
Instagram Stories: The Complete Guide to Using Stories
Everything you need to know about using Instagram Stories. From posting and scheduling stories, using stickers, and everything in-between.
Instagram Stickers are interactive elements you can add to your Stories to make them more engaging.
Instagram Stickers are interactive elements you can add to your Stories to make them more engaging and fun. They help transform simple photos or videos into interactive experiences by letting your followers engage with you directly through polls, questions, quizzes, and more.
The “Add Yours” sticker is a fun way to create threads around a common theme. To find it, simply start creating a Story, tap the stickers icon (a smiley face in a square) at the top, and scroll through until you find the “Add Yours” option. You can add your prompt, and other users can contribute to your story chain, helping build engagement and community.
If you also happen to see it while scrolling through your Instagram Stories, you can click on the “Add Yours” Sticker to add your own to the chain.
Finding stickers is easy! When creating a Story, tap the smiley face sticker icon in the top right after capturing or uploading your content. A menu of stickers will pop up, including popular ones like polls, music, GIFs, and questions. Scroll through or search for specific stickers to match the vibe of your Story.
Instagram offers a wide variety of stickers that can help boost your engagement, create interaction, or even promote sales. Here are some of the most popular types:
Poll Sticker: Ask your audience a question with two options they can vote on.
Quiz Sticker: Engage followers with a multiple-choice quiz.
Question Sticker: Encourage followers to ask you questions or share their thoughts.
Music Sticker: Add a song to your story to enhance the mood.
Countdown Sticker: Create anticipation for a big event or product launch.
GIF Sticker: Add some animated fun to your Stories.
Location Sticker: Tag your location to share where you are.
Link Sticker: Drive traffic by linking to websites or products (available to everyone now; there is no longer a 10K follower rule!).
Donation Sticker: Support a cause by linking directly to donation pages.
But there are many more, and Instagram is constantly releasing new ones, too! For example, they just recently released Add Yours Music, Frames, Reveal, and Cutout Stickers.
Here’s how to add a Sticker to your Instagram Story:
Open the Instagram app and create a Story.
Tap the sticker icon (the smiley face at the top of the screen).
Scroll or search for the sticker you want to use.
Tap the sticker to add it to your Story. You can resize or move it around by pinching or dragging.
Instagram has recently introduced AI stickers, which allow you to create custom stickers using artificial intelligence. You can generate fun, personalized stickers by entering prompts and either share them via DMs or add them to your Stories. Here’s how to make an AI Sticker:
Tap the Create (+) icon at the bottom of your Instagram app (or tap on the blue + next to your profile in the Stories bar).
Take a photo or video, or choose one from your camera roll.
Tap on the stickers icon (the square with a smiley face), then tap “AI STICKERS”.
Enter a text prompt, then tap “Generate”.
Tap on an AI sticker to add it to your story.
Everything you need to know about using Instagram Stories. From posting and scheduling stories, using stickers, and everything in-between.