How to add a countdown to your Instagram story and announce events
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Marissa Perino
May 8, 2020, 05:02 IST
You can do a countdown on Instagram by accessing this menu in a story.SpicyTruffel/iStock/Getty Images
You can add a countdown to your Instagram story after capturing a new photo or video, or selecting one from your photo library and setting it as your background.
To add a countdown to your Instagram story, tap the square smiley face button — used to add gifs, stickers, and more — at the top of the screen, or swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access the same menu.
Any countdown you add to a published Instagram story will be saved and available to reuse in the future.
Whether it's a birthday celebration, a friend's wedding, or an upcoming family vacation, you may want to make a countdown to tell your Instagram followers about your next big calendar event.
Unfortunately, you can only add countdowns to Instagram stories. However, you can customize them along with the rest of the post by changing the countdown color and giving your ticker a title. Once you create a countdown, Instagram will save it, making it available for reuse later on.
Here's how to do it.
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