How To Make Cool Instagram Highlight Covers + 23 Free Instagram Story Highlight Covers To Use

Before starting, let me make it clear that there are different ways of doing this. But, I have just decided to share the easiest I found so far of making your own cool Instagram Instagram story highlight covers. This post will be quick and should be easy if you follow the steps.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but I’ve been spotting several cool icons on Instagram lately used as Instagram highlight covers, so I took some time out to research about it and voila, I am here to share it with you. At first, I thought it was really complicated and after dedicating some time to research, I realised how easy and fun it is to create one. So, if you wish to create your own covers from scratch, follow the step-by-step guide below. But, if you don’t have access to certain apps I will be mentioning below. Then, you can scroll down and skip the guide as I have created several covers for you to save and start using straight away.

APPS NEEDED FOR YOUR INSTAGRAM HIGHLIGHT COVERS/STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE:

Photogrid and access to Google Image

Head over to Google Image
Search for your desired icon/image (Example: Shoes “PNG” = It is important to add “PNG” at the end of your search for images with clear background)
Download Photogrid app if you don’t have it before
Tap collage
Pick 1 image collage frame [Optional: Change the size to Insta-story size on the bottom of the app]
Add your image from your camera roll
Reduce the size of image and centralize image
Then save to your camera roll

Head over to Instagram, then upload to your Insta-story
When published, Click the love sign in the bottom right
Add to existing highlight or create a new one by clicking the + highlight logo
Once the new cover you created is added to an existing/NEW highlight – Go back to your profile page
Click down on the highlight and select “Edit highlight”
Click on “Edit cover”
Select the NEW cover you added to the story
FIN!!!