Instagram stories are a great way of quickly interacting with your followers, and people strive to make them as striking and attractive as possible. There are plenty of features within the app to make your story stand and out, and be more expressive in its message.
This article will highlight the most popular hacks that will make your stories much more appealing, from explaining how to tag someone on Instagram stories, to simply changing the background color.
You can also edit stories with third-party apps, specifically designed to create effects to your stories. Consider using the best Instagram photo editor apps to make the unique content, leaving your followers in a state of wonder.
Use the eraser tool to make amazing effects
Many people do this to draw more attention towards an object or person in their photos. First, draw an effect over the area you are focusing on (it can be a simple zigzagged line), then use the eraser tool to erase the parts which are on top of the subject, making the effect around it
Get more colors by accessing the color gradient
There is a hidden way of accessing the color gradient, select the draw tool and then long press any of the colors shown below, to open up the color gradient.
Use live photos to make a boomerang
It is similar to accessing the color gradient. Upload a live photo captured in the last 24 hours in your story, long press on it to make it into a Boomerang.
Look into posts reshares data
You can see how many times your post got shared from your stories. Accessing the data is a bit confusing, tap on the three dots on the upper right side of the screen of your post, and then tap on view story reshares.
Adding effects to emojis
A glowing effect can be added to emojis by selecting the neon font, in the text tool in stories.
Hide hashtags
Pinching on hashtags displayed in stories makes them grow small, you can draw a color matching the background of your story to make them disappear without leaving a trace.
Place text where you want
Use the text alignment tool on the top left of your text fonts screen, to the left, right or center align your text according to your requirement.
Add text, stickers, emojis, and GIFs to videos
Upload a video to your story, add a text, sticker, emoji, or GIF of your choice and pin at whatever part of the video you wish by using the slider at the bottom of the screen.
Add a solid-colored background
Tap on the draw icon on your stories, and select a color. Long press anywhere on the story to change the background color to your choice.
Use photos as stickers
Navigate to the stickers icon on your story and select camera roll, choose a photo you want to be your sticker, place it where you want on the story. You can also change the shape and size of the photo according to your liking.
Use these tips to create the perfect story for your profile. The possibilities to explore are endless for you to make the perfect story.