What makes a comment a top comment on YouTube?

A top comment is a comment that has received the greatest number of likes on a video. Though it may sound simple, getting your comment to trend and hit the top requires strategy, which will be outlined throughout this article.

Does the Youtuber highlights your comment?

A highlighted comment appears on YouTube to flag your attention so that you can interact with the comment more easily. Neither users nor creators choose to highlight comments, and it is not good or bad when this happens – the feature is just meant to help you navigate comments that might be of interest to you.

How do you see top comments on YouTube?

On the top left corner, click on the “hamburger icon” (three horizontal lines) to launch the YouTube options menu. From the options menu, select “History.” In the “MANAGE ALL HISTORY” section, select “Comments.” You’ll see a list of all the comments you’ve posted, starting with the most recent one.

What does it mean when your comment is pinned on YouTube?

Pin comments to the top. Highlight a comment for your fans by pinning it to the top of the comment section. On mobile, viewers may need to expand the comment section to see the pinned comment. You can choose to pin your own comment or a fan comment. Sign in to YouTube.

How do you get a highlighted reply on YouTube?

All you need to do is click on the timestamp next to the user’s name on YouTube. For a viewer, who has highlighted a comment, the benefit for them is simple. When someone responds to their comment, they will receive a notification saying, “Highlighted Reply”.

Can you sort YouTube comments by likes?

Youtube™ Actual Top Comments. This extension provides a small popup window that lists all comments in the YouTube™ video by their number of likes, instead of using the “Top Comments” relevancy based algorithm that Youtube™ itself uses.