It is hard for us to keep up with all the latest trends on Instagram when every day there’s a new one. So, many of us have just resorted to not jumping on trends but just posting whatever makes us feel happy on IG. Which, let’s be honest, is the better choice.
One feature that we all certainly love on Instagram is the story feature. We get to post short snippets of our day or even just some random photos that we don’t really want to post on our feed.
If you’re an IG story lover like us, then here are some tips and tricks that you should know about:
1. Change IG Story Background Colour
When sharing an existing IG feed post to your story, sometimes, the background colour just isn’t aesthetic enough for you. Well, did you know you can actually change the colour?
All you have to do is:
1. Tap the draw tool at the upper right corner of the screen and select the colour you want.
2. then, tap and hold the screen for 1 to 3 seconds and tadaa the colour should change!
2. Get more colours
Ever get bored of the generic colours Instagram provides for your story fonts? Well, you can actually get access to more!
All you have to do is:
1. Type out you text then when choosing the colour select any random colour and press and hold down with your finger for around 1 second.
2. A colour palette tool will appear, and you can unlock the whole colour spectrum.
3. Add multiple photos in different shapes to your IG story
If you want to show off what you’ve been doing the whole day but want to make it like a collage, then you can use IG’s Add from Camera Roll Sticker feature.
All you have to do is:
1. Add the main photo that you want as your background to your IG story.
2. Swipe up sticker or you can also tap on the sicker button at the top of the screen and look for the select from camera roll.
3. Add the photo you want, and then tap on it to change its shape!
4. Find GIFs that help make your photo prettier and also stay on-brand with your theme
Did you know that there are certain keywords you can search for in the GIF feature on Instagram that gives you access to so many cool GIFs?
Well, try searching for the following keywords:
+ emmadarvicck
+ leabinda
+ hygge
+ helenbucher
+ mikyla
You can also look for more keywords by clicking on this link.
5. Unlock more fonts!
Sick and tired of having the same old font of IG story? Well, you can actually get more fonts to spice things up!
All you have to do is:
1. Go to the Instagram Fonts Generator website while on your smartphone.
2. Type in your text and multiple fonts should appear below, just scroll down until you find the one you like.
3. Highlight the text and copy it. Go to your IG story and tap on the screen to open the text feature.
4. Long press and paste your copied text on your IG story.
