How to Add a Photo to a Facebook Comment

Let a picture say a thousand words on your next Facebook comment

By
Leslie Walker
Leslie Walker
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  • University of Virginia
Leslie Walker covered social media, web publishing, and internet technologies for About.com (now known as Lifewire).
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Updated on December 16, 2020
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Christine Baker
Reviewed by Christine Baker
Christine Baker is a marketing consultant with experience working for a variety of clients. Her expertise includes social media, web development, and graphic design.
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What to Know

  • In a web browser, select the camera icon on the right side of the comment text box. Then, choose an image or video.
  • In the Facebook mobile app, tap the camera icon at the side of the comment text box. Then, choose an image and tap Post.

This article explains how to add a photo to a Facebook comment using a web browser or the Facebook mobile app.

How to Include a Photo in a Comment on Facebook

The specific steps to do this are slightly different depending on how you access Facebook. From a computer, open Facebook in your favorite web browser on your computer, then:

  1. Click Comment on your news feed beneath the post you want to respond to.

    Comment button in a post on Facebook

  2. Enter any text, if you want, and then click the camera icon at the right side of the text box.

    Camera button with "Attach a Photo or Video" tooltip

  3. Choose the image or video you want to add to the comment.

    Open button with an image in macOS selected to add to Facebook comment

  4. Submit the comment like you would any other.

    Comment and image ready to post on Facebook

Using the Mobile App

Using the apps for Android and iOS mobile devices, tap the Facebook app and then:

  1. Tap Comment beneath the post you want to comment on to bring up the virtual keyboard.

  2. Enter a text comment and tap the camera icon at the side of the text-entry field. 

  3. Select the photo you want to comment with and then tap Done or whatever other button is used on your device to exit that screen.

  4. Tap Post to comment with the picture.

    Three Facebook iOS screens showing Camera icon, Done button and Send button

Using the Mobile Facebook Website

Use this method to submit picture comments on Facebook if you're not using the mobile app or the desktop website, but instead the mobile website.

  1. Tap Comment on the post that should include the picture comment.

  2. With or without typing text in the provided text box, tap the camera icon next to the text-entry field.

  3. Choose either Take Photo or Photo Library to choose the picture you want to place in the comment.

  4. Tap Post to comment with the picture.

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