# How to turn comments on or off on your TikTok videos

By HeyMark · Updated October 22, 2026

When you prepare a TikTok video, you can decide whether it gets comments and who can leave them. Here’s where to choose the audience and change the switch for each post, with the age-related conditions to check.

## Choose who can comment on your posts

TikTok sets comment options by age. For ages 13 to 15, **Friends** can’t be changed, though comments can be turned off on an individual post. For ages 16 to 17, a private account starts with **Followers** and can be changed to **Friends**; a public account starts with **Everyone** and can be changed to **Friends**. In both cases, comments can be turned off for an individual post. Family Pairing and local laws can also affect available settings. If you manage an account for someone under 18, review [TikTok’s teen privacy and safety settings](https://www.tiktok.com/support/faq_detail?id=7611839632052853259&lang=en).

For adult accounts, TikTok documents these options: **Everyone** for public accounts, **Followers** for private accounts, and **Friends**, meaning followers you follow back. The individual post’s switch also needs to allow comments for that group to comment.

In the TikTok app:

1. Tap **Profile** at the bottom.
2. Tap **Menu ☰**, then **Settings and privacy**.
3. Tap **Privacy**, then **Comments**.
4. Tap **Allow comments from** and choose an available option.

## Turn comments on or off for a video

**Before you post:** create your post, then tap **More options** on the **Post** screen. Turn **Allow comments** on or off for that video.

**For a posted video:** open the video from your profile, tap **More options**, then tap **Privacy settings**. You may need to swipe to find it. Turn **Allow comments** on or off.

To check your choice, return to the video’s **Privacy settings** and review **Allow comments**. You can use the same control to change it again. The audience selected in your comment settings still determines who can comment while the switch is on.

This setting controls who can comment. To hide comments based on words or filters, see [how to filter TikTok comments](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/filter-tiktok-comments/). Video privacy controls who can view it and is set separately.

[TikTok’s help on managing comments](https://www.tiktok.com/support/faq_detail?id=7636676985892739605&lang=en) covers the available options and post-level steps.

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## Keep reading

- [Filter TikTok comments and review hidden replies](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/filter-tiktok-comments/): Turn on TikTok's filters for spam, keywords, and offensive comments. Then review the filtered list to approve or delete each comment.
- [Change the privacy of a TikTok video](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/change-tiktok-video-privacy/): Change who can see a TikTok video you already posted. Follow the in-app path and check which audiences are available for your account.

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