Reddit lets you turn a comment into a standalone post on desktop, iOS, and Android when the destination community allows link posts. Open the comment's overflow menu, choose Share as post, pick a community, then edit the title and optional body text before publishing.
The resulting post keeps a preview of the original comment instead of forcing you to crop a screenshot or paste somebody else's words. Reddit carries over the original commenter's username, source community, upvote score, and reply count, while the new post creates a fresh discussion in the destination community.
The distinction matters when a destination seems unavailable. Reddit requires Links to be enabled in the community's Post and comment settings before comments can be shared as posts there. A community can therefore allow native Reposts while blocking shared comments, or allow shared comments while switching native Reposts off.
A grayed-out destination is usually a permissions clue rather than a reason to keep tapping the same menu. Reddit has said communities that do not allow shared comments appear unavailable during community selection. Choosing another eligible community can confirm whether the feature itself is working on your account.
The title is yours to edit, and Reddit also lets you add optional body text. Use those fields to explain why the comment belongs in the new community rather than rewriting what the commenter already said. The original attribution remains visible, so pretending the comment is your own adds nothing useful.
Reddit's shared-comment format helps here because it preserves a route back to the source rather than presenting copied text as an orphaned quotation. Readers can see who wrote it, where it came from, and how much discussion already sits beneath it. The destination post then becomes a second conversation around the same comment.
Context also affects whether sharing is worth doing at all. A self-contained explanation, firsthand account, correction, or unusually useful reply can survive the move well. A one-line joke aimed at the comment directly above it may land badly when promoted into a separate post, even though Reddit technically lets you do it.
The safest title describes the substance without pretending the comment says more than it does. Optional body text can supply the missing setup in your own words. Copying an entire surrounding thread into the body usually defeats the point of a feature designed to preserve the source.
The same distinction explains a common moderator-side surprise. A subreddit may refuse normal Reposts yet still receive posts built around comments from other communities because Links remain enabled. Turning off Links is a much broader move, though, because it also affects ordinary link submissions rather than only shared comments.
Community rules still matter after the technical gate opens. A destination may allow link posts but remove shared comments that are off-topic, repetitive, inflammatory, or missing required flair. Successful submission only proves Reddit accepted the post type, not that moderators approve the content.
Sharing outside Reddit is a separate action. The Share control can copy a direct link to a comment or hand it to another app, but it does not create the same Reddit post with an editable title, optional body text, and destination discussion. Use Share as post when the comment itself deserves a new conversation inside Reddit.
If Share as post is missing everywhere, compare desktop and the current mobile app before assuming the comment is impossible to share. If the option appears but one community stays unavailable, inspect that destination's link permissions and rules. The two failures point to different parts of the system and need different fixes.
The resulting post keeps a preview of the original comment instead of forcing you to crop a screenshot or paste somebody else's words. Reddit carries over the original commenter's username, source community, upvote score, and reply count, while the new post creates a fresh discussion in the destination community.
Comment sharing uses a different Reddit control
Ordinary Reddit post sharing between communities uses the Repost control beneath a post. Comments do not. On reddit.com, iOS, and Android, you open the three-dot menu directly beneath the comment and select Share as post.The distinction matters when a destination seems unavailable. Reddit requires Links to be enabled in the community's Post and comment settings before comments can be shared as posts there. A community can therefore allow native Reposts while blocking shared comments, or allow shared comments while switching native Reposts off.
A grayed-out destination is usually a permissions clue rather than a reason to keep tapping the same menu. Reddit has said communities that do not allow shared comments appear unavailable during community selection. Choosing another eligible community can confirm whether the feature itself is working on your account.
The title is yours to edit, and Reddit also lets you add optional body text. Use those fields to explain why the comment belongs in the new community rather than rewriting what the commenter already said. The original attribution remains visible, so pretending the comment is your own adds nothing useful.
The original thread still supplies important context
A sharp comment can look very different once it is pulled away from the conversation that produced it. Sarcasm, corrections, technical answers, and heated replies often depend on the parent comment or the wider branch. Thread structure carries useful conversational context, so a new title should clarify the setting instead of exaggerating a line for attention.Reddit's shared-comment format helps here because it preserves a route back to the source rather than presenting copied text as an orphaned quotation. Readers can see who wrote it, where it came from, and how much discussion already sits beneath it. The destination post then becomes a second conversation around the same comment.
Context also affects whether sharing is worth doing at all. A self-contained explanation, firsthand account, correction, or unusually useful reply can survive the move well. A one-line joke aimed at the comment directly above it may land badly when promoted into a separate post, even though Reddit technically lets you do it.
The safest title describes the substance without pretending the comment says more than it does. Optional body text can supply the missing setup in your own words. Copying an entire surrounding thread into the body usually defeats the point of a feature designed to preserve the source.
Shared comments behave more like links than Reposts
Reddit's moderation model treats these shared-comment posts as link posts. Repost-specific AutoModerator rules do not automatically apply to the shared comment itself, while existing link controls can affect whether the post is accepted. This is why disabling Reposts alone may leave Share as post working.The same distinction explains a common moderator-side surprise. A subreddit may refuse normal Reposts yet still receive posts built around comments from other communities because Links remain enabled. Turning off Links is a much broader move, though, because it also affects ordinary link submissions rather than only shared comments.
Community rules still matter after the technical gate opens. A destination may allow link posts but remove shared comments that are off-topic, repetitive, inflammatory, or missing required flair. Successful submission only proves Reddit accepted the post type, not that moderators approve the content.
Sharing outside Reddit is a separate action. The Share control can copy a direct link to a comment or hand it to another app, but it does not create the same Reddit post with an editable title, optional body text, and destination discussion. Use Share as post when the comment itself deserves a new conversation inside Reddit.
If Share as post is missing everywhere, compare desktop and the current mobile app before assuming the comment is impossible to share. If the option appears but one community stays unavailable, inspect that destination's link permissions and rules. The two failures point to different parts of the system and need different fixes.
