- What is the meaning of a highlighted YouTube comment?
- Does the uploader highlight your comment?
- What are some uses of this feature of highlighted comments?
- Navigation to your comment
- Navigation to comments on your video
- Comment Sharing
- Some Additional Info
What is the meaning of a highlighted YouTube comment?
Does the uploader highlight your comment?
This is a common myth that prevails among some people. It is absolutely a myth. Your comment or any other comment is not highlighted by the uploader; YouTube just shows a Highlighted comment tag because it would be easy for you to find that particular comment and you came to this video through a notification or link for this specific comment. In this video URL , there will be a reference key to your comment. That’s why the particular comment is highlighted.
For Example, look at the following URL:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=&lc=[link to comment]
This link to the comment section will contain a string of characters that redirect to a particular comment. YouTube marks that comment as a highlighted comment. In YouTube links to videos, you would not find the “link to comment” part. Only if it redirects to a specific comment, you will find that.
- Easy navigation to your comment – You can easily find your comment on the top and reply to it.
- Easy navigation to comments on your video – If someone has commented on your video, you can easily navigate to that particular comment.
- Comment sharing – You can use this feature to share some comments with your friends or colleagues.
1. Navigation to your comment
A highlighted comment paves the way for easier navigation. It simply is a way to ‘bring to notice’ a particular comment.
Or when you receive a notification from YouTube, that tells you of a new comment on your video. When you click on it, YouTube will send you to a different URL than the one you are normally sent to when you just click on the video.
YouTube will mark the comment as a ‘Highlighted Comment’. This URL is the same as the original one, but it contains some extra characters on the end which highlights a certain comment, allowing you to easily answer it!
3. Comment Sharing
The comment that is highlighted will stay on top of the video for whoever clicks the link you sent them. To share a comment,
- Click on the time of the comment. Now YouTube would reload and marks that comment as “HIGHLIGHTED COMMENT” . You can also notice that there are some changes in the URL.
- Now copy the URL and send it to your friends to share the comment. That particular comment would show on the top as a highlighted comment to your friends.
4. Some Additional Info
Asterisks * – To make the text bold.
Underscores _ – To italicize the text.
Hyphens – To strikethrough.
For example, see the screenshot below. I have formatted parts of my comment to appear bold, and I’ve added a strikethrough effect .
Now after I post my comment, my comment would look like this (refer screenshot below)
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