Instagram stories built for the tap-through.
Describe the moment and Snappa generates a full-screen story, sized for the tap.
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How it works
From moment to story in three steps
Describe it
Type what’s happening and the feel you want. The story preset sets 1080 x 1920 automatically.
Snappa generates it
A full-screen story with bold, readable type and space left for your stickers and link.
Refine it your way
Type what to change, or brush a spot that’s hard to describe. New color, new headline, new background.
Prompt
Flash sale story for our candle shop, warm amber, bold 40 percent off, leave room for a link sticker at the bottom.
Built to spec
Full screen, nothing covered.
A story fills the whole phone, and Instagram paints its own UI over the top and bottom of it. Snappa composes inside the safe zones, keeps your message clear of the reply bar, and holds space for the stickers you’ll add.
- Exact spec. 1080 x 1920, full-screen 9:16.
- UI-safe. Nothing under the avatar or reply bar.
- Sticker room. Space held for links, polls, countdowns.
Three frames, one look. Viewers tap through, not away.
Sequences
Stories that flow in order.
One story is a poster; three are a narrative. Start each frame from the one before and change only what’s new, and your announcement, build-up, and payoff read as chapters instead of disconnected slides.
Readable type
Readable in half a second.
Stories get watched with a thumb hovering over the skip. Snappa renders big, high-contrast type that lands the message before the tap, no squinting, no sound needed.
Thumb-stopping type, readable in half a second.
Ridge Coffee · one look
Every story unmistakably yours, even at story pace.
Brand matching
Your look at story speed.
Stories are the fastest content you make, which is exactly when brand consistency dies. Start from your own design or a template, and even the story you make in the parking lot comes out unmistakably yours.
Made with Snappa
One prompt each
“Stories used to be the thing I skipped because they took too long. Now the sale story is done before the sale post.”
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“My stories finally match my grid. Followers started replying more the week I switched.”
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The craft
What makes a story work
Respect the chrome
Instagram owns the top and bottom of the screen. Design for the middle and nothing gets covered.
Land the message instantly
Viewers decide to tap or stay in half a second. One bold line beats a paragraph.
Leave room to interact
Polls, links, and countdowns drive replies. Hold empty space for them on purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size are Instagram stories?
Can Snappa leave space for stickers and links?
Can I make a sequence of matching stories?
How is Snappa different from AI image generators like Midjourney?
Is Snappa free?
Your next story is one prompt away.
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