Instagram Fonts: Get Different Fonts for Your Bio, Stories and Posts

Instagram gives you a handful of fonts for Stories and Reels, but none for your bio, captions or comments. So how do other accounts get fancy text in their bio? And which fonts should you use for your posts and carousels? This guide covers every place you can change fonts on Instagram.

What font does Instagram use?

Instagram’s logo and branding use Instagram Sans, a custom typeface Instagram introduced in 2022. Inside the app, most text (your feed, bio and comments) is shown in your phone’s own system font, so it can look slightly different on iPhone and Android. You can’t change the font Instagram uses for its menus.

Fonts in Instagram Stories and Reels

When you add text to a Story or Reel, Instagram shows a row of font styles above the keyboard.

Open the Story or Reel editor and tap the Aa (text) button.
Type your text.
Swipe through the font styles shown above the keyboard and tap one to use it.
Use the other buttons at the top to change the color, alignment, background and effects.

Long-standing styles include names like Classic, Modern, Typewriter and Strong, and Instagram adds and renames styles from time to time, so your app may show a slightly different set.

Fonts in your Instagram bio, captions and comments

Instagram doesn’t let you pick a font for your bio, captions or comments. The “fonts” you see in other people’s bios are actually special Unicode characters: letters from maths and other symbol sets that look bold, italic, cursive or outlined. Because they are characters rather than a font, you can copy and paste them anywhere.

Here’s what they look like:

Bold: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞
Italic: 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒
Script: 𝒴ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝒩𝒶𝓂ℯ
Bold script: 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮
Gothic: 𝔜𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔑𝔞𝔪𝔢
Typewriter: 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝙽𝚊𝚖𝚎

You’ll find more styles, and how to use them, in our guide to copy and paste fonts.

Things to know before you use fancy text

Screen readers struggle with it. People who use screen readers may hear each letter read out strangely, or nothing at all. Keep important information in normal text.
It can make you harder to find. Keep your name field and username in normal letters so people can search for you. (Instagram usernames only allow letters, numbers, periods and underscores anyway.)
Some phones show boxes. Older devices may not have all these characters and show empty squares instead.
Use it as decoration. A styled word or two in your bio looks great. A whole bio in fancy letters is hard to read.

Fonts for Instagram posts, carousels and Reels covers

For graphics you design yourself, you can use any real font. Design your post in Canva, CapCut, Photoshop or a similar app with a font you’ve downloaded. Some free fonts that work well on Instagram:

Montserrat and Poppins – clean and modern for tips and carousels.
Bebas Neue – bold headlines that stand out in the feed.
Playfair Display – elegant quotes and beauty content.
DM Serif Display – stylish titles with a magazine feel.
Caveat – handwritten notes and personal touches.
Great Vibes – wedding, beauty and luxury brands.
Fredoka – cute and friendly for kids’ and lifestyle accounts.

Want to try your name or brand in lots of fonts quickly? Our Logo Text Maker shows your text in every font and lets you download it as a transparent PNG to use in your designs.

Frequently asked questions

Can I change the font on Instagram?

You can choose a font for text in Stories and Reels. For your bio, captions and comments, Instagram only shows its standard font, but you can paste in special Unicode characters that look like different fonts.

Is fancy bio text against Instagram’s rules?

Using Unicode characters is common and generally fine. Just keep your username and name searchable, and avoid overdoing it.

What’s the best font for Instagram Stories?

For readability, a clean style like Modern or Classic works best for longer text. Save decorative styles for one or two words.

Where can I download fonts for my Instagram designs?

On Originalfonts. Every font is free, and you can see exactly what you’re allowed to use it for.