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Comments, Mentions & Reactions

Comments, @-mentions, and reactions are the connective tissue of collaboration in Closot. They let you flag things, ask questions, loop in colleagues, reference other pages, and respond to content — without switching tools or sending a separate message.

Comments​

Top-Level Page Discussions​

Top-level comments sit at the head of the page and serve as the general discussion thread for that document.

To add a top-level comment: Hover near the top of any page and click Add comment. You can @-mention teammates directly inside the comment to bring them into the conversation.

To manage a comment:

  • Hover over the comment → click ✔️ to resolve it
  • Hover → click ••• → Edit comment or Delete comment

To re-open a resolved comment: Click 💬 at the top of the page → filter by Resolved → click ↪️ on the resolved comment you want to reopen.

Inline Page Comments​

Inline comments attach to specific text or blocks within the page body — useful for targeted feedback, questions about a particular sentence, or flagging a specific item in a list.

Five ways to add an inline comment:

  1. Select any text → click Comment in the popup menu that appears
  2. Hover to the left of a block → click the ⋮⋮ icon → select Comment
  3. Hover over a block → click the 💬 icon that appears on the right
  4. Use the keyboard shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + M
  5. Click 💬 on an existing comment thread to add a reply
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You cannot comment on multiple blocks simultaneously. However, you can select text that spans across multiple blocks and comment via the popup menu that appears.

Customize Comment Display Style​

  1. Click ••• at the top of the page → Customize page
  2. Select Inline comments
  3. Choose:
    • Default — all comments displayed in the right margin, fully visible
    • Minimal — only small comment icons shown; click to expand and read

Comments Pane​

The Comments pane gives you a full overview of all discussion threads on a page in one place.

To open it: Click 💬 at the top of the page.

A red circle on the 💬 icon indicates unread comments.

From the Comments pane you can:

  • Click any comment to jump to its location on the page
  • Reply, edit, resolve, or delete comments
  • Filter comments by person or status using the filter icon at the top of the pane
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Comment threads are sorted by most recent reply at the top. Once you open the Comments pane, the sort order won't automatically re-shuffle as new comments come in — so you can keep working from your current position without losing track.

Comments on Database Items​

How to comment on a page inside a database:

  1. Open the database page and add a top-level comment at the head of the page
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In timeline view, row-level commenting is only available if you have the table panel visible alongside the timeline. Click >> on the left edge of the timeline to show the table panel.

Comments on database properties: In table view, hover over any property cell → click 💬 to leave a comment directly on that property value. You can also do this from inside the open database page by hovering over a property.

Mentions​

Mention a Person or Group​

Type @ followed by the person's or group's name anywhere on a page. A real-time search popup appears — press Enter to confirm the mention.

The mentioned person receives a notification in their Inbox.

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Hovering over a @-mentioned group shows a preview of up to 10 of its members. To see the full list: Settings → Members → Groups → expand the group.

Mentions in databases: You can @-mention someone inside the body of a database page, or add them to a Person property field. Both methods trigger the same type of notification — useful for formally assigning someone to a task or item.

Mention a Page​

Type @ followed by the page's title. A real-time search popup appears — press Enter to insert the link.

The page title displayed in the @-mention automatically updates if the page is ever renamed.

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Every @-mention of a page automatically creates a backlink on that page — so the referenced page can track everywhere it has been mentioned across the workspace.

Mention a Date​

Type @ followed by a date (e.g., @12/15) or the words today, tomorrow, or yesterday to insert an inline date timestamp.

Example: @12/15 renders as December 15.

The words today, tomorrow, and yesterday automatically resolve to their corresponding calendar dates as time passes.

Mention Notifications​

When someone @-mentions you:

  • A red badge appears next to Inbox in the sidebar, showing the number of unread notifications
  • Clicking the notification takes you directly to the location where you were mentioned
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If you @-mention someone on a page they don't have access to — such as a private page — they will not receive any notification.

From your Inbox, you can reply to comment mentions, resolve threads, or re-open them directly without navigating to the page.

Reactions​

React to Inline Content​

  1. Highlight the text you want to react to
  2. Click 🙂 in the popup menu that appears
  3. Select an emoji

React to a Comment​

  1. Hover over the comment (or tap it on mobile)
  2. Click 🙂 at the top right of the comment
  3. Select an emoji

FAQs​