Have you seen Facebook users highlighting their comments and making them more visible under the posts? Well, that is the @highlight comment feature Facebook players are slowly finding out. But, it came a while back in early 2023, and it is going viral in October 2023.
Most of the users can’t still use the new Facebook Highlight Comment feature because of various reasons. Don’t worry, here we have a guide on How to Fix Facebook @highlight Comment Not Working.
What is @highlight on Facebook?
The “@highlight” feature can basically pin your posts, making them more prominent by increasing the size and visibility of the feed on your profile.
When someone opens your profile news feed, they can see the “highlighted” post in a prominent manner, having more priority than other posts, just like in Twitter X’s Pinned Posts.
How to Use Facebook @highlight Comment?
To use this feature, you will have to head down to the Post’s Comment and type in “@highlight”. Then, you can write anything you want and it will be turned prominent, having bigger text size and visibility.
How to Fix Facebook @highlight Comment Not Working?
Following are the methods to fix Facebook @highlight comments not working.
Write @highlight Before Text
Most of the time, users are simply using the @highlight feature of Facebook the wrong way. To use it, you need to put @highlight before writing anything and then write the text you want to be prominent.
Updating Facebook App
If you are on a Smartphone, you might have to update your Facebook App. Here’s how to do it.
- Search for Facebook on the App Store (iOS), or Play Store (Android)
- Click on the Facebook App
- Then click on “Update”
- It will update the application
Clear Cache
Head to the settings and then the Apps section. Find Facebook and open that. Then, you can see various options including Clear Cache and Clear Data. You need to clear the app cache to potentially fix the issue.
Clear Data
As a last resort, you might have to Clear the Data from the Facebook app. But, before doing that, you have to save your Facebook Password and backup other stuff as well. It will refresh the Facebook application but remove all the potential issues.
- Go to Settings on Smartphone
- Head to Apps
- Find Facebook
- Click on “Clear Data”
These are the methods to fix Facebook @highlight Comment Not Working. Most of the time it is due to the text itself. You might be writing it the wrong way all along.