How to make a picture with words for instagram
How to Post Text on Instagram Using Create Mode
- You can post a text-only image on Instagram by accessing the "Create Mode" in Instagram stories.
- From there, you'll be able to create images with text, with access to other creative tools like gifs and stickers.
- Once created, you can either save the image for use as a regular post, or simply post it to your stories.
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If you've ever seen text-only images on other people's Instagram stories or or posts, you may have wondered exactly how they made those. Are those images made by a third-party app? Or are they something you can do within Instagram?
The answer is text-only images are actually a built-in, if not immediately obvious, feature on the platform. You just have to know where to find it.
Here's how to post images with text on Instagram, either in a story or a post.
How to post a text-only image on Instagram using Create Mode
1. Open the Instagram app on your phone.
2. Tap the camera icon in the top-left corner of the home screen.
Use the camera icon to generate a story text post. Devon Delfino/Business Insider3. Slide the bottom toolbar from "Normal" until you see "Create."
Select "Create" mode by sliding the bottom menu bar. Devon Delfino/Business Insider4.
Tap the screen to add your text. If needed, you can cycle through different font options by tapping the top middle button, or change the size via the slide bar on the left-hand side. When completed to your liking, click "Next"
5. You'll now be able to edit your text image as you would normally do with a story. Another helpful hint: You can tap the colorful circle toward the top-left side of the screen to change the background color.
Edit your story image to post to "Your Story" or save it to your camera roll.
Devon Delfino/Business Insider 6. When the text and image is to your liking, you can either tap the "Send to" button to add it to your stories, or select the "Save" icon at the top of the screen to save it to your phone's camera roll.
If you save the image, you will be able to see and select it when you go through the usual posting process for a standard grid post.
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Text posts have emerged in popularity on Instagram as a way to share funny tweets/written jokes, forge an aesthetic around fonts and words, or reveal a complex thought. Even though a picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes you want to write out exactly what you mean.
In this article, I’ll show you 3 methods to create an Instagram text post with standard, cool, and fancy text. I describe three different approaches to making text posts for Instagram:
- Customize text post with Kapwing
- Screenshot text
- Use Instagram Story tool
Method 1: Create Text Post Using Kapwing
Kapwing is an online tool that allows you to create and customize images and videos.
Go to Kapwing homepage and click "Start Editing". If you have a video/photo you want to use as a background, upload it. Otherwise click "Start with a blank canvas."
Kapwing defaults to a white, square canvas. Change the size and background color of the canvas by using the tools in the right-hand column (or tap "Edit background" if you're using your phone). You can make it 1:1 for Instagram or 9:16 for your Story. You can also enter a custom hex code if you want to make the text or the background match your brand kit.
Click "Text" in the main toolbar to add a text layer to the text post. Tap the text to edit it and type any words or message you'd like to say. You can add multiple text layers and position them relative to each other.
Change the styling of the text using the options in the action panel. You can pick from a library of hundreds of fonts or upload a custom font. It's also possible to change the alignment and line height, bold/italicize, add a background color, and resize the text boxes.
You can select font, fill color, outline color, and paragraph style. Move the text layers on the canvas to create a custom design.
Kapwing's Studio has other design tools to explore. To make your post into an animated text video, browse the library of text effects and animations. Creators can add background shapes, fill colors, and images to emphasize your text. Add line height and drag and drop to position the text where you want it. Check out the variety of shape options available.
You can convert a text post into the video by going to the Timeline. In Timeline, pick the length or duration you want for the output video and time out your text. Then, delay your text so that it appears and disappears.
If your text post is a video you can add animations to your text and add audio using the audio tool in the bottom panel.
You can also choose to make a GIF text post by going to Settings and choosing to output as GIF. Here's an example text post I made with a fade animation and a GIF background.
When you are happy with your text post, click the red "Export" button in the corner. Your image will then be ready to download and post on Instagram.
If you're not signed into a Kapwing account, sign in or sign up using your Google or Facebook account – once you've signed into a Kapwing account, the watermark in the lower right corner will be removed from your final image.
Method 2: Screenshotting Text
You can use any number of apps to write out text, including Notes, Tumblr, or Twitter and then screenshot them to create an image. Screenshots from Notes, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and Twitter are popular on Instagram, especially for meme makers.
Example text posts from InstagramTo screenshot your screen…
- …on Android: press and hold power button and volume down at the same time
- …on old iPhones: press the side button and the home button at the same time
- …on new iPhones: press the side button and volume up button at the same time
Once you take a screenshot, it’s saved to your camera roll.
You can then upload the image to Instagram from your phone and crop or filter the picture.
Method 3: Create Text Post in Instagram
You can use the story feature of Instagram to create text posts. Instagram has some good built in features for creating images. Click the camera in the top left corner of the screen to start and select text from the options.
Add your text by scrolling the bottom panel to the left and clicking. When you are happy with your text click the minimal arrow.
Play with the different setting options to get different background colors or stickers for your image. You can also add a photo/image as a background for your text post.
When you are happy with your post click Add to Story. You can then save your post from your story and delete it by clicking the three dots.
Thanks for reading!
If you make a cool text post, share it with us on social media @kapwingapp! For more ideas, tutorials, and features, check back in at the Kapwing Resources page or our YouTube channel.
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- Mobile applications
- Wordswag for iPhones and androids
- Piclab for inscriptions and stickers
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- PICTO COLLECTION 9000
- SNAPSEDED - mobile editor Texed Instagram Online Services
- Canva Editor
- Stencil Service
- DesignBold
- Professional Tools
- Adobe Photoshop Pro
- GNU Image Manipulation Program
- Paint.net Windows
- Wondershare Fotophire
There are dozens of ways to write captions on Instagram photos. By means of a social network, you can make an inscription only in stories on Instagram. Moreover, the texts there will be without frills, since there are very few styles and the effects are primitive.
If you want to make beautiful inscriptions on Instagram on photos and pictures, then use editor programs. nine0003
Conventionally, these services are divided into three categories:
1. Mobile applications.
2. Online services.
3. Desktop programs.
Let's consider mobile applications for captioning photos on Instagram.
Mobile apps
For bloggers who edit their account via a smartphone, we recommend the following mobile applications to make an inscription on photos and pictures on Instagram.
WordSwag for iPhones and Androids
WordSwag is an app for both iOS and Android. If you like to post quotes in your account and want pictures with captions to look beautiful and trendy, then WordSwag is for you.
A blogger can write text on Instagram on a photo, and then decorate the inscription - change the font, style and color, add graphic elements.
WordSwag has a built-in library of inspirational quotes, jokes, and thoughts so bloggers don't even have to come up with text for photos.
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The only drawback is that the application is familiar to bloggers for a long time. Using inline quotes, it will be difficult to post a non-typical template.
PicLab for labels and stickers
PicLab - creates captions for photos on instagram, and also makes images and stickers. Lots of built-in filters and effects.
The PicLab application is able to create several layers of text, change the transparency and arrangement of layers, add shadows, thus obtaining interesting effects. The downside is that many features are only available in a paid format. nine0003
Phonto application
Development Phonto is an application for text on photos for Instagram, which was created specifically for adding captions to photos and pictures. Actually, this is the only function, but qualitatively implemented.
200 fonts are offered here. Phonto adds custom fonts, change the color of the inscription for words or individual letters at the same time.
The text rotates, the spacing between letters changes.
Phonto allows you to write text on Instagram photos and add effects such as backgrounds, shadows and shading. Minus - not all fonts support the Russian language. nine0003
PicsArt for Instagram
Pixart is a popular app, perhaps a niche leader. And there are reasons for that. This is a universal photo editor, easy to use.
The PicsArt application offers image editing tools and a large number of filters. Here you can make an inscription in your Instagram story, choose a ready-made one or create your own funny sticker.
In pixart, you can combine photos into custom collages, add an artistic font. Built-in full-featured camera module includes pre-shooting effects and photo tools. nine0003
Snapseed - mobile editor
Snapseed is Google's professional photo editor. It is also a popular development available for both iOS and Android devices.
An application for photographers similar to Photoshop for mobile phones.
In principle, Snapseed is able to make a caption on an Instagram video and replace a bunch of other applications. But if you do not do photo processing, then the functions will be redundant.
Text Over Photo
Text Over Photo program - the name of the application speaks for itself, and offers to make inscriptions on photos on Instagram. Contains many interesting features:
- Alphabet of people.
- Wavy text effect.
- Allows you to put a photo in text or letter, font over emoji, over collages, over grids, over famous people.
Plus a collection of backgrounds with 30 grid styles, celebrity cartoon photo gallery, 50 emojis, dozens of font styles. nine0003
Online services for Instagram
The advantages of online services for creating inscriptions for photos on Instagram is that they do not need to be downloaded to a computer.
Canva editor
Canva is an online editor to create pictures with captions for Instagram.
Designed for the desktop browser. Canvas offers dozens of filters and design tools to make your images look incredible.
To use Canvas, you must first create an account. To add text to a photo, you only need to click the "Add Text" option, and customize the caption to your liking. nine0003
Canva offers pre-designed quote and phrase templates, but bloggers can make their own headlines. In addition to a collection of popular fonts, Canva lets you blur background photos. Thus, the text will stand out and attract attention. In addition, Canva provides tutorials on the site to help you get up and running quickly.
Canva's base platform is free. However, the functionality of the editor is limited.
In paid mode, the ways to use fonts on images are endless. A blogger can create a picture with text for Instagram, draw posts with inspirational quotes or a call to action. Announce news for social networks and drive more traffic to publications. nine0003
Kanva has a mobile app so you can create beautiful Instagram designs on your phone while you're at work or at lunch.
Service Stencil
The Stensil application was created to make captions on Instagram photos as an alternative to Canva. Stencil has access to a free library of hundreds of templates and collections of quotes to be inserted into an Instagram photo post.
Stencil offers a selection of 2,300 fonts from the Google Font Library. In addition, the blogger can upload their own font and access the contents of the library. Access will allow basic image editing on the fly using browser extensions for Chrome, Safari and Firefox. nine0003
The downside is that free registration is limited to 10 images per month with a limit of icons and photos.
DesignBold
DesignBold service is another alternative to Canva to make a picture with text for Instagram. But compared to Stencil, it offers the advantage of a gigantic library of stock photos. DesignBold made a deal with DepositPhotos to make the images available to their users.
The free plan is great, although limited. The DesignBold Premium plan is an expensive tool for design professionals. nine0003
Professional Tools
For people whose work is the promotion of Instagram accounts, professional programs for creating pictures with inscriptions will come in handy.
Adobe Photoshop Pro
Photoshop is the #1 Instagram text editing program and other design tasks. If you want to beautifully design an Instagram account, then in Photoshop you will implement your ideas for sure.
When you only need to add captions to the photo on Instagram, then you should not install this heavy program on your computer just for the sake of it. Look for other solutions. nine0003
GNU Image Manipulation Program
GIMP is a free clone of Photoshop. This program has a lot less tools, but if you don't create complex photo collages, then GIMP will do the job. Although the program is simpler than Photoshop, it is more complicated than Paint, so you have to figure it out.
To add captions on Instagram photos:
- Open the image.
- Click the Type tool icon on the main toolbar. nine0006
- Click inside the image where you want the text to appear.
- Enter text and manipulate as you wish.
- To edit your Instagram photo caption, select the Text layer and make sure the Text tool is still active in the main toolbar.
- Then go to Dockable Dialogs - Tool Options to open the Tool Options dialog box. The option will change the font and adjust the text options.
For a blogger with experience with graphic editors, GIMP will not cause any problems. nine0003
Paint.net for Windows
The Paint.net editor is an advanced version of a standard Windows application. Not Photoshop, of course, but suitable for simple photo manipulations.
A paid version is available for this program, but the advantage is only in automatic updates.
Wondershare Fotophire
Wondershare Fotophire is a photo editing software available for Windows OS.
The interface is clear, without frills. Since this is a photo editor, here you can make captions on Instagram photos and apply filters. Work with colors and add frames. nine0003
Wondershare Fotophire offers dozens of modes to superimpose caption over Instagram photo with tools for retouching work. In addition, a batch processing function is available, which will speed up and simplify the export of images.
Adding text to Fotophire is also easy:
- With the image open in the editor, go to the top right of the interface and press the "A" button.
- Select the desired font and click on the area where you want to add text. nine0005 Enter text in the text field. The work is done.
The Windows version of the Instagram texting program can be downloaded free of charge from Wondershare. But the trial version works for a few days, and then you have to buy access. A Mac version has not yet been developed.
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How to make an inscription on an Instagram photo from your phone and PC
Instagram often comes across photos with inscriptions. The text can be used for different purposes: to focus on the topic of the post, indicate the price, indicate the place where the photo was taken. Unfortunately, the application itself does not yet have a function that allows you to overlay text on a photo. nine0003
You can only add text and stickers to stories. But everyone uses them, and the function itself is limited - it will not work to stand out from the rest. There are third-party services and programs to add beautiful and unique captions to photos.
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In the article we will analyze in which cases it makes sense to add text to a photo and what tools to use for this.
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Why add text to photos
Why do you need text on Instagram photos? Let's consider a few examples of usage:
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The title of an article or collection
An example is the inscription “TOP of useful services”, it is immediately clear what the post is about. Open it and see the text with the selection. By the way, such posts are often bookmarked.
You can also create post summary slides.
2. Announcement of a game or competition
You can announce the launch of a contest or a game. Below is a typical example of a like-time game for those who want to get free likes, comments and followers.
3. Emphasize a single profile style
Business profiles are made in the same style to be different from other Instagram accounts. To do this, use text, shapes, certain colors in the photo. An example is a marketer's account, the text on each photo reflects the topic of the post below it.
4. Quotes, memes or jokes
Choose a beautiful photo and add text over it with a quote, anecdote or meme.
But you need to be careful - Instagram has become negative about such content, so you don't need to make an account only from quotes or memes. Better dilute. For example, you run a travel blog, you can take a photo of a beautiful landscape or a photo with you and add a quote to show your subscribers your mood. Below is an example - the writer Oleg Roy, who periodically posts his quotes or excerpts from his books. nine0003
5. Prices, product characteristics
So that customers do not burst into direct with a question about prices, you can immediately add this information to the photo.
6. Mood
For posts about love, depression, happiness. You can let your subscribers know that you are sad or vice versa happy.
7. Testimonials
If you have testimonials from grateful customers, show them to your subscribers. It used to be customary to upload screenshots of correspondence, but such photos look ugly.
It is better to add a neat inscription, and write the review itself in the post. nine0003
8. Advertising
Advertise your business with beautiful text. There are different options here.
9. Animated banners
Can be related to the previous point, but we decided to make it separate. Most often, these banners are placed as a video.
10. Sale, promotion, new product
Show the most important information in the photo - the size of the discount, when the sale will be and where. Everything else can be clarified in the post. nine0003
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When you shouldn't add text to the photo
This makes no sense, because if the user likes the photos, he will go to your profile and subscribe.
2. When the text doesn't fit with the photo
Sometimes you can spoil a beautiful photo with incompetent superimposed text.
This post makes me want to scroll faster. nine0003
3. When it is not clear what the text and photo are about
When viewing such a photo in the feed, it is not clear what it is about. And the reason can be not only in the unsuccessful text, but also in the photo.
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How to make an inscription on a photo on Instagram
Image sizes and text placement . nine0003
Text placement depends on many factors. For example, in posts with quotes, the text often takes up the entire photo. But if you have a commercial account, then you need to strike a balance between the amount / size of the text and the rest of the elements in the photo.
Important: Instagram reduces the number of ad impressions for posts where the text takes up more than 20% of the image.
How to write on your phone
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- Text Art
- Social Media Post Maker
- Social Post
- Social Post Builder
- Post Plus
- Canva - mobile application of the online service
For stories:
- Mojito
- Story Art
- Story Maker
- InstaStroy
- Mostory
Let's take a photo with text using the example of the Social Post application.
We go into the application, the free version contains ads. You can buy a paid version or press "back" every time an ad pops up. If we want to create a post from scratch, click "Create post", if from a ready-made template, click "Readymade post". We chose ready. nine0003
Templates are divided into categories - business, fashion, new, summer, commercial and so on. To open a category, click "See more".
We select a specific template, and we are transferred to the editor. Here you can add text, stickers, picture, effects and change the background. The order of layers is customizable.
Double click on the text to replace it with your own. Next, click the "Add" button.
The text can be expanded, moved, tilted. We remove the excess. The text has many settings - font, color, transparency, position, shadow. You can make text bold, italic, or underlined. nine0003
When finished with the text, you can replace the background - choose from the gallery or download from the stock.
To save the post, click "Save" in the upper right corner. It can be immediately posted on social networks, and it is also automatically saved in the phone's gallery.
What was missing in this application was the ability to edit the background - make it more contrast or black and white. Ready filters are rather weak. There are few templates. But a lot of settings for the text. nine0003
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On a computer
On a computer, the easiest way is to overlay text on a photo for Instagram. This can be done in designers like Canva or in Photoshop.
Canva
Go to the canva website and activate the 30 day trial period - later you can unsubscribe and use the service for free! After registration, in the "Create a design" or "All designs" section, select "Social networks" or "Animation for social networks" if you want to create an animated post. We will choose the first section.
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We are thrown into the editor, where you can immediately select a ready-made template and start remaking it for yourself. Templates can be selected by scrolling down or by entering the desired word in the search.
Choose a ready-made template and start editing. The good thing about Canva's builder is that here you can change any template beyond recognition. You can replace the picture with your own, add shapes, masks or animation. In terms of text editing, there are also a lot of possibilities here - you can change the font (there are fonts in Russian), size, color of the text, make it bold, italic or use underscore. You can make a bulleted list, adjust line and letter spacing, adjust text alignment relative to the picture and transparency, insert a link. nine0003
The finished post must be downloaded in jpg or png format if you need a static photo and saved in mp4 format if you made an animated post. To do this, click "Publish" and "Download", then select the format.
In the Pro version, you can change the size of the finished post.
You can also make a post from scratch. To do this, customize the background in one of three ways - upload a finished image through the "Downloads" section, make a colored background using the "Background" section, or upload a photo from free stocks through the "Photos" section. nine0003
Then you can add additional elements to the post - shapes, collage grids, frames, stickers, charts, gradients, lines, ornaments, ready-made drawings. For example, with the help of shapes, you can make a beautiful inscription in a circle.
Next, to add text, click on the "Text" section and select a regular text field or a stylized one. The result is saved as described above.
Signature Photo Templates for Photoshop
These templates look more professional than Canva templates and are more suitable for commercial accounts. They can be found on sites like Graphicriver and other similar graphics marketplaces.
You can search for free templates online.
Instagram templates for Photoshop are usually made in psd (for Adobe Photoshop) or ai (for Adobe Illustrator) format. We will not describe in detail how to edit them, there are many training videos on Youtube on this topic. Yes, and template sellers usually attach instructions in the form of a PDF cheat sheet or video tutorial. But if you are a complete beginner, then it is better to work with Photoshop, it is easier than Illustrator - you just need to replace the text, image and colors with your own. nine0003
Read also : 27 ideas for Instagram stories
Recommendations
If you decide to take photos with text for Instagram, here are some recommendations: This applies to all types of accounts, but especially commercial ones. Come up with your own style or find suitable templates. You must have a specific font, certain colors, you don’t need to post posts that don’t match with each other.
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