---
title: "Liquid filters: highlight_active_tag"
description: |-
  Wraps a given tag within the [`collection` object](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/collection) in an HTML `<span>` tag, with a `class` attribute of `active`, if the tag is currently active. Only
  applies to collection tags.
api_name: liquid
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/filters/highlight_active_tag
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/filters/highlight_active_tag.md
---

# highlight\_​active\_​tag

```oobleck
string | highlight_active_tag
```

returns [string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)

Wraps a given tag within the [`collection` object](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/collection) in an HTML `<span>` tag, with a `class` attribute of `active`, if the tag is currently active. Only applies to collection tags.

```liquid
{% for tag in collection.all_tags %}
  {{- tag | highlight_active_tag | link_to_tag: tag }}
{% endfor %}
```

## Output

```html
<a href="/services/liquid_rendering/extra-potent" title="Show products matching tag extra-potent"><span class="active">extra-potent</span></a>


<a href="/services/liquid_rendering/fresh" title="Show products matching tag fresh">fresh</a>


<a href="/services/liquid_rendering/healing" title="Show products matching tag healing">healing</a>


<a href="/services/liquid_rendering/ingredients" title="Show products matching tag ingredients">ingredients</a>
```