Meta-owned Instagram introduced new improvements to its creative tools, offering users expanded options to personalize their content and enhance their storytelling on the platform.
New Fonts, Text Animations, and Effects
Instagram has updated the text tool in Reels and Stories with a variety of new fonts, animations, and effects.
- Users can easily access these by opening the text tool and tapping the text button.
- After selecting a font, users can animate their text or add effects, allowing for the creation of standout content that feels uniquely personal.
Enhanced Customization for Photos and Carousels
Instagram now allows users to add text, including the newly introduced fonts, and layer images using stickers on photos and carousels.
This update provides greater creative flexibility, enabling users to make their content more engaging and to experiment with new storytelling techniques.
To use these features, tap the text button after choosing a photo from your gallery.
- Additional images can be layered by tapping the gallery button located in the top-right corner of the screen.
- Stickers can be resized and adjusted into various shapes such as rectangles, squares, circles, hearts, or stars.
Increased Carousel Limit
In a recent update, Instagram increased the carousel limit to allow up to 20 photos and videos in a single post, up from the previous limit.
This change offers users more creative opportunities to fully capture and share their experiences and moments. To take advantage of the extended carousel limit, simply click on “Post” and select up to 20 photos and videos.
These updates follow the introduction of a feature that lets users add a song to their profile, further broadening Instagram’s suite of creative tools and capabilities.
Announcing the updates, Instagram posted,
These improvements to Instagram’s creative tools offer you greater flexibility to express yourself and your ideas in your own unique way, no matter which format you choose.