How to Add a Story to Highlights on Instagram

Instagram has become a powerful platform for showcasing businesses and individual talents. While there are various ways to interact on Instagram, such as direct messaging, replying to comments with reels, and more, one popular feature is posting stories. However, stories disappear after 24 hours, which can be limiting. If you want to keep a story on your profile for longer, you can add it to your highlights. In this article, we will guide you through the steps to add a story to highlights on Instagram.

What Are Story Highlights on Instagram

Story Highlights are a separate section that appears under your bio on your Instagram profile. They are essentially stories that you want to feature or keep on your profile permanently. Unlike regular stories that disappear after 24 hours, highlights provide a longer shelf life for specific stories that you want to showcase.

Add a Story to Highlights on Instagram

There are two ways to add a story to highlights on Instagram. The first method is by adding a new story and simultaneously adding it to highlights. Here's how you can do it:

1. Open the Instagram app on your smartphone.
2. Tap on the “+” icon near the messenger icon.
3. On the next page, tap on “Story” to proceed.
4. Capture a story by tapping the white capture button.
5. Long press on “Your Story” near the bottom left corner of the screen.
6. A new highlight will be created. Tap on the text field and type a name for the highlight.
7. Tap on “Add” to add the story to your highlights.

If you have previously created highlights for your profile, you can long press to see a list of all the highlights you can choose from. Simply tap on any of them, and the story will be added to the selected highlight.

Add a Story to Highlights (Alternate Way)

If you have already posted a story on your Instagram profile and want to add it to your highlights, follow these steps:

1. Open the Instagram app on your phone.
2. Tap on “Your Story” in the top left corner to open it.
3. Once your story opens, tap on the “Highlight” button near the bottom.
4. A list of highlights will appear. Tap on any of them to add the story to the highlights. You'll see a message on the top of the screen saying “Added to Highlights.”

FAQs

1. Can I add a highlight without adding a story on Instagram?
   No, Instagram doesn't allow you to do so.

2. How many highlights can you have on your Instagram profile?
   You can have as many highlights as you want on your profile. Instagram hasn't specified a limit yet.

3. How many photos/videos can be added in one highlight?
   You can add up to 100 photos or videos in a single highlight.

4. What will happen if I try to add a 101st item to a highlight?
   If you try to add a photo or video to a highlight that already has 100 items, it will remove the first item and add the new item at the end.

5. Can you move highlights on Instagram to another highlight?
   No, you cannot move highlights to another highlight. However, you can create a new highlight and add the desired items from the Stories Archive.

Highlight Your Stories on Instagram

Instagram continues to introduce new features and updates to meet user demands and trends. From a simple photo-sharing platform, it has evolved into a robust app with features like stories, highlights, reels, and more. We hope this article has helped you understand how to add highlights to your Instagram profile. As Instagram continues to launch new features, we will continue to provide simple explanations. Don't forget to bookmark our page for future reference.

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