Instagram now lets you link to hashtags and other profiles in your bio

Your social media bios are where you introduce yourself to the world, and Instagram gives you a canvas of 150 characters to accomplish this. Until very recently, this was a bit of a gilded cage. Instagram restricted users to mere text, emoji, and hyperlinks, and it wasn’t possible to link to hashtags and other profiles. That’s changed. Now, when you edit your profile and include a hashtag, Instagram will automatically turn it into a clickable hyperlink. It’ll also suggest popular and trending hashtags as you type. You can also link to profiles without including the “http://instagram.com/” bit. As you would…

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