Which hashtag should you use?

If you spend time on social media, you’ve heard ofThrowback Thursdayand Flashback Friday.

Probably you might work out the meaning from the hashtag itself, but why two of them?

An illustration showing Throwback Thursday and Flashback Friday hashtags

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What’s the difference between Throwback Thursday and Flashback Friday?

Slightly less popular than Throwback Thursday but the same general purpose.

Judging by theGoogle Trends data, #FlashbackFriday is has been around longer than #ThrowbackThursday.

Still, the latter is acting like more popular today.

Both trends took off in 2013.

Throwback Thursday may be more popular because it’s amore active time for social mediain general.

The definitions of throwback and flashback may differ slightly, but the point is the alliteration.

Content shared for each hashtag is almost indistinguishable.

Flashback Friday may be helpful for people who forgot to post something on a Thursday.

Then again, there are no rules for what it’s possible for you to attach a hashtag to.

So, there’s no difference betweenThrowback Thursdayand Flashback Friday.

You don’t even have to post on a Thursday or Friday.