{"id":5759,"date":"2026-10-30T23:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buysocialmediamarketing.com\/blog\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2026-10-30T23:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:13:29","slug":"how-to-get-notes-on-instagram-how-to-use-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buysocialmediamarketing.com\/blog\/how-to-get-notes-on-instagram-how-to-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Notes on Instagram and How To Use Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To get Notes on Instagram, tap Messages at the bottom of the app, then tap your profile picture at the top of your inbox. Type up to 60 characters, choose who can see it and tap Share. Your note then sits at the top of your friends’ inboxes and above your profile picture for up to 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also post from your profile, add a song or a GIF, and reply to friends’ notes. If Notes is missing for you, the checks near the end usually sort it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where a Note Shows Up<\/strong>
A note appears at the top of the Messages inbox for the people you chose, and above your profile picture when they visit your profile. It doesn’t show in your feed, in your stories or on your posts. It’s gone after 24 hours, or sooner if you delete it.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/rect><\/path><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t

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What Instagram Notes Are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A note is a short text update of up to 60 characters, and you can add emojis to it. You can only have one note at a time, so sharing a new one replaces the one that’s already up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You choose who sees each note. The two main options are Followers you follow back and Close friends. A Close friends note only reaches people on your list who also follow you back, which catches many people out. Instagram is testing wider audiences for some accounts, so your options may look a little different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes used to show up on posts and reels as well. Instagram switched that off, so notes now live only in the inbox and on profiles. If an older guide tells you to add a note from the share menu on a reel, it’s out of date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How To Post a Note on Instagram<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two ways to start a note, and both open the same composer. The inbox route gives you the most options, including GIFs and locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Your Inbox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Tap Messages at the bottom of the screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Tap your profile picture at the top of your inbox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Type your note, up to 60 characters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Choose Followers you follow back or Close friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Tap Share.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    On some versions of the app, Messages is still a paper-plane icon at the top right of your feed instead of a tab at the bottom. The rest of the steps are the same once you’re in the inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From Your Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Tap your profile picture in the bottom right to open your profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Tap your profile picture again at the top of your profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Type your note, choose who can see it and tap Share.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      From here you can add text, a mention or music, but not a GIF or a location. Once you share it, the note shows above your profile picture and at the top of your friends’ inboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Add Music, a GIF or a Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      A plain text note works fine, but the composer has a few extras. Each one sits under the text box when you start a note from your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n