How to Nudge Other People on TikTok + What Sending a Nudge Means

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Nudge your friends or favorite creators to notify them that you want something

Co-authored by Hannah Dillon Reviewed by Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones

Last Updated: January 6, 2024 Fact Checked

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On a Profile

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From Profile View History

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In DMs

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Turning Nudges Off

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Have you noticed a new feature on TikTok called "nudge"? This feature is available to all users in DMs and profile view history, but is only available to some users via the profile screen. A nudge is similar to Facebook's "poke" and is a simple way to get someone's attention without sending a message. From the profile view, nudging a creator lets them know you want them to go live, and from DMs or the profile view history, nudging lets a friend know you want to chat. Keep reading to learn how to do each type of nudge, as well as how to disable nudges as a creator.

Things You Should Know

Click the bell icon on a creator's profile and select the "nudge" option to let the creator know you want them to go live.
From the profile view history, you can nudge a friend who has recently viewed your profile to let them know you want to chat.
From your DMs, you can nudge a friend to notify them that they haven't replied to your message yet.

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On a Profile

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According to TikTok, nudging someone from their profile will give them a notification that someone wants them to go live, and you'll get updates on if that creator does go live.^{[1]
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If you don't already follow the user, after tapping the bell icon, you'll get prompted to follow them.

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Note that the "nudge" feature on creator profiles is not yet available for all users, as TikTok is still testing it, so you may not see it after tapping the bell icon.

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From Profile View History

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You can do so by tapping the Profile button in the bottom-right corner. Nudging someone from your profile view history can show that you noticed that they were looking at your profile and that you want to chat.
This is your Profile views section, where you can view who has looked at your profile in the last 30 days.
You can only nudge friends that have viewed your profile. If you're not friends, you will see a Follow button instead.

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In DMs

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You can do so by clicking the speech bubble icon at the bottom of the screen titled Inbox.
Nudging someone from a DM shows that you're interested in chatting or want to notify them that they didn't respond to your last message.
It will have a pointing finger emoji next to it. This will send a nudge to your friend.

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Turning Nudges Off

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You can do so by tapping the Profile button in the bottom-right corner.
Several options will pop up at the bottom of your screen.
After selecting the menu button, it will be near the top of your options.
You will only see this option if you have profile nudges available to your account.
This will disable nudges only through your profile. Friends will be able to nudge you via DMs or via the profile history view.