How to Pin Comments on Tiktok

If you’re curious to know how to pin a comment on your TikTok video, read on. This post will cover what a pinned comment is and how you can pin them for yourself.

In the most basic sense, pinned comments are sort of the highlight of the conversation. It can usually be found at the top of the comment section, and it typically has many likes and replies.

If you know how to pin comments on other social media platforms, you’ll be able to easily follow a similar process on TikTok. Like YouTube and Instagram, TikTok creators pin comments that they find either informative, funny, or relevant to the video. Generally, people pin comments that attract their attention, or they think would help others understand the context of the video more.

There’s no set rule on what type of comments you should pin. You can even pin your own comment. This usually happens if you’ve already uploaded the video, but you forgot to include something important, like a detail relevant to the video. Or perhaps, a question to encourage conversation in the comment section. You can even take advantage of pinning comments on your own to initiate discussion, thus possibly increasing the engagement in the video.

There’s one thing you should avoid doing, though: pinning negative comments to instigate comment war. On the other hand, if you pin a comment that has a more positive tone instead, then you can direct the conversation to be more constructive rather than the other way round.

What’s the purpose of pinning comments on TikTok?

Believe it or not, choosing to pin a comment from your audience can have a lot of benefits. Comment pinning can help your videos and, ultimately, your TikTok account in many ways. Here are the whys you should consider pinning someone else’s comment on your video:

1. It’s a form of moderation. Pinning comments can help tell your viewers what the video is about. It also helps you moderate the comment by directing the discussion toward a more positive light.

2. Pinning someone’s comment helps show people that you’re connected with your audience. It lets them know that you take time to read comments and appreciate their thoughts and feedback. It also makes them feel that you care about them.

3. Some people head over to the comment section for important details. Some users look through the comment section to find answers to their questions, like the summary of the video, the time and date if it’s an event, where they could find the merch you are talking about, or anything else. By pinning relevant and helpful details, you make it easy for them to find what they are looking for.

4. It shows who you are and what you are like as a content creator. Whether you love comments that are insightful, humorous, or whatnot, pinning your favorite comment lets people know what type of content and conversation they could expect from your TikTok account.

These are just some of the reasons why you should consider pinning comments. It’s not totally necessary, though, because it’s up to you whether you choose to pin a comment or not. Sometimes, it’s also better not to do so.

Pinning a comment on a TikTok video is very easy to do. Below, I’ve outlined guides both for iOS and Android users to pin a comment on their videos. Remember, though, that you can only pin one comment per video. You will need to unpin the current one if you want to pin another comment.

On iOS Device

To pin a comment using your iPhone, do the following:

1. Step 1

   Launch the TikTok app and log in to your account if you haven’t done so already.

2. Step 2

   Locate the comment you wish to pin. You can either do this by:

   • Going to your profile by tapping the person or “Me” icon. On your TikTok profile page, find the video where the comment was made and select it. Tap the speech bubble icon with three dots to access the comment section, and scroll down to find it.
   • Going to your Inbox or notifications. You can access it by tapping the square speech bubble icon with a horizontal line, just beside the person or “Me” icon. Find the notification when the comment was made and tap it. You will be immediately redirected to the comment itself.

3. Step 3

   Long press the comment until a pop-up menu appears.

4. Step 4

   Select “Pin comment” on the menu.

That’s it! Now, you can see a “pinned” mark beside that comment. It will also usually appear as the first comment people will see.

You can also pause the video while pinning a comment by tapping on the center.

On Android Device

To pin a comment using your Android phone or tab, follow these steps:

1. Step 1

   Open the TikTok app and log in to your account if you haven’t done so already.

2. Step 2

   Locate the comment you wish to pin. You can either do this by:

   

   Going to your profile by tapping the person or “Me” icon. On your TikTok profile page, find the video where the comment was made and select it.

   

   Tap the speech bubble icon with three dots to access the comment section, and scroll down to find it.

   

   • Going to your Inbox or notifications. You can access it by tapping the square speech bubble icon with a horizontal line, just beside the person or “Me” icon. Find the notification when the comment was made and tap it. You will be immediately redirected to the comment itself.

3. Step 3

   

   Long press the comment until a pop-up menu appears.

4. Step 4

   

   Select “Pin comment” on the menu.

   

   Like on iOS devices, you can also now see a “pinned” mark beside that comment and it becomes the first one people sees.

How to Remove a Pinned Comment on TikTok

Want to remove the pin on the comment? Fortunately, it’s easy to do, too. Just follow the same steps above: find the comment and long press it. However, instead of “Pin comment”, you will now see “Unpin comment.” Tap that, and the pin will be removed.

Also, do note that the commenter will receive a notification when you pin their comment. However, they won’t be notified if you remove the pin.

As I’ve already mentioned previously, you can only pin one comment at a time on each of your videos. If you wish to pin another comment, you must replace the previous one.

On iOS Device

Here’s how to replace a comment using your iPhone:

1. Step 1

   Launch the TikTok app.

2. Step 2

   Find the new comment you wish to pin this time. There are two ways you can locate it:

   • Go to your profile by tapping the person or “Me” icon. On your TikTok profile page, find the video where the comment was made and select it. Tap the speech bubble icon with three dots to access the comment section, and scroll down to find it.
   • By going to your Inbox or notifications. You can access it by tapping the square speech bubble icon with a horizontal line, just beside the person or “Me” icon. Find the notification when the comment was made and tap it. You will be immediately redirected to the comment itself.

3. Step 3

   Long press the comment until a pop-up menu appears.

4. Step 4

   Choose the “Pin comment” option on the menu

5. Step 5

   Another pop-up window will appear. Select “Pin and replace” this time.

On Android Device

The process is also quite similar to an Android phone or tab. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Step 1

   Launch the TikTok app.

2. Step 2

   Find the new comment you wish to pin this time. There are two ways you can locate it:

   

   • By going to your profile by tapping the person or “Me” icon. On your TikTok profile page, find the video where the comment was made and select it.

   

   Tap the speech bubble icon with three dots to access the comment section, and scroll down to find it.

   

   • By going to your Inbox or notifications. You can access it by tapping the square speech bubble icon with a horizontal line, just beside the person or “Me” icon. Find the notification when the comment was made and tap it. You will be immediately redirected to the comment itself.

3. Step 3

   

   Long press the comment until a pop-up menu appears.

4. Step 4

   

   Choose the “Pin comment” option on the menu

5. Step 5

   

   A new pop-up window will appear. Select “Pin and replace” this time.

You can also pin a comment on your TikTok videos using your computer. However, since the desktop version of TikTok isn’t as complete as the mobile app, you will have to do a workaround for this.

For this, you will need an emulator to access the mobile app version of TikTok.

Android or iOS emulators allow you to access apps that are available on either operating system using your computer. You can access Android or iOS apps from your PC using these emulators.

Several emulators are available online, but one of the easiest to use is Bluestacks. So first, you will need to download it before you can pin comments. Here’s the guide on how to do it:

1. Step 1

   

   Download Bluestacks on your PC or Mac. Just go to their official website, and follow to onscreen instructions on how to install it on your computer.

2. Step 2

   Once Bluestacks had finished downloading, run the program to install it.

3. Step 3

   After completing the installation process, Bluestacks will automatically start.

4. Step 4

   If this is your first time installing Bluestacks, you will be prompted to log in to Google Play using your Google Account. If you don’t have a Google Account yet, you can easily create one by signing up. Follow the on-screen instructions as Bluestacks signs you in with your Google Account.

5. Step 5

   

   Go to TikTok’s Google Play Store page and install it. You can either type “TikTok” on the search bar to find it or click on its icon on the home page. Most often than not, TikTok can easily be located on Bluestacks as it’s quite a popular app.

6. Step 6

   

   Open TikTok.

   

   Note: If you see this prompt upon launching the app, you can click “Do it later” if you want to use TikTok immediately. If you prefer to do it on Android Pie 64-bit (Beta) Instance, you can check “View article” to know more on how to do this. Doing the latter might make your experience of using the emulator smoother.

7. Step 7

   

   You will then be redirected to TikTok’s log-in page. Sign in using your TikTok account. TikTok may also ask you to do a CAPTCHA verification.

   From here onwards, everything works like how you would normally use TikTok on Android devices. But if you’re still unsure where to go, read on for further instructions.

8. Step 8

   Locate the new comment you wish to pin this time. There are two ways you can find it:

   • Go to your profile by tapping the person or “Me” icon. On your TikTok profile page, find the video where the comment was made and select it. Tap the speech bubble icon with three dots to access the comment section, and scroll down to find it.
   • Go to your Inbox or notifications. You can access it by tapping the square speech bubble icon with a horizontal line, just beside the person or “Me” icon. Find the notification when the comment was made and tap it. You will be immediately redirected to the comment itself.

9. Step 9

   Hover over the comment you want to pin and select it until it’s highlighted or greyed out. Hold the left-click button until a pop-up menu appears.

10. Step 10

    Select “Pin comment” on the list of options.

    You now have a pinned comment on your video.

How to Replace a Pinned Comment

Much like above, replacing a pinned comment on TikTok using your computer can be done through Android or iOS emulators like Bluestacks. If you want to replace a comment, you will need to download and install Bluestacks on your PC or Mac. Refer to the instructions above from Steps 1 to 7 on how to install this emulator and log in to TikTok using it.

Now, assuming you have installed Bluestacks on your computer and have logged in to TikTok successfully, here’s how you can replace a pinned comment on your desktop:

1. Step 1

   Locate the new comment you wish to pin this time. There are two ways you can find it:

   • Go to your profile by tapping the person or “Me” icon. On your TikTok profile page, find the video where the comment was made and select it. Tap the speech bubble icon with three dots to access the comment section, and scroll down to find it.
   • Go to your Inbox or notifications. You can access it by tapping the square speech bubble icon with a horizontal line, just beside the person or “Me” icon. Find the notification when the comment was made and tap it. You will be immediately redirected to the comment itself.

2. Step 2

   Hover over the comment you want to pin and select it until it’s highlighted or greyed out. Hold the left-click button until a pop-up menu appears.

3. Step 3

   Select “Pin comment” on the list of options.

4. Step 4

   Another pop-up menu will appear asking you to confirm the change. Click “Pin and replace”.

The previous pinned comment will now be replaced with the one you just selected. And like on mobile devices, you can only pin one comment at a time.

How Many Comments Can You Pin On TikTok?

You can only pin only one comment per video. If you want to pin another comment, the previous one will be replaced.

Can You Pin a Comment on TikTok Live?

As of the moment, there’s no way you can pin comments on TikTok Live videos. But who knows? They might roll out this feature soon, same as YouTube and Instagram.