TikTok has become one of the most popular social media platforms, with over 1 billion monthly active users. With so many videos and creators on TikTok, being able to effectively search and find content is crucial. Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of searching on TikTok.
Use Hashtags
Hashtags are essentially keywords that will lead you to videos on a particular topic. Searching hashtags is one of the best ways to find content you’re interested in on TikTok. Some popular hashtags to search include:
- #fyp – For You Page
- #viral
- #dance
- #food
- #comedy
- #beauty
- #fashion
You can also search more specific hashtags related to your hobbies, interests or niche topics. The key is finding relevant hashtags that are popular enough to have content, but not so big that the videos are irrelevant.
Use Descriptive Keywords
In addition to hashtags, you can search keywords and phrases on TikTok. For example, searching “kingbach comedy” or “beauty tips” will pull up relevant videos. Make your keywords as descriptive as possible when searching for specific content.
Follow Trends
TikTok has a “Trending” section that showcases current popular videos and searches. Checking out what’s trending can help you discover new content and accounts to follow. You may also want to search trending audios, songs or hashtags to find relevant videos.
Search Sounds
TikTok has an extensive library of sounds and music that creators use in their videos. You can search for specific sounds to find TikToks using that song, quote or audio clip. This is helpful when you hear a sound on TikTok but don’t know what it’s called.
Use Effects
TikTok has all kinds of fun AR effects that are commonly used in videos. Searching the name of an effect will show you TikToks that utilized that particular effect. This helps you find videos using effects you enjoy.
Look Up Songs
You can search for songs on TikTok to find videos featuring that song. This is great for discovering dance trends, lip-syncs, remixes and more for your favorite songs. You may uncover popular sounds and audio clips extracted from the song.
Follow Hashtags
Rather than searching a hashtag each time, you can follow hashtags so videos with that hashtag appear on your For You Page. This ensures you regularly see content from your favorite hashtags. To follow a hashtag, tap on it from a video caption and then tap “Follow.”
Use Filters
When performing a search on TikTok, you can filter by content type including video, user, sound, hashtag and effect. Filtering helps refine your search results. For example, filter by “Users” to only see videos from specific accounts.
Search Accounts
Searching for a username will bring up videos from that particular TikTok account. This is useful for finding more content from creators you like. TikTok will also suggest similar accounts to follow.
Use Category Filters
TikTok has categories you can select to filter search results, such as gaming, beauty, sports and more. Tap the categories to only see videos relevant to that category. This narrows down broad searches.
Search LIVE Streams
You can find LIVE videos by searching “LIVE” or “LIVE now.” The results will showcase creators who are currently streaming live. This makes it easy to discover new LIVE content.
Search by Location
To find local videos in your area, allow TikTok to access your location and search nearby city names. You can also search locations like “Mexico” or “Paris” to see top videos from those places.
Use Suggested Searches
When you begin typing a search term, TikTok will provide suggested searches and autofill phrase options. These can give you ideas for popular searches to help you discover trending content.
Save Searches
If you want to regularly return to search results, you can tap the bookmark icon to save a search. Your saved searches will be available in your profile so you can quickly access them.
Search Comments
You’re not limited to searching just video titles and captions. You can also search keywords and phrases within the comments of videos. This works well for finding specific discussions.
Use Boolean Search
TikTok supports Boolean search operators like quotes for exact matches, AND/OR to combine terms, minus sign to exclude words, and more. Using Boolean operators helps refine your searches on TikTok.
Search from Profile
There’s a search bar at the top of your profile. Using this can provide more tailored results based on your interests and past activity on the app.
With these tips, you can now search TikTok more effectively to surface the most relevant and interesting content for you. What strategies have you found useful for searching TikTok?
