How to pin a comment on your YouTube video

Is there a correction or reply you want viewers to find when they open your video’s comments? You can pin it at the top of the YouTube thread. This guide covers what your channel needs, how to pin your own comment or a viewer’s, and how to replace it when you need a different message.

Check feature access before looking for Pin

Your channel needs advanced features to pin comments. On a computer, open YouTube Studio and go to Settings → Channel → Feature eligibility. Check that advanced features are enabled. If they aren’t, follow the access route YouTube offers your channel. Phone verification unlocks intermediate features; it doesn’t by itself establish advanced access. (Feature access levels)

After you enable advanced features, they can take up to 24 hours to appear across your channel. Allow for that delay if the Pin option is still missing. (Pinning requirement)

Pin the comment from your video

1. Sign in to YouTube on a computer and open your channel’s video.
2. Scroll to its comments and find the reply you want to feature. To pin a new correction of your own, post it as a comment first.
3. Open More, the three-dot menu beside the comment, and choose Pin.
4. Confirm with PIN. If you’ve already pinned another comment, this one replaces it.
5. Check that it appears at the top with Pinned by and your channel name.

YouTube documents this for your own comments and viewers’ comments. If you use Studio, open the comments for an individual video: Pin isn’t offered in the combined view of comments across videos. (Comment help, managing comments in Studio)

Replace or unpin it

When your correction changes, edit your own comment through More → Edit. To feature a different reply instead, pin that reply using the same steps. It replaces the previous pinned comment.

To remove the pin, open More beside the comment and select Unpin. The comment returns to its original position; unpinning doesn’t delete it. (Unpinning a comment)

If you can’t see it at the top

Confirm that you’re viewing the right channel’s video and have advanced features enabled. Reload, then open the full comment thread. On mobile, viewers need to expand the comments to see the pin. YouTube doesn’t guarantee it will appear in the small comment preview. (Pinned comment display)

To recommend a resource inside the player, add an info card. To recommend it when the video ends, use an end screen.

If comments are turned off, see how to turn comments on or off for your YouTube video and check its audience and visibility restrictions.