{"id":20339,"date":"2022-07-18T05:55:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T05:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=20339"},"modified":"2022-07-18T05:55:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T05:55:51","slug":"what-are-instagram-highlight-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-instagram-highlight-icons","title":{"rendered":"What Are Instagram Highlight Icons?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8620a0f361\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8620a0f361\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8620a0f361\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-instagram-highlight-icons\/#What_Are_Instagram_Highlight_Icons\" title=\"What Are Instagram Highlight Icons?\">What Are Instagram Highlight Icons?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-instagram-highlight-icons\/#Canva_is_the_most_popular_tool_for_creating_Instagram_highlight_covers\" title=\"Canva is the most popular tool for creating Instagram highlight covers\">Canva is the most popular tool for creating Instagram highlight covers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-instagram-highlight-icons\/#Canva_offers_a_large_selection_of_line-art_icons\" title=\"Canva offers a large selection of line-art icons\">Canva offers a large selection of line-art icons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-instagram-highlight-icons\/#Its_easy_to_add_emojis\" title=\"It&#8217;s easy to add emojis\">It&#8217;s easy to add emojis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-are-instagram-highlight-icons\/#Its_easy_to_mask_highlight_covers\" title=\"It&#8217;s easy to mask highlight covers\">It&#8217;s easy to mask highlight covers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Instagram_Highlight_Icons\"><\/span>What Are Instagram Highlight Icons?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably wondered, What are Instagram highlight icons? They&#8217;re covers on Instagram posts, allowing you to create your own custom story and icon. To create these stories, you swipe left on the home feed. Next, you need to zoom out the icon. This prevents circular cropping. Now, you&#8217;re ready to post! Follow these steps to create an Instagram highlight cover. You can add an emoji, mask it, and change the background color or icon.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Canva_is_the_most_popular_tool_for_creating_Instagram_highlight_covers\"><\/span>Canva is the most popular tool for creating Instagram highlight covers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the easiest ways to create an Instagram highlight cover is using Canva. This online design tool is free to use and comes with several templates to choose from. The default template shows a white background. The tool lets you choose the color of the background and add text. You can also add a video if you have one. Once you have your chosen photo, use the text tool to add the business information.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from offering hundreds of templates, Canva also provides options for customizing your highlight covers. This web design tool also allows you to create Instagram posts and Stories. Creating a custom highlight cover is easy and you can use the tool to customize your story with an image or a video. Then, just drag and drop elements to make the cover look unique. Once you have the template, you can upload it to Instagram.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Canva_offers_a_large_selection_of_line-art_icons\"><\/span>Canva offers a large selection of line-art icons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Canva is a graphic design website that lets you create a variety of social media content for free. The site has many preloaded templates, icons, and fonts. The user interface is easy to navigate, and it breaks down the design process into easy chunks. There are templates for Instagram posts, stories, and Facebook covers, and there are plenty of other design types you can create as well.<\/p>\n<p>The icons on Canva are free to use, but if you want a unique design, it&#8217;s best to invest in a pro account. This way, you&#8217;ll have access to a large library of icons. You can also upload your own images, or download other people&#8217;s work. And you can even change the background color if you&#8217;d like. If you&#8217;re looking for something unique, you can use custom icons in Canva, as well.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_easy_to_add_emojis\"><\/span>It&#8217;s easy to add emojis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding emojis to your Instagram highlight icons is a simple way to make your content more relatable and human. People process visual data faster than text and emojis help to increase the effectiveness of text. Emojis are small and easy to process. Plus, they add relatable context to your content. They&#8217;re also perfect for Instagram highlight icons. Use them as part of your cover photo, too.<\/p>\n<p>Your Instagram highlight icons should match your feed&#8217;s aesthetic. Make sure they&#8217;re similar to the rest of your feed to give users an easy time identifying your brand. You can use cover images, emojis, or even add text to your title. The possibilities are endless when it comes to how you design your highlight covers. Incorporating emojis into your cover icons is a great way to give your content a unique look that fits with the rest of your feed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_easy_to_mask_highlight_covers\"><\/span>It&#8217;s easy to mask highlight covers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Instagram users have been asking me how they can mask the highlight icons on their posts. The answer is actually quite simple. First, you should create a new highlight. To do this, open the app and tap the Edit Cover option. Then, you will need to add a custom cover image. This will give you the option to choose from a wide variety of images. You can also add your own text and emoji to the cover. Once the cover image is ready, just tap the Done button to save the new Highlight.<\/p>\n<p>You can make your Highlights more attractive by incorporating brand assets. Brand assets include colors, fonts, and style. Also, you can use design trademarks to make your Instagram highlight covers more cohesive. For example, fitness influencer Paige Hathaway uses colorful Highlights. Food and Travel Mexico uses photos with a solid color overlay and text on top. 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