diff --git a/app/static/app/css/customCSS.css b/app/static/app/css/customCSS.css
index 0dfb137..c882a1e 100644
--- a/app/static/app/css/customCSS.css
+++ b/app/static/app/css/customCSS.css
@@ -31,3 +31,11 @@ summary.title {
 summary.title + .table-container {
     clear: both;
 }
+
+.disabled-grey {
+  background-color: #cccccc;
+}
+
+.disabled-grey a {
+  cursor: default;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/templates/tags.html b/app/templates/tags.html
index 142bba2..72ed8a5 100644
--- a/app/templates/tags.html
+++ b/app/templates/tags.html
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@
 <div class="section">
   <div class="container">
     <h2 class="title is-1">Tags</h2>
-    {% if tags %}
-    {% for tag in tags %}
-      <span class="tag box" name="colorpad">
-          <a href="{% url 'app:tag-links' tag.name %}" class="title is-5">📌 {{ tag.name }}</a>
-      </span>&nbsp;
-    {% endfor %}
+    {% if active_tags %}
+      {% for tag in active_tags %}
+          <span class="tag box" name="colorpad">
+              <a href="{% url 'app:tag-links' tag.name %}" class="title is-5">📌 {{ tag.name }}</a>
+          </span>&nbsp;
+      {% endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if inactive_tags %}
+      {% for tag in inactive_tags %}
+          <span class="tag box disabled-grey">
+              <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="title is-5">📌 {{ tag.name }}</a>
+          </span>&nbsp;
+      {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views.py b/app/views.py
index 485fa15..71a756d 100644
--- a/app/views.py
+++ b/app/views.py
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ def latest(request):
 def tags(request):
     """view for the tags"""
     tags = Tag.objects.all()
+    active_tags = tags.filter(tutorial__in=Tutorial.objects.filter(publish=True)).distinct()
+    inactive_tags = tags.exclude(id__in=active_tags.values_list('id', flat=True))
     context = {
-        'tags': tags,
+        'active_tags': active_tags,
+        'inactive_tags': inactive_tags,
         'title': 'Tags'
     }
     return render(request, 'tags.html', context)