Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
Meta Stack Exchange (aka MSE) is the governing meta site for all Stack Exchange sites together. Use this tag to ask questions about this very site. In some sense, the [meta] tag is "Meta-Meta Stack Ex…
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For the process of identifying and closing questions that are duplicates of another question.
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Questions about the various user interface and email elements used to notify users of events on the site.
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For questions or issues surrounding login to Stack Exchange sites.
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General questions about questions that have been closed because they are off-topic or otherwise do not meet the criteria defined in the FAQ.
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IMPORTANT: The app is no longer supported. This tag is for the Official Stack Exchange application only.
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Use along with [meta] to ask about specific questions here on Meta Stack Exchange. Questions about questions on other network sites are off-topic here and should be posted on the site's meta instead.
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"Migration" is the process of migrating off-topic questions from a Stack Exchange site to another.
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For questions specifically about the process of asking questions on a Stack Exchange site.
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The accepted answer is the answer the question owner thought best met their needs. This tag is for discussing issues related to accepted answers, not indicating that a question has an accepted answer.
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Refers to user accounts either generically, or across the network.
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For asking about questions deleted from Stack Exchange sites. You can also use this tag along with [specific-question] and [meta] to ask why a specific question on Meta Stack Exchange was deleted.
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FOR NEW QUESTIONS UNLESS THEY ARE ABOUT CHAT! Use in combination with [chat] for posts about the mobile versions of the chat sites. The mobile views of the main sites have been rem…
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New users are those users who may be new to the Stack Exchange Q&A format, and generally have a low reputation score, which starts from 1 at the time of registration.
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Privileges are abilities you earn with increased reputation to do and see more on the site. Use this tag for questions about privilege levels and privilege notifications.
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for questions about tag synonyms (how they work, who can create them, etc). To request a tag synonym, ask on the per-site meta with the tag [synonym-request].
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use for any questions related to deleted answers specifically.
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for instructions and guidance on closing or migrating questions, and the reasons for those closures.
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For questions about the images used on Stack Exchange sites or about using images in your own posts.
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Etiquette is the norms and standards of accepted behavior and politeness in our community. The golden rule is "Think before you post."
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Indicates that the site developers were not able to replicate the behavior reported.
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for questions dealing with moderator actions, pages, abilities or decisions.
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Questions about diamond (♦) moderators, their powers, and actions they have taken.
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For requests to replace, merge, or rename one tag here on this site into another tag.
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for questions about suspected user spam, the spam flag, or combating spam as a community. For the network, spam is only advertisements or promotional content, not for other disruptive or u…
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For questions about making code appear correctly in questions, answers and comments.
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A "tag wiki" is an editable page that briefly summarizes the topic of the tag and that may provide links to existing questions that are often useful to many people. There is also a [tag-wiki-excerpt],…
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Questions about the meta site that every Stack Exchange site has (also called 'child metas').
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Test items in review queues that are designed to help new reviewers hone their moderation skills, while nudging more experienced users that don't seem to be paying close attention to what they're revi…
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OpenID was previously the main login flow for Stack Exchange; it has since been deprecated, and the endpoints and URL were removed on November 1, 2022.
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Elections are held to elect new moderators for a given site. Use this tag for questions regarding the election process, questions regarding a specific election should be posted on that sites meta.
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For issues regarding the help center of Stack Exchange.
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stackexchange.com provides a way to monitor activity across multiple sites in the Stack Exchange network using customizable filters.
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Community Wiki is a flag that can be applied to answers (and sometimes questions) which lowers the barrier for editing and prevents any rep gain/loss from voting.
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for questions regarding off topic questions (in other words: questions for which a community-specific close reason applies), including whether a question is on topic and what to do with of…
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