How to Pin Comments on TikTok Live: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

You can pin comments on TikTok Live. Press and hold any comment during an active live stream, then tap "Pin." The comment locks at the top of the chat for every viewer in the room. Here is exactly how to do it, and what to know before you try.

Can You Actually Pin Comments on TikTok Live?

Yes. Despite some older guides claiming this feature does not exist, TikTok does support comment pinning during live streams. The confusion likely comes from the feature being added after those articles were written, or from the pin option not appearing on outdated app versions.

The pin comment on TikTok Live feature works on the mobile app only, for the account hosting the stream. It is not available on desktop. One comment can be pinned at a time, and it stays visible at the top of the live chat until you remove it or replace it with a different one.

What's often overlooked is why this matters more on Live than on regular videos. A standard TikTok video comment section moves slowly. A live chat can scroll past dozens of comments per minute. Without a pinned comment, a new viewer joining mid-stream has no anchor — no context, no question being answered, nothing to grab their attention. Pinning solves that problem directly.

As part of its broader push to give creators more control over their broadcasts, as reported by TechCrunch, TikTok has steadily expanded its TikTok Live platform with host controls including moderators, improved keyword filters, and audience management tools — of which comment pinning is one practical piece.

How to Pin Comments on TikTok Live

What You Need Before You Start

• The TikTok mobile app (iOS or Android), updated to the latest version
• An active TikTok Live session that you are hosting
• You must be logged into the account running the live stream

You cannot pin comments on someone else's live stream as a viewer. The pin option is only visible to the host.

Steps to Pin a Comment During TikTok Live

Follow these steps while your live stream is running:

Step	Action	What You See on Screen
1	Open your TikTok Live session	Live stream is active and chat is visible
2	Watch the live chat for the comment you want to pin	Comments scroll up in real time
3	Press and hold the comment for about 1 second	A menu appears from the bottom of the screen
4	Tap "Pin" from the menu options	Menu closes
5	Check the top of the chat area	The comment appears pinned with a pin icon next to it

In practice, step 3 is where most people struggle on Live specifically. The chat moves fast, and pressing and holding a scrolling comment takes a moment of timing. If the comment has already scrolled past, you may need to wait for the viewer to send it again, or scroll up manually if your app version supports that.

How to Unpin a Comment During TikTok Live

1. Locate the pinned comment at the top of the live chat
2. Press and hold it for 1 second
3. Tap "Unpin" from the menu
4. The comment is removed from the pinned position

If you pin a new comment without unpinning the current one, TikTok automatically replaces the old pinned comment with the new one.

Why Pinning on TikTok Live Works Differently Than on Regular Videos

On a regular TikTok video, pinning is mostly about curation. You pick a comment that adds value, pin it, and leave it there. It is a passive decision made after the video is already posted.

On Live, pinning is a real-time moderation tool. You are making a decision mid-broadcast, often under pressure, to guide hundreds of viewers toward something specific. That is a different use case entirely.

Live chat moderation through pinning gives the host visible control over what the room is focused on. Streamers who run frequent TikTok Lives commonly report that a well-timed pinned comment reduces repeat questions in the chat, because new viewers read the pinned text first before typing.

TikTok Live has grown significantly as a streaming destination. According to data from Statista, TikTok Live's viewership hours more than tripled between 2022 and 2024 in the eSports category alone — a signal of how fast live audiences on the platform are scaling. With more viewers joining streams, tools like comment pinning carry more practical weight than they did even two years ago.

TikTok Live Pinning vs. Regular Video Pinning

Feature	TikTok Live	Regular TikTok Video
How to pin	Press and hold comment, tap Pin	Press and hold comment, tap Pin Comment
Maximum pinned comments	1 at a time	1 at a time
Who can pin	Host only	Video creator only
Commenter notified?	No	No
Available on desktop?	No	No
Pin visible after session ends?	No, resets when Live ends	Yes, stays until manually unpinned
Pin resets between sessions?	Yes, each Live starts fresh	Not applicable

The last two rows are worth paying attention to. A pinned comment on a regular video stays in place indefinitely. A pinned comment on TikTok Live disappears when the stream ends. It does not carry over to your next live session. Every live stream starts with a blank slate, so there is no persistent pinned comment between sessions.

How to Pin a Comment on a Regular TikTok Video

If you are looking to pin on a standard video rather than a live stream, the steps are slightly different in labeling:

1. Open the TikTok app and go to your video
2. Tap the comment icon to open the comments section
3. Press and hold the comment you want to pin
4. Tap "Pin Comment" from the menu

That is the full process. The option only appears on videos you own, and only on the mobile app.

Who Can Pin Comments on TikTok Live?

The host of the live stream can pin comments. That is the account running the broadcast.

As of 2026, TikTok moderators assigned to a live session have certain comment management permissions, including the ability to delete comments and block users. However, the pin comment feature during live streams is currently linked to the host account specifically. Moderators do not appear to have independent pinning access in the standard TikTok Live setup.

Co-hosts in a TikTok Live session share the screen but operate from their own account. The pinning control stays with the original host.

If TikTok updates moderator permissions to include pinning, that change would be reflected in the app's moderator tools section under Live settings.

Smart Ways to Use Pinned Comments on TikTok Live

Highlight the Question You Are Currently Answering

Live Q&A sessions get chaotic quickly. Pinning the question you are actively answering tells the rest of the room what is being discussed right now. It also reduces the number of people asking the same question again five seconds later.

Display a Link or Call to Action

TikTok does not allow clickable links in captions. A pinned comment during a live session can carry a URL, a product name, or a clear instruction like "link in bio" that stays visible to every viewer throughout the broadcast.

Announce Stream Segments or Schedule

If your live session has planned segments ("Q&A starts in 10 minutes," "giveaway at the top of the hour"), pin that information early. New viewers joining late will immediately understand the structure of the stream without having to ask.

Use It to Set the Comment Tone

Pinning a thoughtful, respectful, or on-topic comment at the start of a live session quietly signals to other viewers what kind of engagement you expect. It is a soft moderation move, but creators who run community-focused lives tend to use it this way regularly.

What Happens to a Pinned Comment When TikTok Live Ends?

The pinned comment disappears when your live stream ends. It does not save to your profile, it does not appear on the video replay (if a replay is saved), and it does not carry forward to your next live session.

Each time you go live, you start fresh with no pinned comment. This is worth knowing in advance if you plan to use the pinned slot for something important like a product link or a recurring call to action. You will need to pin it again at the start of every broadcast.

In practice, most regular TikTok Live hosts keep a note handy with the comment text they want to pin, so they can quickly post it and pin it as soon as the stream begins. That small habit makes the process less of a scramble each session.

Troubleshooting: Pin Option Not Showing on TikTok Live

Problem	Likely Cause	Recommended Fix
Pin option not appearing in menu	Not logged into host account, or app is outdated	Log into the correct account; update TikTok to the latest version
Pinned comment not visible to viewers	App display glitch or comment was deleted by user	Unpin and re-pin; ask a viewer to confirm visibility
Comment disappeared after pinning	The commenter deleted their own comment	Pin a comment you wrote yourself to avoid this
Feature not available on your account	Older app version or regional rollout gap	Update app; check TikTok's feature availability for your region
Press and hold not responding	Chat scrolling too fast, touch not registering	Wait for a slower chat moment, try again

Conclusion

Pinning comments on TikTok Live is a real, working feature available to hosts on the mobile app. It resets after each stream, allows one pinned comment at a time, and is one of the more practical live chat moderation tools available. Use it with intention and it makes a visible difference to viewer experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you pin multiple comments on TikTok Live?

No. TikTok allows only one pinned comment at a time during a live stream. Pinning a new comment automatically replaces the previous one. There is no option to pin two or more comments simultaneously.

Does pinning a comment on TikTok Live notify the commenter?

No. TikTok does not send any notification to the person whose comment was pinned. The comment moves to the top of the live chat with a pin icon. The commenter would only know if they were watching the stream.

Can you pin comments on TikTok Live from a desktop or PC?

No. Comment pinning on TikTok Live is only available through the mobile app on iOS and Android. The desktop version of TikTok does not support this feature.

Why do some accounts not see the pin option on TikTok Live?

This is usually an app version issue. If your TikTok app is not updated to the latest version, some host controls may not appear. Updating the app resolves this in most reported cases.

Does the pinned comment reset between TikTok Live sessions?

Yes. Each live stream starts fresh with no pinned comment. A pin from one session does not carry over to the next. You will need to pin a comment again at the start of each new live broadcast.