why do people on the internet always put a pound sign # berfore shit?

[Michael]

for example niggers'll be like:

im smokin crack with my niqqas yo
#highAF(;

what the hell does the pound sign mean in that equation?
#confusedredneck

[Cade]

I know it's called a hash tag, but other than that, I'm clueless as well. I'm glad you asked this question, cause I feel like most people are confused too. Maybe it means #whatiwroteseemscoolerthanitis

[Logan]

It's a twitter thing...


People on twitter put a # or hashtag symbol before relevant keywords.

[lisa]

Its a hashtag. They are generally used on Twitter because on Twitter when you use a hash tag the words turn blue and can click on it and see what other people have said using the same topic. It became so popular that it has progressed from twitter to all over the internet. Hope I helped