# #Topics You will see #Topics in the bottom left corner of Hylo. Pinned #Topics are those highlighted by group moderators to ensure people pay attention to posts w/ those topics.

A red dot next to that #Topic indicates that there is new content with that #Topic. ## #Topics List Clicking on the hashtag button on the bottom left panel takes you to all the #Topics being used in a group. ### Follow a #Topic To **Follow a Topic** click “**Subscribe**”. You will receive notifications when someone creates a new Post with that #Topic. You can **Unsubscribe** from #Topics here as well

Subscribe to a #Topic to receive notifications

### Sort the #Topic List You can sort the list of #Topics by Name, Popular, or Recent #Topics. ## #Topic Stream Clicking on a #Topic takes you to its Stream with the posts and chats tagged with that #Topic. ### #Topic-Based Chat The #Topics Stream behaves like a chatroom. * Create a quick chat without a title * Tag other members, so they get notified about your chat * Tag other #Topics, which will make your chat appear in that other #Topic stream as well * Common on Post or Chat threads * Respond with emoji reactions * Edit or delete a Post or Chat you created by highlighting it and using the pencil or trashcan icon respectively #### #General Channel All groups now have a #General topic, which all members are subscribed to, this can be a home base for chat with other members not specific to a topic. **To add a #Topic to a Post, See** [**Creating Posts**](https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/guides/hylo-user-guide/broken-reference)