How To Pin Someone On Snapchat (Complete 2025 Guide)

When your Snapchat is overflowing with messages, your important chats may end up buried down in the chat list. That’s why learning how to pin someone on Snapchat is so useful, it keeps the people you talk to most right at the top, so you don’t have to scroll around just to find them.

Whether it’s your best friend sending random snaps, your partner checking in, or someone you don’t want to miss a reply from, pinning their chat helps you stay on top of things without the chaos. It’s honestly a simple feature, but it makes a big difference when you’re dealing with a bunch of snap conversations.

In this guide, I’ll show you how to pin someone on Snapchat, what happens when you do, how many chats you can pin, and a few tips to stay organized, especially if you’re snapping a lot throughout the day. You can also check out our BSF List Planet guide to understand how Snapchat ranks your closest friends based on interaction levels.

Pinning someone on Snapchat simply means keeping their chat at the very top of your chat screen. So, no matter how many new messages you get from other friends, that pinned conversation will always stay right where you can easily see it.

In simple terms, here’s how it works:

• You can pin up to three people at a time.
• People you pin won’t get a notification.
• It works on both iPhone and Android, but Snapchat Web doesn’t support this feature.
• Pinning is different from marking someone as your Best Friend or BFF.
  

Open the message app on your iPhone and find the chat you want to keep at the top. Press and hold it, then tap pin. You can also swipe left on the chat to see the pin, or tap edit in the corner and select Edit pins. Once pinned, the chat will stay at the top, making it easy to find.

Finally, your chat is now pinned and will stay at the top of your screen.

Pinning someone on Android works almost the same way as it does on an iPhone, with just a few small differences. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Open the Snapchat app and go to the Chats tab.
2. Press and hold the chat you want to pin.
3. Tap Chat and Notification Settings from the menu.
4. Choose Pin Conversation, and you’re all set!

No, you don’t need Snapchat Plus to pin someone. In fact, this feature is available to all Snapchat users, so you can pin chats without paying for a subscription. However, regular Snapchat users can pin up to three chats at a time. In the future, Snapchat Plus may allow you to pin more people, depending on new updates.

It’s important to know, though, that pinning is different from Snap Planet. It is made for exploring group chats in themed communities, while pinning is simply for keeping your favorite one-on-one chats at the top of your list.

By default, you can only pin up to three chats on Snapchat. But if you want to pin more, here’s what you should know:

• Snapchat Plus users might be able to pin more than three people.
• If you don’t have Plus, you’ll need to unpin one chat before pinning another.
• Right now, Snapchat doesn’t allow free users to pin more than three chats.
  

In addition to learning how to pin someone, it’s equally important to know how to unpin when needed. We’ve got you covered check out our dedicated guide How to Unpin Someone on Snapchat: Step-by-Step 2025 Guide, where you’ll discover everything from unpinning BFFs and My AI chats to troubleshooting common issues. It’s the perfect companion to this pinning guide and will help you keep your chat list clean, focused and effortlessly managed. To Unpin  someone on Snapchat, you can follow these quick steps:

1. Open Snapchat and go to the Chat tab.
2. Find the pinned conversation you want to unpin.
3. Tap and hold the chat.
4. Tap Chat Settings.
5. Select Unpin Conversation.

You can make your pinned chats more fun by changing the pin emoji. Here’s what to do next

1. Open Snapchat and tap your profile icon or Bitmoji.
2. Tap the Settings gear in the top right corner.
3. Scroll down and select Friend Emojis (on iPhone) or Customize Snapchat Emojis (on Android).
4. Tap Pinned Conversation.
5. Choose any emoji you like to replace the default red pin.
   

Tip: This is a simple way to add a personal touch to your chats while keeping your most important conversations at the top.

When you pin a chat:

• The conversation will stay at the very top of your chat list.
• The other person won’t get any notification about it.
• Pinning doesn’t change your friend status or your Best Friends list.
• You’ll see a small pin icon next to their name.

For additional details straight from Snapchat, you can learn more about How To Pin Someone On Snapchat through their official help center.