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Checked 25 October 2026 · iPhone, Android, Desktop, Web
How to Pin a Message on Telegram, and Who Actually Sees It
Press and hold the message (right-click on a computer), tap Pin, then confirm. In a private chat, tick Also pin for the other person or the pin stays on your side only. In a group, untick Notify all members for a silent pin. In a channel you need the admin right Edit messages of others.
Do you want to pin this message at the top of the chat?
Pick a chat type and pin the message to see who gets it.
- One-sided by default
In a private chat, a new pin is only on your screen until you tick Also pin for.
- Older pins are silent
Pin a message older than the newest pin and nobody is notified.
- Public groups: admins only
Telegram will not let all members pin in public or discussion groups.
- 5 pinned chats
On top of your chat list. Premium raises it to 10.
Do you want to pin a message or pin a chat?
Telegram uses the word pin for two different things. One changes what everyone sees inside a chat. The other only reorders your own chat list.
A bar at the top of one chat that shows the pinned message. Everyone in that chat can see it, unless it is a private chat and you pinned it only for yourself.
Keeps a whole chat at the top of your own chat list. Nobody else is told and nobody else sees the change. Limited to 5 chats, or 10 with Telegram Premium.
Where can you pin a message on Telegram?
Pinning works in most chats, but not everywhere. Filter the board to see where the Pin option exists and what it needs.
Either person can pin. The pin is yours alone unless you tick Also pin for, then it shows at the top of their chat too.
Admins with Pin Messages. Members only if a private group allows it.
Admins with Edit messages of others. There is no separate pin right.
Pins live inside each topic. Separately, admins can pin up to 5 topics at the top of the forum.
Yes in the full Saved Messages chat, not inside the view that groups notes by source chat.
No Pin option at all. Use a normal chat if you need a pin.
Wait until it is sent, then pin the sent copy.
Not inside a comment thread. Open the linked discussion group and pin there.
Grey notices such as “joined the group” can’t be pinned.
Showing all 9 places.
What do the switches in the pin dialog do?
The confirmation box changes with the chat. Most surprises come from its defaults, so here is each version, worded as the Android app shows it.
Do you want to pin this message at the top of the chat?
Also pin for Anna CancelPin
- 1The question
Tells you whose screen the pin lands on. In a private chat it says “at the top of the chat”, not “for both of you”.
- 2The switch
Unticked by default. Leave it and the pin is only yours. Tick it and the other person sees the pin too.
- 3After you tap Pin
The message moves into the bar at the top. You can unpin it any time from the bar or the message menu.
How do you pin a message on iPhone, Android, Desktop and Web?
The menu is the same idea everywhere: open the message menu, choose Pin, confirm. Only the gesture changes.
- 1
Open the chat, group or channel.
- 2
Press and hold the message until the menu appears.
- 3
Tap Pin.
- 4
Set the switch: Also pin for, or Notify all members.
- 5
Tap Pin. The bar appears at the top of the chat.
To unpin one message: open its menu the same way and choose Unpin, or tap the cross on the pinned bar. With several pins the cross becomes a list button. Open it, then choose Unpin all messages at the bottom.
How do multiple pinned messages work?
Since October 2020 one chat can hold many pins. The bar shows one at a time. Tap it below to walk through them like a member would.
Tap the bar: it jumps to that message and moves to the next older pin.
Newest first. The bar starts with the most recent pinned message, then steps back to older ones on each tap.
List view. The icon on the right of the bar opens every pin on one page, so nobody has to tap through ten of them.
Hide is not unpin. Members without rights can only hide the bar on their own screen. It comes back when someone pins a new message.
No published cap. Telegram does not document a maximum number of pinned messages per chat.
How many chats can you pin to the top?
Pinned chats have hard limits set by Telegram’s servers. Switch between Free and Premium to see what changes.
Scale is logarithmic so 5 and 200 fit on one line. Values from Telegram’s client configuration, read 25 October 2026.
iPhone: swipe right on the chat and tap Pin, or press and hold it and choose Pin.
Android: press and hold the chat, then tap the pin icon at the top.
Desktop: right-click the chat and choose Pin.
Reorder: press and hold a pinned chat and drag it. Pins in a folder are separate from pins in the main list.
Who is allowed to pin and unpin?
Each chat type hands out the pin right differently. This is the part most guides skip, and the reason the button is often missing.
Both people, always. Either of you can pin and unpin, no rights needed.
The owner and admins with the Pin Messages right. In a private group you can also give it to all members under Permissions.
Members can’t get it. The app says the permission “is not available in public groups”. Promote a trusted member to admin with only Pin Messages.
Admins with Edit messages of others. Subscribers can never pin.
An admin bot can call pinChatMessage. It needs Pin Messages in a group or Edit messages in a channel.
What should you pin in a busy group or channel?
The pinned bar is the first line a new member reads. Treat it as three slots, not a pile.
Who the chat is for, the rules and the key links. Pin once, keep it for months.
Pin with notification once
This week’s event, offer or deadline. Rotate it, then unpin it the day it expires.
Rotate weekly
Your most useful post. It is older than your other pins, so pinning it pings nobody.
Always silent
0 of 5
Ready. Pin it.
Common mistake: pinning every post with Notify all members on. Each pin pings the whole group, which is a quick way to get the chat muted.
Why can’t I see the Pin option?
Flip the note that matches what you see. Each answer comes from how the Telegram apps decide when to show Pin.
Is your pinned post the first thing new members see?
Then it carries your first impression. A pinned post with no views or reactions looks abandoned. We sell honest starting signals for it, delivered to the post link you give us. Your content still has to earn the follow.
Questions people ask about pinned messages
Can the other person see a message I pin in a private chat?
Only if you tick Also pin for and their name in the pin dialog. The box is unticked by default, so a normal pin stays on your screen only.
Does pinning a message notify everyone?
In a group, yes by default: untick Notify all members for a silent pin. Pinning a message that is older than the newest pin never notifies anyone. The Android app pins channel posts without a notification switch, silently.
How many messages can I pin in one chat?
Telegram does not publish a limit. A chat can hold many pinned messages, and the bar lets people step through them or open them all as a list.
How do I unpin all messages at once?
Tap the list icon on the right of the pinned bar, then choose Unpin all messages at the bottom. You need the right to pin in that chat. Without it you only see Hide pinned messages.
Why can’t members pin messages in my public group?
Telegram does not allow the Pin Messages permission for all members in public groups or in discussion groups linked to a channel. Make a trusted member an admin with only the Pin Messages right instead.
Can I pin a message in a secret chat?
No. Secret chats have no Pin option on any app. Use a normal private chat if the message needs to stay at the top.
What is the difference between pinning a message and pinning a chat?
Pinning a message puts it in a bar at the top of one chat for the people in it. Pinning a chat moves the whole chat to the top of your own chat list, and nobody else sees that.
How many chats can I pin to the top of my chat list?
5 in the main list, or 10 with Telegram Premium. Each folder and the Archive allow 100, or 200 with Premium.
Which guides go well with pinned messages?
How we checked this guide. On 25 October 2026 we read the pin dialog, permission and chat-list code of Telegram for Android, the pinned-chat limits in Telegram’s client configuration, the Bot API pin methods, and Telegram’s October 2020 announcement of multiple pinned messages. Wording of dialogs is quoted from the Android app; iPhone and Desktop use the same options with slightly different labels. Written by the AddTelegramMember team, a Telegram growth service since 2019.