Instagram Now Lets You Add Text-Only Stories with New "Text Mode"

Instagram has announced a new characteristic to expand the capabilities of its stories feature. The new feature is called "Type fashion," and as the name suggests, it lets y'all post stories with but text, with no demand to snap a picture or record a video.

In order to use this new characteristic, you can swipe along at the bottom of the screen when you're in Instagram stories' viewfinder and select "Type," which volition show up equally an option along with Normal, Live, etc. Type sits all the way to the left. Once you've selected the pick, all you have to do is start typing.

You lot can also play around with unlike groundwork colors, text styles, etc. Much like the regular photos and video stories, Type stories volition too disappear in 24 hours unless you decide to highlight it in your account.

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Although it is just an incremental update to stories, it is expected to be quite handy. If you lot're an avid Instagram stories user, then you must have seen a lot of people sharing stories with just texts. It shows how the visitor is paying attending to the way people are using the stories feature.

Today, we're introducing "Type" manner in stories, a new manner to share anything that'due south on your mind with creative text styles and backgrounds — no photo or video required. Now, you can plough your virtually random thoughts into something colorful and expressive. – Instagram

Lastly, it is also worth noting that the new text styles tin can also be used on your photo and video stories. With that being said, the "Type" manner has already started rolling out for all users, and if yous've updated your application, you should already accept it by now.