Reply to comments with your YouTube Shorts

You can reply to comments posted on your channel with Shorts.

Just like text comment replies, Shorts that you create as replies will let the commenter know and show up in the comment feed below the original comment.

How to reply to comments with a Short! 📲🩳

Create Shorts as comment replies

Reply in the comment section with a Short:

1. Sign in to the YouTube app 👁 Image
   .
2. Go to the watch page of your Short, or other video.
3. Find a comment that you want to reply to 👁 and then
   tap Reply 👁 Image
   .
4. Tap 👁 Image
   to open the Shorts creation experience with the selected comment displayed in a comment sticker.

Once in the creation experience, you can drag to reposition or pinch to resize the comment sticker. You can also use our suite of other creative features. Learn more about creating YouTube Shorts.

Create a Short with a comment as a sticker:

1. Sign in to the YouTube app 👁 Image
   .
2. Tap Create 👁 Image
   and select Create a Short.
3. On the right menu, tap More 👁 Image
   👁 and then
   Comments.
4. Pick the comment sticker to reply to.
   • Tip: You can learn which video the comment is for by tapping More 👁 Image
     👁 and then
     See video details.
5. Then capture your video.

Once in the creation experience, you can drag to reposition or pinch to resize the comment sticker. You can also use our suite of other creative features. Learn more about creating YouTube Shorts.

Save comments & reply with Shorts

Save a comment:

1. Sign in to the YouTube app 👁 Image
   .
2. Go to the watch page of your Short, or other video.
3. Find a comment that you want to save, tap More 👁 Image
   👁 and then
    Save 👁 Image
   .
4. In the pop-up message, tap View to check the saved comment.

Reply to a saved comment with Shorts:

1. Sign in to the YouTube app 👁 Image
   .
2. Tap Create 👁 Image
   👁 and then
   Create a Short 👁 Image
   .
3. In the right panel, tap Comments 👁 Image
    👁 and then
   See more to view all the saved comments.
4. Tap on a saved comment 👁 and then
   press the record button to create a Short.