# 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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**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/whats-the-difference-between-org-tags-and-org-roam-tags/1163/3 "2021-01-14T07:33:36Z")

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> [@vmobat](#):
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> wouldn’t just one field be sufficient?

There were these discussions on the subject some time ago: [Are tags a thing, really?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/are-tags-a-thing-really/123), [Support tags as first-class values](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/issues/572), [Add a tagging system](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/pull/604). There was also a suggestion to use only Org-mode tags in Org Roam and an objection to it rationalising the use of a separate tag system, but I can’t find that discussion right now.

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