diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 3c211a1..f0dd39b 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		if !h.Public {
 			jo["directMessage"] = true
 		}
+		h.Noise = re_retag.ReplaceAllString(h.Noise, "")
 		translate(h)
 		redoimages(h)
 		if h.Precis != "" {
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 4524ebd..09327e3 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 			local = true
 		}
 		if local && h.What != "bonked" {
+			h.Noise = re_retag.ReplaceAllString(h.Noise, "")
 			h.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllString(h.Noise, "")
 		}
 		h.Username, h.Handle = handles(h.Honker)
@@ -124,11 +125,27 @@ func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 		h.Precis = demoji(h.Precis)
 		h.Noise = demoji(h.Noise)
 		h.Open = "open"
+		var misto string
 		for _, m := range h.Mentions {
 			if m.Where != h.Honker && !m.IsPresent(h.Noise) {
-				h.Noise = "(" + m.Who + ")" + h.Noise
+				misto += "(" + m.Who + ")"
 			}
 		}
+		var mistag string
+		for _, o := range h.Onts {
+			if !OntIsPresent(o, h.Noise) {
+				mistag += "(" + o + ")"
+			}
+		}
+		if len(misto) > 0 || len(mistag) > 0 {
+			if len(misto) > 0 {
+				misto = misto + "<p>"
+			}
+			if len(mistag) > 0 {
+				mistag = "<p>" + mistag
+			}
+			h.Noise = misto + h.Noise + mistag
+		}
 
 		zap := make(map[string]bool)
 		{
@@ -329,7 +346,7 @@ func translate(honk *Honk) {
 	noise = strings.TrimSpace(noise)
 	noise = marker.Mark(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise
-	honk.Onts = oneofakind(marker.HashTags)
+	honk.Onts = oneofakind(append(honk.Onts, marker.HashTags...))
 	honk.Mentions = bunchofgrapes(marker.Mentions)
 }
 
@@ -438,6 +455,7 @@ var re_memes = regexp.MustCompile("meme: ?([^\n]+)")
 var re_avatar = regexp.MustCompile("avatar: ?([^\n]+)")
 var re_banner = regexp.MustCompile("banner: ?([^\n]+)")
 var re_convoy = regexp.MustCompile("convoy: ?([^\n]+)")
+var re_retag = regexp.MustCompile("tags: ?([^\n]+)")
 var re_convalidate = regexp.MustCompile("^(https?|tag|data):")
 
 func memetize(honk *Honk) {
@@ -475,6 +493,24 @@ func memetize(honk *Honk) {
 	honk.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllStringFunc(honk.Noise, repl)
 }
 
+func recategorize(honk *Honk) {
+	repl := func(x string) string {
+		x = x[5:]
+		for _, t := range strings.Split(x, " ") {
+			if t == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			if t[0] != '#' {
+				t = "#" + t
+			}
+			dlog.Printf("hashtag: %s", t)
+			honk.Onts = append(honk.Onts, t)
+		}
+		return ""
+	}
+	honk.Noise = re_retag.ReplaceAllStringFunc(honk.Noise, repl)
+}
+
 var re_quickmention = regexp.MustCompile("(^|[ \n])@[[:alnum:]_]+([ \n:;.,']|$)")
 
 func quickrename(s string, userid int64) string {
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 1f6d09e..80b3584 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ func (mention *Mention) IsPresent(noise string) bool {
 	return strings.Contains(noise, ">@"+nick) || strings.Contains(noise, "@<span>"+nick)
 }
 
+func OntIsPresent(ont, noise string) bool {
+	ont = ont[1:]
+	return strings.Contains(noise, ">#"+ont) || strings.Contains(noise, "#<span>"+ont)
+}
+
 type OldRevision struct {
 	Precis string
 	Noise  string
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index a61d3ae..c7507cc 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *Honk {
 	honk.Noise = noise
 	precipitate(honk)
 	noise = honk.Noise
+	recategorize(honk)
 	translate(honk)
 
 	if rid != "" {