Instagram is the fourth most popular social media platform in terms of monthly active users. So, if you want to make your posts stand out in such a crowded space, you will have to use some unconventional approaches. One of them is changing the typography of your posts’ captions.
By default, Instagram uses the Roboto font, which belongs to the Sans Serif family, to showcase the typography underneath your posts. But you can change it. And that’s what we’ll learn in this guide.
Here, we’ll show the step-by-step approach for writing Instagram captions using different fonts. So, without any further delay, let’s dig in.
How to Use Different Fonts to Write Instagram Captions?
By default, there is no option for changing the typography of Instagram captions. This means you will have to either change your device’s typography or use custom Instagram font generators. Since modifying the typography will alter the font family of the entire device, that’s not what we want. So, for the purpose of this guide, we’ll focus on the second technique only.
- First, we’ll have to find a suitable custom Instagram font generator. And for that, we’ll randomly select an online utility. So, in this example, we’ve chosen the weird font generator from Editpad for the following reasons:
a. It has an impressive collection of font families.
b. It automatically displays the typed text into all the available font families. This way, you will know which caption looks good in which font family.
However, if you want to select any other tool, you’re more than welcome to use it. - Once the tool of your choice has been successfully loaded, enter the caption and hit the process button. For this example, we’ll use the following caption:
Embracing the weekend vibes like 🌞✨ Trying out different fonts to add a splash of creativity to my captions! Which font style do you prefer? 📝🎨 #FontFun #CreativeCaptions” - Once you have selected a custom Instagram font of your choice, click the copy button. For this example, we’ve chosen the following two font families:
- Now, open Instagram on your device, select a picture or video, paste the copied caption as it is and post it. Once Instagram has successfully uploaded your post, you will see a custom font family for the caption of your Instagram post. In our case, here is how the custom font families have looked for our Instagram posts:
As you can see, the Instagram captions of the above two posts have been written with two different types of font families. So, that’s how you can use custom Instagram fonts for captions.
Some Tips on Using Different Fonts to Write Instagram Captions
As we have already discussed in the introduction, the main reason for using different fonts to write Instagram captions is to set yourself apart. But some people overdo it, which ruins the purpose of their Instagram posts. Even if setting yourself apart isn’t your intention, overdoing the typography of your Instagram caption will make you look silly.
So, in order to prevent such situations, we recommend adhering to the following tips when writing Instagram captions using custom font families:
1. Use Readable Fonts
The purpose of a caption is to explain what a particular post is about. But if you use some bizarre font families to try to be unique, you will ruin the essence of your post’s caption. So, the first thing you must remember when writing a caption through different fonts is to select readable font families. A few prime examples of such font families are the ones we’ve used in the above examples.
2. Be Consistent
Some brands use a particular font family to brand themselves. This means that they don’t change the font family of the entire caption on social media. But wherever they have to write their brand name, they use the font family they’ve been using to represent their brand name over the years. One prime example of such a brand is Airbnb, which uses the ‘Cereal’ font family for its branding. So, consistency is tip number two for using custom font families to write captions on social media.
When you consistently follow a font family, over time, that font family will start to be identified by your brand’s name instead of its own name.
3. Embrace Spacing and Emojis
As we’ve already specified in the first tip, you must maintain readability upon selecting a custom font family for writing Instagram captions. So, one of the ways to do that is to use spacing and emojis wisely.
For instance, instead of using words like ‘sun,’ ‘car,’ or ‘moon,’ you can use emojis to represent them in your caption. Doing so will enhance the visual appeal of your caption. And when you combine emojis with appropriate spacing, it will improve the readability of your overall caption, which means your caption will be readable to a broader range of your audience.
Conclusion
In conclusion, there is no option for changing the font families of different sections on Instagram. So, if you want to do it, you will either have to alter the font family of your device or use a custom font generator.
In the above discussion, we have discussed the easiest way to write Instagram captions using any custom font family of your choice. So, implement those steps and break through the norms of Instagram in order to set yourself apart.