Instagram celebrates Valentine’s Day with special features in Stories and Notes, which will be available from today until 6pm tomorrow, Thursday 15 February.
Valentine’s Day on Instagram, what are the special functions available
Here are the special Valentine’s Day themed features that are becoming popular on Instagram:
- Note: Posting or tapping a note containing Valentine’s Day keywords or emojis will unleash an animation of exploding hearts and emojis in your DM inbox.
- Keywords include: Happy Valentine’s Day, Happy vday, Vday, 💘, 😍, ❤️, 💕, 💖, 🌹, ❣️ and more.
- Stories: Inserting or tapping the @mention sticker in Stories will cause floating hearts to appear.
- Some interesting data: According to the latest Instagram Trend Talk, 28% of Gen Z make the first move by following themselves on Instagrambecause he believes it is more informal and practical.
- The terms “wanderlove”, “situationship”, “benchching”, “breadcrumbing” e “opencasting” were some of the most talked about dating trends on the app during the month of February 2023.
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Plus, here are other features and tips you can use on Valentine’s Day.
- “It’s Your Turn” Model: You can now create “It’s Your Turn” templates in Stories, so you can create and share your own custom, viral-ready templates. You can add a GIF, text, and gallery images to a template. Browse your camera roll to find the cutest photo with your significant other and post it on Instagram using the “It’s Your Turn” sticker. Since launch, hundreds of millions of “It’s Your Turn” templates have been shared around the world.
- Share a Reel or meme that you *know* they’ll like: Send your crush a meme or a Reel of someone they follow. Are you stuck in the “situationship” phase? Change the theme of your DM chat to “Hearts” to make a not-so-subtle hint.
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