can benefit from selecting tags each time they start broadcasting to make clearer and then better description. They allow narrowing the search results to a specific genre or a certain stream.Īs a viewer, you can make a deep selection and find exactly the content you are looking for. How Do Twitch Tags WorkĪs it was mentioned above tags serves as a filter for search results among categories or live broadcasts. The list of tags is constantly managed by Twitch but new ones are regularly added based on community feedback.