diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index 392cd9771..65419ebf0 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
       "Tag": "Hashtag ::: Hashtags",
       "User": "Benutzer ::: Benutzer"
     },
-    "hint": "Wonach suchst Du?",
+    "hint": "Wonach suchst Du? Nutze !… für Beitrag, @… für Mitglied, #… für Hashtag",
     "no-results": "Keine Ergebnisse für \"{search}\" gefunden. Versuch' es mit einem anderen Begriff!",
     "page": "Seite",
     "placeholder": "Suchen",
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index 24c0fa2be..8a8af14e7 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
       "Tag": "Hashtag ::: Hashtags",
       "User": "User ::: Users"
     },
-    "hint": "What are you searching for?",
+    "hint": "What are you searching for?  Use !... for post, @... for member, #... for hashtag",
     "no-results": "No results found for \"{search}\". Try a different search term!",
     "page": "Page",
     "placeholder": "Search",