diff --git a/src/lib/strings/hashtags.ts b/src/lib/strings/hashtags.ts
index eb510f4d3b..3e057f6927 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/hashtags.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/hashtags.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 export const TAG_REGEX = /(?:^|\s)(#[^\d\s]\S*)(?=\s)?/gi
 export const ENDING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX = /\p{P}+$/gu
 export const LEADING_HASH_REGEX = /^#/
+
+export function sanitize(tagString: string) {
+  return tagString
+    .trim()
+    .replace(LEADING_HASH_REGEX, '')
+    .replace(ENDING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX, '')
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts b/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts
index ef93a366f9..ff91cbb226 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/helpers.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ export function toHashCode(str: string, seed = 0): number {
 
   return 4294967296 * (2097151 & h2) + (h1 >>> 0)
 }
+
+export function uniq(tags: string[]) {
+  return Array.from(new Set(tags))
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.tsx
index 586d6b1f8c..2afb2821a1 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.tsx
@@ -22,21 +22,8 @@ import * as Sheet from 'view/com/sheets/Base'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
 import {ActivityIndicator} from 'react-native'
 import {TagInputEntryButton} from './TagInputEntryButton'
-import {
-  ENDING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX,
-  LEADING_HASH_REGEX,
-} from 'lib/strings/hashtags'
-
-function uniq(tags: string[]) {
-  return Array.from(new Set(tags))
-}
-
-function sanitize(tagString: string) {
-  return tagString
-    .trim()
-    .replace(LEADING_HASH_REGEX, '')
-    .replace(ENDING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX, '')
-}
+import {sanitize} from 'lib/strings/hashtags'
+import {uniq} from 'lib/strings/helpers'
 
 export function TagInput({
   max = 8,
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.web.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.web.tsx
index 7867430e04..8365150b44 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/TagInput/index.web.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ import {
 } from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {Pin} from 'pind'
 
-import {
-  ENDING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX,
-  LEADING_HASH_REGEX,
-} from 'lib/strings/hashtags'
 import {isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 import {TagsAutocompleteModel} from 'state/models/ui/tags-autocomplete'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
@@ -26,17 +22,8 @@ import {Text} from 'view/com/util/text/Text'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
 import {TagInputEntryButton} from './TagInputEntryButton'
 import {TextInputFocusEventData} from 'react-native'
-
-function uniq(tags: string[]) {
-  return Array.from(new Set(tags))
-}
-
-function sanitize(tagString: string) {
-  return tagString
-    .trim()
-    .replace(LEADING_HASH_REGEX, '')
-    .replace(ENDING_PUNCTUATION_REGEX, '')
-}
+import {sanitize} from 'lib/strings/hashtags'
+import {uniq} from 'lib/strings/helpers'
 
 export function TagInput({
   max = 8,