Each entry below poses a general question about a post, with some example tags that answer it. A good post will probably have most of these answered (but not necessarily all).
Basics
[sup]Tags that all posts should have, to maintain minimal searchability.[/sup]
- Artist(s)? Use their best known alias. If a picture has more than one artist, tag them all, along with {{collaboration}}. If you're not sure who the artist is, tag unknown_artist. If the artist wishes to remain anonymous, use anonymous_artist instead.
- Rating?
- Explicit for fully or partially exposed genitalia (penis, pussy, cloaca, sheath, balls, or anus), various sex acts even if no genitalia are visible, high amounts of violence/gore, sexual fluids such as cum or pussy_juice, and extreme sexual fetishes such as scat, watersports, or BDSM.
- Safe for anything that can be viewed in public without much uproar: no genitals, no sexual overtones or poses, no realistic violence, or any questionable activity.
- Questionable for everything in between, such as topless females and suggestive poses.
- For more help on ratings please see "e621: Ratings":/help/show/ratings
- Copyright? The original series or company a character or game is owned by.
- Character? Tag the character's best known name. If not that, their full name. It is best to include the character owner in the tag. For more, see howto:tag_characters.
- Body type? anthro, feral, humanoid, taur, anthrofied (pokemorph, digimorph), ponified, feralized
- Species? human, canine, feline, bovine, cervine, equine, lagomorph, rodent, avian, insect, marine (cetacean, shark), scalie (click for detailed lists)
- Sex/gender? male, female, intersex (herm, maleherm, gynomorph, andromorph), ambiguous_gender
- See "How To: Tag Genders":/wiki/show/howto:tag_genders for a detailed guide
- How many? solo, duo, trio, group, zero_pictured
- Clothing? fully_clothed, partially_clothed, skimpy, nude, bottomless, topless, underwear, open_shirt
- Location? inside, outside, bedroom, kitchen, forest
- Perspective? front_view, rear_view, side_view, three-quarter_view, low-angle_view, high-angle_view, worm's-eye_view, bird's-eye_view, first_person_view
Sexually explicit
- Male bits? penis, balls, sheath, knot, erection, half-erect, flaccid, humanoid_penis, equine_penis, tapering_penis, veiny_penis, uncut, circumcised
- Female bits? pussy, clitoris, plump_labia, equine_pussy, canine_pussy
- Other? butt, anus, puffy_anus, gaping_anus, urethra, genital_slit
- Sex act? sex (male/female, female/female, male/male, bisexual), masturbation, handjob, footjob, fellatio, cunnilingus, vaginal_penetration, anal_penetration, threesome, foursome, orgy, gangbang, frottage, tribadism, orgasm, cum_inside
- Position? Common ones: missionary_position, cowgirl_position, reverse_cowgirl_position, from_behind, 69_position, stand_and_carry_position.
- Sexual themes? bondage, domination, rape, rough_sex, happy_sex, presenting, internal, impregnation, bestiality, interspecies, public, exhibitionism
- Fluids? cum, cumshot, precum, pussy_juice, pussy_ejaculation, saliva
- Toys? dildo, vibrator, buttplug, egg_vibrator, strapon, feeldoe
Pose / Activity / Appearance
- General activity (if any)? walking, running, fighting, sleeping, dancing, eating, kissing, licking
- Posture? standing, bent_over, sitting, crouching, kneeling, all_fours, on_front, on_side, on_back, ass_up (see tag group:pose for full list)
- Body decor? glasses, ring, necklace, bracelet, anklet, tattoo, piercing, collar, hat
- Fur style? mane, chest_tuft, pubes
- Hair? hair, long hair, short hair
- Breasts? breasts (small_breasts, big_breasts, huge_breasts), nipples, under_boob, side_boob, teats
- Limbs? crossed_arms, raised_arms, arms_behind_head, spread_legs, crossed_legs, raised_leg, legs_up, raised_tail, tailwag
- Gaze? looking_at_viewer, looking_back, eye_contact, eyes_closed
- Expression? blush, wink, smile, grin, tongue_out, naughty_face, embarrassed, happy, sad
Information and Requests
- Quality/medium? sketch, line_art, monochrome, shaded, pencil_(artwork), watercolor, 3D, digital_media_(artwork)
- Picture organization? comic, multiple_scenes, sequence, close-up, portrait, pinup, solo_focus, wallpaper
- Style? toony, detailed, realistic
- Text and languages? english_text, japanese_text, spanish_text, runes, dialogue, speech_bubble, symbol
- Information? translated, partially_translated, unknown_artist_signature, not_furry, bigger version at the source
- Requests? translation_request, source_request, tagme
- Year of creation? 2016, 2015, and so on
Heavily vetted tags.
Tags that can be found on our global blacklist, and heavily vetted tags MUST be added upon upload.
- young, gore, scat, watersports, diaper, my little pony, vore, not furry, rape, hyper, feral, nazi, politics, zoophile iconography, bestiality.
- [b]Everything "pedophilia":/tags?commit=Search&search%5Bhide_empty%5D=1&search%5Bname_matches%5D=%2Apedoph%2A&search%5Border%5D=count
Do NOT tag
- Subjective tags that express opinions. Common examples include beautiful, sexy, hot, good, crappy and most other adjectives. Subjective themes can be collected into a set instead. [sup](See https://e621.net/help/sets )[/sup]
- Generic tags such as legs, eyes, big, image and organism. These are just far too broad to be useful when searching; try finding a more specific tag to describe these instead, such as crossed_legs, blue_eyes, or tall_image.
- Image size: These four tags are automatically applied & cannot be manually added/removed, so there's no point in manually adding them.
See also: