We can’t wait to see what all of you geniuses out there creates from this. Let’s get to work!

How to Animate Text on Instagram Story: A Short Guide

1. Choose Any GIF on Your Instagram Story

Open your Instagram profile and choose/take a photo. Choose a GIF which you think has a cool movement or beautiful colours.

2. Enlarge the GIF Until it Covers the Screen

Zoom in the GIF by pinching with your fingers. When the gif covers the screen, save the photo and discard.

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3. Upload the Saved Version

Upload the saved version on your Instagram story. Press the Pen icon and change your background color. Press the pen-icon.

Choose any colour you want to cover the Animation with. I chose black (Woops, I could definitely have been more creative than this guys!!)

Tap & Hold the chosen colour on the picture. The whole screen will get covered with the colour you chose.

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4. Tap the Eraser Brush and Get Creative!

Tap the eraser brush and get creative. You will be able to use the GIFS to create animated texts on Instagram story. YASSS, basically the animation is in the background and we can choose what parts to show (how cool?!)  

Takeaway

Now that you know how to animate text on Instagram Story, it’s time to get to work! Wish you got weekly updates and easily stayed on top of your Instagram story game? Longing after a beautiful feed with high performance? Download Plann right now on iOS and Android to get started. You’ll always know if your Instagram grid game is on point!