# Tag explanation - feature request

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-explanation-feature-request/48299>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** completed\
**Created:** [August 6, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-explanation-feature-request/48299 "2016-08-06T17:02:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-explanation-feature-request/48299/14 "2018-06-07T13:35:57Z")

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Is there any appetite for revisiting this in some form?

We’re still in the “ruminating” phase on how we may lean on tags much more heavily than categories going forward (see: [Does your community rely heavily on tagging? What tips do you have?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-your-community-rely-heavily-on-tagging-what-tips-do-you-have/86745)).

But this question of whether there’s a way to have descriptions for tags has come up.

As for UX, I see two possibilities:

1. The pinned topic idea  
(might make sense anyway. it’s more generic and we might pin topics other than the “about” one for a given tag if this feature existed)
2. A first class description  
(I think this would be better way to add descriptions for tags in the long run)

As for UI, I’m thinking it could be something like a div of text above the topic list with an edit pencil to update it:

 ![editable-tag-description](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/2/4263aad156ab206c5ee954c5d16af538f76fa842.png)

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