Instagram users can add highlights from iPhone, android and PC. When you create an story then you get an option to add highlights for your IG account. In this guide we will show you how to add highlights on Instagram in 2025.
Open Instagram app and tap on your profile. Now create a story, then tap on next. Now tap on Add to Highlights and tap on Done.
Read this full guide to learn step by step process to add highlights with story and without story.
How to add highlights on Instagram on iPhone and Android
Follow the steps to add highlights on IG on iPhone and Android.
1. Open Instagram app.
2. Log in to your account.
3. Now go to your profile.
4. Then at the top right tap on + icon and tap on Story.
5. Now select one or more photos and videos that you want to add to your highlights.
6. Then at the bottom tap on Next.
7. Now choose Your story and tap on Share.
8. Now tap on Add to highlights and tap on Done. If you don’t see Add to highlights option, then go to your posted story and at the bottom tap on Highlight and add to new or existing highlight.
Now your highlight is added on your Instagram account. You can also delete this highlight at any time.
How to add highlights on instagram from PC
Follow the steps to add IG highlights from PC.
- Open chrome browser.
- Go to Instagram.com and Log in to your account.
- Now go to your Profile.
- Then below your profile photo tap on the + highlight icon.
- Now give name to your highlight and tap on Next.
- Then select the photos and videos that you want to add to your highlights and tap on Next.
- Now Select Cover and tap on Done.
Now your Instagram highlight is added from your PC. On PC or laptop you can only add those highlights that are archived, because there is no option to upload Story from PC.
How to add highlights on instagram without adding to story
Follow the steps to add highlights without adding to story.
- Open Instagram app and log in to your account.
- Go to your Instagram profile.
- Now below your profile photo tap on + icon.
- Then select videos or photos to add to your highlights and then at the top right tap on Next.
- Now give your highlight name and at the top tap on Done.
Now your highlight is added without posting story.
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FAQ
Yes, you can add highlights without posting on story. All the steps to add highlights without story is given above in this article.
If you hadn’t created any highlights for your account, then you will not see highlight icon on your profile page. So if you want to add highlights on your account, then you have to create story and then tap on add to highlights. Then you will see highlight button below your profile photo. Sometimes there may be technical problems, so you can try to clear cache, log in log out, update Instagram app or reinstall.
There may be some reasons like technical glitch, you are not using Instagram latest update or Instagram app is down. You can fix some problem by updating your Instagram app, clearing cache, log out log in, reinstall app.
No, Instagram didn’t take away highlights. You can see highlights option in the latest Instagram version.
Open Instagram app and log in, then go to your profile and below your profile photo tap on + icon. Then select the photos or videos for your highlight and tap on Next. Now give title and at the top tap on Done.
No, you can’t directly add Instagram highlights from camera roll. You can only add highlights from your story or archived story.
You can add photo to highlights on Instagram from story archive option without posting on Instagram story. If there isn’t any photo or video in your story archive then you can’t add highlights without posting story.
Conclusion:
Instagram allow its users to create Instagram highlights from their story and archive. In this article you learn how to add highlights on Instagram in 2025. If you have disabled story archive option then after the 24 hours you can’t add that story to your highlights. So you should enable story archive option so you can easily add your highlights later.