Instagram Story Stickers - and life is much more beautiful!

Updated on January 29, 2025 by

Anna-Katharina

What are Instagram Story Stickers?

Story stickers on Instagram are usually transparent PNG files . This has the advantage that you can easily insert them into your story as an overlay without the inserted image having a background. You can position them as you wish—move them, resize them, and integrate them seamlessly into your story.

Instagram has grown tremendously in recent years, and with stylish or funny story stickers, you can stand out from other users. By adding emotion and vibrancy, you increase the quality of your Instagram stories and thus boost engagement , which in turn leads to better exposure. In other words, this means more people will see your stories, and your channel will be boosted. Story stickers are therefore perfect for making your account unique and setting your stories apart from others.

How to get free story stickers?

If you want to beautify your private Instagram account with story stickers, then in most cases this is not a problem.

You can often download free Instagram story stickers from platforms like Pinterest .
If you set your browser's image settings to transparent , you can also find a lot of beautiful and free stickers on the Internet.

Instagram Story Stickers

Where can I find Instagram story stickers for my business?

If you're creating stories for commercial purposes, it's recommended that you secure your usage rights. In most cases, the story stickers aren't available for free . Here you'll find our IG story stickers for a wide variety of topics—from business to sports, family, travel, food, and many more. So, with these stickers, you're on the safe side, even with your business account .

How do I get the stickers into the story?

Depending on the operating system, there are different instructions.

For Android users:

Create a story on Instagram as usual.
Select the sticker icon at the top and go to the insert image function.
All your saved stickers will appear there, select your sticker.
Pro tip: To ensure that the stickers appear as high as possible, you can occasionally move the stickers to a new folder.

How to use story stickers on Instagram on iPhone?

Save the stickers in your files or photo album.
Record your IG Story as usual.
Now go to the folder where you saved the stickers, select a sticker and click Copy .
Go back to Instagram. The sticker should now appear in the bottom left corner of your screen; tap it. If it doesn't appear there, you can alternatively insert it using the text function. Tap the T for text in Instagram. Once the text box appears in the middle, all you have to do is hold the screen until Insert appears.

What types of Instagram story stickers are there?

Story stickers are usually themed and are based on hobbies , professions or occasions such as weddings, birthdays, baby showers, etc.

There are text stickers, but also all sorts of other shapes, like brushes, photo frames, badges, and many more! With these frames, you can give your story photo a picture frame effect; brushes turn boring text into an eye-catcher—these stickers transform boring stories into a joyful experience!

From now on, you no longer have to simply type out regularly used Insta hashtags such as Behind the scenes , throwback or Outfit of the day , but you can simply insert them as a stylish Insta sticker.