Polls

Create a poll

1. 1Open the poll form in one of these ways: on Home, click the Poll icon under the "What did you learn today?" box; in the Create post window, click the Poll icon in the Add to your post row; or open More, then Creator studio, and choose Poll.
2. 2The window title changes to Create poll. Type your question in the big box ("Ask the community a question…").
3. 3Type the answers in Option 1 and Option 2. Option 3 is optional.
4. 4Add topics if you want, with the topics button beside Public. You can choose up to 3.
5. 5Click Publish poll. You see "Poll published" when it is done.

The Publish poll button stays grey until there is a question and at least two answers. On the website you cannot post a poll inside a club.

If the question has a hashtag, the poll is listed on that hashtag's page, although the hashtag is not shown as a link inside the poll. See Hashtags and mentions.

Vote in a poll

1. 1Find a poll, for example on the Polls page or on someone's profile.
2. 2Under the question you see the answers as buttons and a line such as "12 votes · tap an option to vote".
3. 3Tap the answer you choose. Your vote is saved at once.

• You can vote only once in each poll.
• You cannot change or take back your vote after you tap an answer.
• You can vote in your own poll.

See the results

You see the results only after you vote. Before that, you see the answers and the total number of votes.

• Each answer shows its share of the votes as a percentage and a shaded bar.
• The answer with the most votes is in bold.
• Your own choice is marked "· your vote".
• The total number of votes is shown under the answers.

Votes are counted, not named. The website does not show anyone, not even the person who made the poll, who voted for which answer.

Where polls appear

Polls are not shown on Home. You find them here:

• The Polls page. Open Explore and tap Polls, or open More and choose Polls in the Explore list. The page has two tabs: All polls shows polls from public accounts, the most popular first. My polls shows the polls you have posted.
• A profile's Polls tab. Each profile has a Polls tab with that person's polls.
• Search. In Search, choose Posts, open the filters and set Post type to Polls. See Search filters.
• Hashtag pages, when the question has a hashtag.

If your account is private, your polls are not listed under All polls. See Private account and follow requests.

Manage your poll

• You cannot edit a poll after you publish it: not the question, not the answers.
• To take a poll off your profile without deleting it, open the ⋯ menu on the poll and choose Archive. You find it later under Archive, on the Polls tab. See Archive and delete posts.
• To remove a poll for good, open the ⋯ menu and choose Delete post, then Delete. This cannot be undone.
• People can like, comment on, repost, share and save a poll like any other post.

Questions