Below is an overview of how Amplenote handles auto-tagging:
Selected tags are applied to a new note:
When using the [[ double-bracket linking syntax (Read more at Simple double bracket note linking examples)
When extracting text to a new note (Learn about text extraction at Using Double Brackets [[ for Note Creation/Linking#Extracting text selection to a note)
Tags applied to the current note are propagated to the new note:
When using the Ctrl-Shift-[ note linking shortcut
linkPreventing auto-tagging
To prevent automatically applying selected tags to new notes, add a tilde ~ sign after the [[ double bracket syntax:
Or, if you're in Jots mode, you can deselect the currently selected tag by clicking on the Jots button again: