See It in Action: How Tiktok's New Photo Comments Work and Where to Find the Icon

Dive deep into See It in Action: How Tiktok's New Photo Comments Work and Where to Find the Icon in our detailed breakdown.

Locating the tool requires opening the comment sheet on an eligible video. When you tap the speech bubble on the right side of the viewing screen, the interface opens the familiar scrolling thread. Tap the grey "Add comment..." bar along the bottom edge of the display.

Once the keyboard deploys, look directly above the keyboard layout or on the right edge of the text field:

You will see a small camera or picture frame icon positioned between the emoji smiley and the "@" symbol. Tapping this button requests device permissions to access your media library. Selecting an image places a preview thumbnail into your drafting tray. You can add accompanying text up to the platform's character limit, or post the image by itself by hitting the pink send arrow.

If the icon does not appear, your app build may still be queued for the server-side rollout, or the creator of that specific video may have disabled visual uploads. Accounts registered as minors or configured with strict privacy settings also bypass the visual input prompt automatically.