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.
Questions that may not necessarily have a clear-cut right or wrong answer and are often subjective. If your question isn't a bug report, feature request, or request for support, it's probably a discus…
Proposals for new features on the Stack Exchange network, or requests for a change to an existing feature. On posts tagged feature-request, voting may indicate agreement or disagreement with the propo…
for requests for assistance with tools and other features on the Stack Exchange Network. This includes understanding how features work and why they work that way, or how to better use the…
PROGRAMMING AND DEBUGGING QUESTIONS DO NOT BELONG ON META. Use this tag for a reproducible problem ON A STACK EXCHANGE SITE that you believe is due to a mistake, malfunction, or programming error. Qu…
Indicates that the request has been satisfied through the implementation of a feature or the fixing of a bug.
NOT THE SAME THING AS ASKING ON STACK OVERFLOW. YOU ARE ON META STACK EXCHANGE, WHERE MOST PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS ARE OFF-TOPIC. Questions specific to stackoverflow.com should be aske…
For questions about the behavior or usage of tags, which are keywords or labels that categorize and group your question with other, similar questions.
Measurement of a user's contributions to the site, and the extent to which the community "trusts" that user with extra privileges.
For questions regarding the design of the Stack Exchange websites; e.g., for issues with the layout.
Comments are small addenda to each question or answer, intentionally limited in size and formatting and intended to prompt clarifying edits. Can also be used for comments on the blog posts.
For questions about the /review path where users can view and act on posts by other users that the system thinks may need attention.
For questions about the process of editing, how edits work, and other general inquiries about the edit system.
Real time, stateful web chat that's a part of every Stack Exchange site.
For questions regarding the nature of a "question" on Stack Exchange sites; e.g. how to ask, whether specific questions are appropriate, etc.
For questions about the post flagging process, how flags are handled, etc. For chat flags, use [chat-flags] instead. For comment flags, use [comment-flags] instead.
For questions about answers: how to answer, whether specific answers are appropriate, and so forth.
For questions about the user profile page, which contains a list of all the questions, answers, and an audit trail of the user's activity on the site.
For questions about the suggested edit process, which allows users without editing privileges to "suggest" edits, to be reviewed by users with editing privileges.
After looking through the site list, https://stackexchange.com/sites, don't know where to ask your question on the Stack Exchange Network? Give as much detail as possible about the question you'd like…
For questions about the badge system on the Stack Exchange network. Badges are awarded to encourage and incentivize positive community actions within the site.
Indicates that the behavior described in a bug report is intentional and not subject to change.
Questions about the built-in search functionality of this site powered by ElasticSearch.
Peer voting on questions and answers gives users most of their reputation, and also usually controls how posts are sorted to the top.
For questions and issues concerning the former Jobs tab on the main Stack Overflow site in the context of all sites in the network.
Voting to Close is the process by which users can vote to close a question. You gain the ability to cast close votes when you reach 3,000 Reputation on graduated sites, and a lesser amount is needed o…
NOTE: THE APP IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED SINCE MAY 2020. This tag is to be used for the official Stack Exchange application only. The application is no longer available in the Google Play store, for Andro…
Indicates that the feature request will not be implemented as a result of this question.
A bounty is a way to get additional attention for a question by offering some of your own reputation for great answers.
Markdown is a lightweight, plain-text, markup language. It is used across the entire Stack Exchange network for post formatting (Questions, answers, wikis, chat).
Area 51 is the Stack Exchange Network staging zone. It's where groups of experts come together to build new Q&A sites that work just like Stack Overflow. Area 51 has its own discussion site, Area 51 D…
For questions about the user interface elements (inputs, checkboxes, etc.) that make up this site. For questions about the design of elements, use the [design] tag.
Tools available to ♦ moderators. If your question is about the "access to moderator tools" privilege (granted at 10k rep on graduated sites, 2k on beta sites), use [10k-tools] instead. PLEASE REDACT S…
For questions about the entire network of public Q&A sites that make up the Stack Exchange network.
Questions specific to downvotes, the community's way of telling peers that their content can be improved. Downvotes on meta sites have different meanings.
HTML links, generally those created within the network on questions, answers, or the site itself.
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…