# What's the difference between org tags and org-roam tags?

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**Created:** [January 13, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/whats-the-difference-between-org-tags-and-org-roam-tags/1163 "2021-01-13T06:34:08Z")\
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org-roam tags are a heuristic device to help you find notes. When you use `#+roam-tag:`, the tag names will show in the list of notes so you can filter by tag.

Org Tags only work within each file and relate to headlines, not files.

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