Pin in Telegram: messages in a chat and chats in your list.

A pinned message stays in a bar at the top of the chat, so everyone sees it first. A pinned chat stays at the top of your chat list.

1. Pin a message

1. Press and hold the message, or right-click it on a computer.
2. Tap Pin.
3. In a private chat, choose whether to pin it for the other person too.
4. In a group, choose whether to notify all members.

2. Several pinned messages

A chat can have more than one pinned message. The bar at the top shows the latest one; tap it to step through the others, or tap the list icon to see them all.

3. Unpin

• Tap the cross on the pinned bar, or press and hold the message and tap Unpin.
• To remove every pinned message at once, open the list of pinned messages and choose Unpin All.

4. Pin a chat to the top of your list

Press and hold a chat in the chat list and tap Pin. According to Telegram's Premium FAQ you can pin 5 chats in the main list, or 10 with Telegram Premium. Each chat folder has its own pinned chats.

5. Who can pin

• In private chats, both people can pin.
• In groups, admins can pin. Admins can also allow all members to pin in the group permissions.
• In channels, admins who can edit posts can pin.

A pinned welcome or rules message keeps a group tidy. See our guide to a welcome message for new members.

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