Can You Pin Comments on TikTok on a Computer?
On a computer, TikTok documents no way to pin a comment: TikTok Studio in a web browser offers delete, like, dislike and reply, with no pin. The only pin TikTok documents is in LIVE chat, for a brief period, and only in the TikTok app. For how pinning works on other apps, see what pinned means.
TikTok’s Help Center documents no way to pin a comment on a regular video, on a phone or on a computer. Checked against TikTok Help Center: Manage commentsNot verified
If you’re looking up how to pin comments on TikTok on computer, the table below shows what each surface offers and when each answer was checked; after it come the comment controls you can use instead. The rest of the app is mapped in how to use TikTok.
Table of Contents
- How to pin comments on TikTok on computer: what TikTok’s Help Center says
- What can you do with comments in TikTok Studio on the web?
- How do you pin comments on TikTok during a LIVE?
- What can you do instead to steer the comment section?
- Does Outfeed pin or manage TikTok comments?
- Pinning comments on TikTok: FAQ
How to pin comments on TikTok on computer: what TikTok’s Help Center says
No computer surface TikTok documents has a pin option. TikTok Studio in a web browser handles comments without one, and in LIVE chat on a web browser TikTok lists Reply, Report comment, Mute and Block, marking pinning as available only in the app. Surface by surface:
| Where you are | Can you pin a comment? | What TikTok documents for comments there | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tiktok.com or TikTok Studio in a web browser | Not documented; TikTok Studio lists no pin | Delete, like, dislike and reply, in TikTok Studio | Checked against TikTok Help Center: Tools for creators (TikTok Studio) |
| LIVE chat in a web browser | No: pinning is marked as app-only | Reply, Report comment, Mute and Block | Checked against TikTok Help Center: Comments on TikTok LIVE |
| The TikTok app, on a regular video | Not documented | Comment settings, filters and bulk delete | Checked against TikTok Help Center: Manage commentsNot verified |
| LIVE chat in the TikTok app | Yes, by the creator or a moderator, for a brief period | Pin this comment | Checked against TikTok Help Center: Comments on TikTok LIVE |
To go LIVE from a computer at all, TikTok says you need LIVE Studio (Windows) or OBS Studio (Linux, macOS or Windows). Checked against TikTok Help Center: Comments on TikTok LIVE Uploading from a computer is covered in how to post on TikTok from a PC or Mac, and timing your posts in how to schedule TikTok posts.
What can you do with comments in TikTok Studio on the web?
Delete, like, dislike and reply: those are the four comment actions TikTok lists for TikTok Studio in a web browser. TikTok adds that this comments section doesn’t include community-flagged or blocked comments. TikTok Studio’s creator tools also run in the TikTok app and in a separate TikTok Studio app, but TikTok says content management and analytics are best accessed from a web browser. Its web route:
On a computer:
- Log in to your TikTok account. You can also access specific tools from the TikTok homepage: for analytics, click Upload, then select Analytics from the sidebar menu; for uploading videos, click Upload at the top.
Checked against TikTok Help Center: Tools for creators (TikTok Studio).
How do you pin comments on TikTok during a LIVE?
Tap the comment in the LIVE chat, or the viewer’s profile and then the More button, and choose Pin this comment. TikTok says this pins the comment to the top of the chat for a brief period. Creators and moderators can do it in the TikTok app only, and TikTok adds that moderators can use comment settings only if the creator grants them comment permissions.
In the app:
- During a LIVE, tap the comment you want to manage in the chat. You can also tap the viewer's profile, then tap the More ... button.
- Choose Pin this comment: Pin a comment to the top of the chat for a brief period of time.
Checked against TikTok Help Center: Comments on TikTok LIVE.
LIVE is also home to NPC streaming, a format CBS News described in July 2023: creators acting like non-playable characters and answering the virtual gifts viewers send with repeated sounds and catchphrases.
What can you do instead to steer the comment section?
Use the comment controls TikTok does document: choose who can comment, switch comments off on a post, filter, and delete in bulk. TikTok publishes the steps for these settings for the TikTok app only, with no web steps.
- Who can comment. Everyone (public accounts only), Followers (private accounts only) or Friends (followers you follow back), set under Settings and privacy > Privacy > Comments.
- One post. Turn the Allow comments setting off for a single post.
- Filters. Filter all comments (not available to everyone), Filter unwanted comments, Filter keywords in comments and Creator Care Mode, in the same Comments menu. Checked against TikTok Help Center: Who can comment on TikTok
- Bulk delete. Delete up to 100 comments on your post at once, through the Filters button or Manage multiple comments. Checked against TikTok Help Center: Comments
- Commenting too fast. If you’ve been commenting on videos too quickly, TikTok may show an alert and asks you to wait 24 hours and try again. Checked against TikTok Help Center: Manage comments
Replying with a photo is covered in TikTok comment pictures, and the TikTok comment generator drafts reply ideas for comments on your own videos.
Does Outfeed pin or manage TikTok comments?
Pinning comments on TikTok: FAQ
Can you pin a comment on TikTok on a computer?
Not in any way TikTok documents. TikTok Studio in a web browser lets you delete, like, dislike and reply to comments, with no pin option. In LIVE chat on a web browser, TikTok lists Reply, Report comment, Mute and Block, and it marks pinning a LIVE comment as available only in the TikTok app.
How do you pin comments on TikTok?
TikTok’s Help Center documents pinning only in LIVE chat. During a LIVE, a creator or moderator taps the comment in the chat, or the viewer’s profile and then the More button, and chooses Pin this comment, which pins it to the top of the chat for a brief period. It documents no way to pin a comment on a regular video, on a phone or a computer.
Why can’t I pin a comment on TikTok?
TikTok documents pinning only for LIVE chat, in the TikTok app. Its Comments and Manage comments articles list no pin option for comments on regular videos, so there is no documented setting to turn on. If a Pin option does appear in your app, TikTok doesn’t document it, and it may not appear for everyone.