Instagram Stories: Here's How to Use GIFs in Create Mode

Use an animated image as your post's background

Instagram recently added a Create mode to Instagram Stories, which allows you to share posts that don’t contain any of your photos or videos. The Create mode has multiple post options to choose from, such as Templates and GIFs. Our guide will show you how to use the GIFs option.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram application on iOS.

Step 1: On the Instagram Stories camera screen, swipe right or left to move into the “Create” mode.

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