diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 9c4e1377..a523269b 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -21017,10 +21017,11 @@ const blankRealNImplied = () => {
         prev: { reals: [], implieds: [] },
     };
 };
-const [BC_FOLDER_NOTE, BC_TAG_NOTE, BC_TAG_NOTE_FIELD, BC_LINK_NOTE, BC_TRAVERSE_NOTE, BC_HIDE_TRAIL, BC_ORDER,] = [
+const [BC_FOLDER_NOTE, BC_TAG_NOTE, BC_TAG_NOTE_FIELD, BC_TAG_NOTE_EXACT, BC_LINK_NOTE, BC_TRAVERSE_NOTE, BC_HIDE_TRAIL, BC_ORDER,] = [
     "BC-folder-note",
     "BC-tag-note",
     "BC-tag-note-field",
+    "BC-tag-note-exact",
     "BC-link-note",
     "BC-traverse-note",
     "BC-hide-trail",
@@ -21045,6 +21046,12 @@ const BC_FIELDS_INFO = [
         after: ": ",
         alt: false,
     },
+    {
+        field: BC_TAG_NOTE_EXACT,
+        desc: "Only look for notes with the exact tag. i.e. `#A` won't match `#A/B`",
+        after: ": true",
+        alt: false,
+    },
     {
         field: BC_LINK_NOTE,
         desc: "Set this note as a Breadcrumbs link-note. All links leaving this note will be added to the graph with the field name specified in this key's value.",
@@ -51689,6 +51696,15 @@ class BCPlugin extends require$$0.Plugin {
                 }
             }
         };
+        this.getAllTags = (file, withHash = true) => {
+            var _a, _b, _c;
+            const { tags, frontmatter } = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+            return [
+                ...((_a = tags === null || tags === void 0 ? void 0 : tags.map((t) => t.tag.slice(1))) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : []),
+                ...[...((_b = frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tags) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : [])].flat(),
+                ...[...((_c = frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tag) !== null && _c !== void 0 ? _c : [])].flat(),
+            ].map((t) => (withHash ? "#" : "") + t.toLowerCase());
+        };
         this.getTargetOrder = (frontms, target) => {
             var _a, _b;
             return parseInt((_b = (_a = frontms.find((arr) => arr.file.basename === target)) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a[BC_ORDER]) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : "9999");
@@ -52442,26 +52458,10 @@ class BCPlugin extends require$$0.Plugin {
             if (!tag.startsWith("#"))
                 return;
             const hasThisTag = (file) => {
-                var _a, _b;
-                const { tags, frontmatter } = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
-                if (tags === null || tags === void 0 ? void 0 : tags.map((t) => t.tag.toLowerCase()).some((t) => t.includes(tag)))
-                    return true;
-                if (typeof (frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tag) === "string") {
-                    if (frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tag.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1)))
-                        return true;
-                }
-                else {
-                    if ((_a = frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tag) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.some((t) => t.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1))))
-                        return true;
-                }
-                if (typeof (frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tags) === "string") {
-                    if (frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tags.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1)))
-                        return true;
-                }
-                else {
-                    if ((_b = frontmatter === null || frontmatter === void 0 ? void 0 : frontmatter.tags) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.some((t) => t.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1))))
-                        return true;
-                }
+                const allTags = this.getAllTags(file);
+                return altFile[BC_TAG_NOTE_EXACT]
+                    ? allTags.includes(tag)
+                    : allTags.some((t) => t.includes(tag));
             };
             const targets = frontms
                 .map((ff) => ff.file)
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 99daf6ef..57d8a047 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export const [
   BC_FOLDER_NOTE,
   BC_TAG_NOTE,
   BC_TAG_NOTE_FIELD,
+  BC_TAG_NOTE_EXACT,
   BC_LINK_NOTE,
   BC_TRAVERSE_NOTE,
   BC_HIDE_TRAIL,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export const [
   "BC-folder-note",
   "BC-tag-note",
   "BC-tag-note-field",
+  "BC-tag-note-exact",
   "BC-link-note",
   "BC-traverse-note",
   "BC-hide-trail",
@@ -106,6 +108,12 @@ export const BC_FIELDS_INFO = [
     after: ": ",
     alt: false,
   },
+  {
+    field: BC_TAG_NOTE_EXACT,
+    desc: "Only look for notes with the exact tag. i.e. `#A` won't match `#A/B`",
+    after: ": true",
+    alt: false,
+  },
   {
     field: BC_LINK_NOTE,
     desc: "Set this note as a Breadcrumbs link-note. All links leaving this note will be added to the graph with the field name specified in this key's value.",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c3930570..80e9d7ff 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   BC_LINK_NOTE,
   BC_ORDER,
   BC_TAG_NOTE,
+  BC_TAG_NOTE_EXACT,
   BC_TAG_NOTE_FIELD,
   BC_TRAVERSE_NOTE,
   DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
@@ -1061,6 +1062,15 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
     });
   }
 
+  getAllTags = (file: TFile, withHash = true): string[] => {
+    const { tags, frontmatter } = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+    return [
+      ...(tags?.map((t) => t.tag.slice(1)) ?? []),
+      ...[...(frontmatter?.tags ?? [])].flat(),
+      ...[...(frontmatter?.tag ?? [])].flat(),
+    ].map((t: string) => (withHash ? "#" : "") + t.toLowerCase());
+  };
+
   addTagNotesToGraph(
     eligableAlts: dvFrontmatterCache[],
     frontms: dvFrontmatterCache[],
@@ -1076,32 +1086,11 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
       if (!tag.startsWith("#")) return;
 
       const hasThisTag = (file: TFile): boolean => {
-        const { tags, frontmatter } = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
-        if (tags?.map((t) => t.tag.toLowerCase()).some((t) => t.includes(tag)))
-          return true;
+        const allTags = this.getAllTags(file);
 
-        if (typeof frontmatter?.tag === "string") {
-          if (frontmatter?.tag.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1)))
-            return true;
-        } else {
-          if (
-            (frontmatter?.tag as string[])?.some((t) =>
-              t.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1))
-            )
-          )
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (typeof frontmatter?.tags === "string") {
-          if (frontmatter?.tags.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1)))
-            return true;
-        } else {
-          if (
-            (frontmatter?.tags as string[])?.some((t) =>
-              t.toLowerCase().includes(tag.slice(1))
-            )
-          )
-            return true;
-        }
+        return altFile[BC_TAG_NOTE_EXACT]
+          ? allTags.includes(tag)
+          : allTags.some((t) => t.includes(tag));
       };
 
       const targets = frontms