India, Dec. 19 -- Instagram has rolled out a new update for its hashtag feature, putting a cap to its use in posts and reels.

The social media platform has announced that users will now be able to add a maximum of five hashtags to their post or reel.

While informing users about the new rule, Instagram said it was looking to "gradually update" the number of hashtags that users can include in a caption for a reel or post to five.

The platform also revealed the intent behind the limit, saying that the use of "fewer" and "more targeted" hashtags rather than generic ones could provide a boost to both the content's performance as well as "people's experience" on Instagram.

Instagram further asked users to not "spam" the caption of their pos...