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The first time I tried to publish a post on Instagram was painful because I did not know how to put emojis on Instagram. In fact, not adding spaces between the lines of text and making my text fancy made me feel intimidated. If I'm honest it took me a long time to decide that Instagram was a place for me to promote my business. You see, a few years ago IG was this place full of influencers making 6-figures per post. It was also this place full of perfect, colour coordinated grids full of amazing travel and food photos. However, something happened, it seems as if the peer pressure and mental fatigue made that bubble pop. A few unfortunate incidents made the public realise that these pretty photos are not really what they appeared to be. Does it mean that Instagram is a bad place? Definitely not. In a recent video from the head of Instagram, he revealed how things are starting to change on the platform. He mentioned that there will be a heavier emphasis on videos due to mounting pressure from TikTok and others. There will still be a need for captions, emojis and subtitles since the space of 2,200 characters need to be filled. In this post, you'll learn how to add emojis, fancy text and line spacing in your captions to make it user friendly for your followers. 5 Instagram Tips That You Need to Know Before diving into the step by step guide on how to put emojis on Instagram, let's look at 5 hacks or bonus features you never knew existed. 1. Adding Longer Videos to Your Feed Did you know that it is possible to add longer videos to your Instagram feed? Currently, the limit to adding a single video is 59 seconds. However, if take a longer video and break it into two 59 second videos you'll be able to upload it as a carousel post. 2. Auto-posting to IG Stories One of the hardest areas of IG for me when I first started was Instagram Stories. I was super annoyed because it took 20-30 minutes to post a single story. Now, thanks to the Facebook Business Suite I can schedule 2-3 weeks of Stories and get on with the rest of my life. 3. Recycling Story Posts Have you ever wanted to recycle your Instagram Story posts but you felt kind of stuck on how to get it done? All you need to do is head over to your archives using the hamburger menu on the top right. Click on archives and you'll see the calendar icon. When you click on that you'll be able to see your past post in reverse chronological order. Simply choose the post you want and click save the photo or video to your camera roll. 4. Hiding IGTV or Reels From Your Feed If you ever created Reels or IGTV videos you'll probably find that it messes up your feed aesthetics. One thing that you can do to restore your grid is just to remove that post from your IG feed. Simply click the 3 dots on that post and you'll see the option to remove it from your feed. Creating a cover for your IGTV or Reels post is another way to restore the aesthetics of your IG grid. 5. Easiest Way Adding Subtitles to Your Story Posts Have you ever created a video using the Instagram app but want to avoid the need to download the video to add subtitles? Well, IG recently introduced the ability to add captions or subtitles to your video right inside the app. Simply click on the sticker or smiley face icon, wait a few seconds and the "captions" button will appear. After clicking on captions, you only need to wait for a few minutes for the subtitles to auto-generate. How to Add Emojis to Instagram As I mentioned previously, when I first started on Instagram everything seemed difficult. Publishing perfect content on IG felt like learning a new language altogether. However, as time passed, I realised that taking baby steps and doing what you can makes the learning curve easier. If you've been using Instagram for 2-4 years but still feel stuck this post is just for you.