How to Add Highlights on Instagram?

Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms worldwide. This app was initially launched and became famous for its features regarding the photo-sharing options on the app. Initially, you could only share pictures in the form of posts on Instagram. But soon, it also launched the option to add stories to your profiles. These stories can have photos, videos, collages, and even music and stay on your profile for exactly 24 hours. But what if you want them to last longer?

Instagram also added a feature that allows you to save these stories you want to for as long as you want on your profile. This feature is to add highlights from Instagram. When you do this, the story that you add to highlight appears on your profile below your name and bio and stays until you remove them from highlights.

If you are unaware of how to make the best use of this feature, worry no more because, with this article, we have your backs.

How to Add Highlights on Instagram?

You can add highlights on Instagram as much as you want. You can save those highlights in the same folder or, just save them as new. Putting highlights on your profile shows the things you love, enjoy, and the type of person you are. These are two ways through which you can add highlights on Instagram. They are:

1. By using Active Story

2. By using Archived Stories

1. By using Active Story

One of the ways you can add highlights on Instagram is by using active stories i.e. the story you want to be added to Instagram at present. To do so:

1. Open the Instagram app and log into your account.

2. Open the story you have posted.

3. Click on the ‘Highlight’ option at the bottom.

4. Give the name you want to the highlight and click on ‘Add’.

5. Select the ‘View on Profile’ option for the highlight to appear on your profile.

6. The highlight will appear on your profile.

2. By using Archived Stories

You can add highlights on Instagram by using archived stories i.e. previous stories you have added on Instagram by following the given steps:

1. Open Instagram and go to your ‘Profile’.

2. Click on the ‘Create’ icon.

3. Select ‘Story Highlight’.

4. Select any story you want to add to the highlights. (Multiple as well)

5. Click on ‘Next’.

6. Give the name to the highlights and click on ‘Done’.

7. The highlight will have been added.

The stories will appear in your profile now and will stay there until you remove them.

How to Remove Highlights on Instagram?

Now that you have learned how to add highlights on Instagram, there might be situations when you mistily add highlights you do not intend to or, just want to remove them after a certain time. In those cases, you can easily remove highlights from Instagram. Here is how you can do so.

1. Open Instagram and go to your ‘Profile’.

2. Open on the ‘Highlight’ you want to remove.

3. Click on the ‘More’ option below the photo/video you intend to remove.

4. Select the ‘Remove from Highlight’ option.

5. Click on ‘Remove Photo‘.

6. To delete an entire folder of highlights, click on the highlight for a few seconds and then select the ‘Delete Highlight’ option.

7. Select ‘Delete’.

Hence, your highlight will be deleted. Click here to learn detailly on how to delete Instagram highlights: How to Delete Highlights on Instagram?

Conclusion

Thus, in this way by using the steps mentioned above, you can easily add highlights on Instagram and remove them when you want to. You can also edit highlights by selecting the more option in highlights when you open them and edit their covers, as well as the title. You can also add and attach other stories as per your preference.

Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.