Comments and reactions
You can leave a comment or reaction on any issue visible to you in Linear.
Overview
Comments and reactions allow for note taking and/or team collaboration within an issue.
All users with access to an issue can post comments and threaded replies. React with emoji on the issue description itself, or on individual comments or threads.
Post a comment
Comment on an issue by clicking into the "Leave a comment…" text box at the bottom of any issue you are viewing. While issue descriptions are instantly visible and saved automatically, you will need to click the Comment button or ⌘/Ctrl Enter to post the comment to the issue.
Attach files to a comment using the paperclip icon, ⌘/Ctrl Shift A, or drag and drop.
If you navigate away from the issue before posting your comment, the comment will be saved as a draft locally until you navigate back to the issue and post it.
Edit a comment
To edit an existing comment you wrote on an issue, click on the three dots ... icon to the top right of the comment and select edit. Click save to save any changes you make.
Emoji react to issues and comments
You can leave an emoji reaction on an issue or a comment by clicking the "Add reaction" icon visible at the bottom of any issue or when hovering a comment.
All official Unicode emojis are available by default. Custom emojis can be uploaded individually (JPG, GIF, and PNG formats are supported) or imported in bulk from your Slack workspace via the Emoji settings page.
Threads
Threads allow for continuity of a topic mentioned in a comment. To create a threaded comment:
- Hover over the comment you'd like to respond to
- Click on the arrow icon for Reply to comment in the top right.
If a thread already exists, click into the text box at the bottom of this comment thread and start crafting your response. Send threads as you would a regular comment
Resolve threads
Resolving threads visually clarifies when a question has been answered, or when a decision is made. This is particularly useful in longer threads to clearly identify the resolution made.
Mark a thread as resolved through the overflow menu on the root message. To showcase a specific resolution, resolve a thread from a particular reply to expose that reply specifically.
Summaries on resolved threads
When a thread is resolved without a closing comment, Linear will generate a short summary of the discussion that appears on the resolved thread.
Available to workspaces on our Business and Enterprise plans.
To enable this feature, go to Team Settings > General > Other > Enable resolved thread AI summaries.
These summaries are visible only when the thread is collapsed, providing just enough context to understand what happened without opening the full conversation.
If the content of the thread changes, the summary will be updated automatically. If you resolve the thread with a reply comment, no summary is created. In this case, the resolving comment is treated as the final word in the conversation.
Additional comment actions
To take action on an existing comment, hover over the comment and click on the … icon to the right of the comment. From here, you can choose to
- Subscribe to the thread
- Copy link to the comment
- Create a new issue or sub-issue from the comment
- Delete the comment