Instagram Launches New Reactions, Stickers and More for Valentine’s Day

Instagram’s trying to get into the Valentine’s Day spirit with a variety of themed activations and choices that you would be able to combine into your posts and Tales.

First off, for at some point solely, Instagram’s changing its common Tales reactions set with six love-themed emojis, which all embrace hearts in varied type.

It’s an attention-grabbing strategy to have a good time the occasion, and the primary time that Instagram has changed its Reactions set solely. 

That would assist to spark renewed curiosity and consideration within the app.

As you may see within the second screenshot above, Instagram’s additionally including animated variations of those reactions in DMs.

“When somebody reveals you’re keen on and reacts to your story with one of many limited-time Valentine’s fast reactions, it’s going to amplify the love with a enjoyable animation in your DM chat thread”

There’ll even be a particular animation set for every emoji response despatched by your followers, if you test who has seen your story on the day.

Instagram’s additionally taking the chance to spotlight some latest additions which additionally tie into the theme, together with its new profile sharing possibility, which allows you to shortly share your profile information.

Instagram’s additionally introduced again Valentine’s Day stickers for each Tales and Reels, offering one other strategy to hyperlink into the occasion.

Lastly, Instagram has additionally shared some perception into the most well-liked love-related hashtags and matters, based mostly on hashtag use.

Some attention-grabbing perception into the state of the IG sphere, whereas the assorted Valentine’s choices will present loads of alternative to have interaction within the occasion.

Instagram’s Valentine’s Day components will solely be round for at some point (on iOS), so test them out whilst you can.