I use an #accounts tag — among other things — in Apple Notes.
Every few days this tag will mysteriously disappear, leaving any notes still tagged with it with a now grayed out (as opposed to yellow) tag.
I have no idea what leads to this but it only happens with that tag (from what I can tell).
Once I retype the tag in a bit it get restored as normal (only to disappear again some time later).
Hi tlivings,
Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!
We understand that tags you've applied in Notes are missing sometimes.
What do you have set as your Default Account for Notes? You can go to Settings > Notes > Default Account to check.
Do your tags include any special characters? All tags must be single words as outlined here: Organize your notes with tags on iCloud.com - Apple Support
"Add tags to notes
You can type a tag anywhere in a note. Tags must be a single word, but you can use hyphens and underscores (for example, #meeting-minutes or #important_documents).
If you add a tag to a shared note, it appears as dimmed text to other participants who don’t have the tag in their Tag Browser."
If you're using iCloud as your default account for Notes, are you able to sign into iCloud via a web browser on a computer and see all tags in your Notes? You can sign into iCloud here: iCloud Sign In
We look forward to your reply.
Cheers!
Hi tlivings,
Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!
We understand that tags you've applied in Notes are missing sometimes.
What do you have set as your Default Account for Notes? You can go to Settings > Notes > Default Account to check.
Do your tags include any special characters? All tags must be single words as outlined here: Organize your notes with tags on iCloud.com - Apple Support
"Add tags to notes
You can type a tag anywhere in a note. Tags must be a single word, but you can use hyphens and underscores (for example, #meeting-minutes or #important_documents).
If you add a tag to a shared note, it appears as dimmed text to other participants who don’t have the tag in their Tag Browser."
If you're using iCloud as your default account for Notes, are you able to sign into iCloud via a web browser on a computer and see all tags in your Notes? You can sign into iCloud here: iCloud Sign In
We look forward to your reply.
Cheers!
Thanks for replying, tlivings, and that additional info, it really helps! At this point, please contact Apple directly for further investigation into your situation:
Have a great day and thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
The default account is my iCloud account. As stated above, the tag is “accounts” so no, it doesn’t contain special characters.
My problem is not with creating tags or tagging notes.
The problem is that tags I use randomly disappear from tag list and become disabled (gray instead of yellow) in the notes tagged with the disappeared tag.
Tag randomly disappears in Apple Notes
