diff --git a/docs/docs/public/components/tags.png b/docs/docs/public/components/tags.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..665796aac
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/docs/public/components/tags.png differ
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bda8ff538..0a18bc848 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2439,6 +2439,11 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/chroma-js": {
+      "version": "2.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chroma-js/-/chroma-js-2.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U9eDw6+wt7V8z5NncY2jJfZa+hUH8XEj8FQHgFJTrUFnJfXYf4Ml4adI2vXZOjqRDpFWtYVWypDfZwnJ+HIR4A=="
+    },
     "node_modules/cliui": {
       "version": "8.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cliui/-/cliui-8.0.1.tgz",
@@ -7283,6 +7288,7 @@
         "@monaco-editor/loader": "^1.3.3",
         "@tato30/vue-pdf": "1.9.4",
         "arquero": "^5.2.0",
+        "chroma-js": "^2.4.2",
         "mapbox-gl": "3.1.2",
         "marked": "^7.0.2",
         "monaco-editor": "^0.41.0",
diff --git a/src/streamsync/core.py b/src/streamsync/core.py
index 99adfc68f..5fcaa4e8b 100644
--- a/src/streamsync/core.py
+++ b/src/streamsync/core.py
@@ -511,6 +511,17 @@ def transform(self, ev: StreamsyncEvent) -> None:
         else:
             ev.payload = tf_payload
 
+    def _transform_tag_click(self, ev: StreamsyncEvent) -> Optional[str]:
+        payload = ev.payload
+        instance_path = ev.instancePath
+        options = self.evaluator.evaluate_field(
+            instance_path, "tags", True, "{ }")
+        if not isinstance(options, dict):
+            raise ValueError("Invalid value for tags")
+        if payload not in options.keys():
+            raise ValueError("Unauthorised option")
+        return payload
+
     def _transform_option_change(self, ev: StreamsyncEvent) -> Optional[str]:
         payload = ev.payload
         instance_path = ev.instancePath
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index eee4839df..98e07bbf4 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		"@monaco-editor/loader": "^1.3.3",
 		"@tato30/vue-pdf": "1.9.4",
 		"arquero": "^5.2.0",
+		"chroma-js": "^2.4.2",
 		"mapbox-gl": "3.1.2",
 		"marked": "^7.0.2",
 		"monaco-editor": "^0.41.0",
diff --git a/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts b/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts
index 3cdf95845..d4e682d5d 100644
--- a/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts
+++ b/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import CoreVegaLiteChart from "../core_components/content/CoreVegaLiteChart.vue"
 import CoreVideoPlayer from "../core_components/content/CoreVideoPlayer.vue";
 import CoreLink from "../core_components/content/CoreLink.vue";
 import CoreChat from "../core_components/content/CoreChat.vue";
+import CoreTags from "../core_components/content/CoreTags.vue";
 // input
 import CoreCheckboxInput from "../core_components/input/CoreCheckboxInput.vue";
 import CoreDateInput from "../core_components/input/CoreDateInput.vue";
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ const templateMap = {
 	step: CoreStep,
 	steps: CoreSteps,
 	ratinginput: CoreRating,
+	tags: CoreTags,
 	switchinput: CoreSwitchInput,
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/src/core_components/content/CoreImage.vue b/ui/src/core_components/content/CoreImage.vue
index 5da226cea..e95f59ac8 100644
--- a/ui/src/core_components/content/CoreImage.vue
+++ b/ui/src/core_components/content/CoreImage.vue
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ const componentId = inject(injectionKeys.componentId);
 
 const rootStyle = computed(() => {
 	const component = ss.getComponentById(componentId);
-	const isClickHandled = typeof component.handlers?.["click"] !== "undefined";
+	const isClickHandled =
+		typeof component.handlers?.["ss-click"] !== "undefined";
 
 	return {
 		cursor: isClickHandled ? "pointer" : "unset",
diff --git a/ui/src/core_components/content/CoreTags.vue b/ui/src/core_components/content/CoreTags.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6301ee7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/core_components/content/CoreTags.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+<template>
+	<div ref="rootEl" class="CoreTags">
+		<div
+			v-for="(tagDesc, tagId) in fields.tags.value"
+			:key="tagId"
+			class="tag"
+			:style="{ background: generateColor(tagId) }"
+			@click="() => handleTagClick(tagId)"
+		>
+			{{ tagDesc }}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { FieldCategory, FieldType } from "../../streamsyncTypes";
+import { cssClasses, primaryTextColor } from "../../renderer/sharedStyleFields";
+
+const clickHandlerStub = `
+def handle_tag_click(state, payload):
+	state["selected_tag_id"] = payload`;
+
+const description = "A component to display coloured tag pills.";
+
+export default {
+	streamsync: {
+		name: "Tags",
+		description,
+		category: "Content",
+		fields: {
+			tags: {
+				name: "Tags",
+				desc: "Key-value object with tags. Must be a JSON string or a state reference to a dictionary.",
+				type: FieldType.KeyValue,
+				default: "{}",
+			},
+			referenceColor: {
+				name: "Reference",
+				desc: "The colour to be used as reference for chroma and luminance, and as the starting point for hue rotation.",
+				type: FieldType.Color,
+				default: "#29cf00",
+				category: FieldCategory.Style,
+			},
+			seed: {
+				name: "Seed value",
+				desc: "Choose a different value to reshuffle colours.",
+				type: FieldType.Number,
+				default: "1",
+				category: FieldCategory.Style,
+			},
+			rotateHue: {
+				name: "Rotate hue",
+				desc: "If active, rotates the hue depending on the content of the string. If turned off, the reference colour is always used.",
+				type: FieldType.Text,
+				options: {
+					yes: "yes",
+					no: "no",
+				},
+				default: "yes",
+			},
+			primaryTextColor: {
+				...primaryTextColor,
+				default: "#ffffff",
+			},
+			cssClasses,
+		},
+		events: {
+			"ss-tag-click": {
+				desc: "Triggered when a tag is clicked.",
+				stub: clickHandlerStub.trim(),
+			},
+		},
+		previewField: "text",
+	},
+};
+</script>
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { Ref, computed, inject, ref } from "vue";
+import injectionKeys from "../../injectionKeys";
+import chroma from "chroma-js";
+
+const COLOR_STEPS = 18;
+const rootEl: Ref<HTMLElement> = ref(null);
+const fields = inject(injectionKeys.evaluatedFields);
+const componentId = inject(injectionKeys.componentId);
+const ss = inject(injectionKeys.core);
+
+const isClickable = computed(() => {
+	const component = ss.getComponentById(componentId);
+	return typeof component.handlers?.["ss-tag-click"] !== "undefined";
+});
+
+function generateColor(s: string) {
+	if (fields.rotateHue.value == "no") {
+		return fields.referenceColor.value;
+	}
+	const baseColor = chroma(fields.referenceColor.value);
+	let genColor = baseColor.set(
+		"hcl.h",
+		`+${calculateColorStep(s) * (360 / COLOR_STEPS)}`,
+	);
+	return genColor.css();
+}
+
+function calculateColorStep(s: string) {
+	let hash = (fields.seed.value * 52673) & 0xffffffff;
+	for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+		hash = ((i + 1) * s.charCodeAt(i)) ^ (hash & 0xffffffff);
+	}
+	const step = Math.abs(hash) % COLOR_STEPS;
+	return step;
+}
+
+function handleTagClick(tagId: string) {
+	const event = new CustomEvent("ss-tag-click", {
+		detail: {
+			payload: tagId,
+		},
+	});
+	rootEl.value.dispatchEvent(event);
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+@import "../../renderer/sharedStyles.css";
+
+.CoreTags {
+	display: flex;
+	gap: 8px;
+	flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.tag {
+	padding: 4px 8px 4px 8px;
+	border-radius: 16px;
+	font-size: 0.65rem;
+	color: var(--primaryTextColor);
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	gap: 4px;
+	cursor: v-bind("isClickable ? 'pointer' : 'auto'");
+}
+</style>