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Kickstart your project with a stunning template. Search by aesthetic or keyword to explore thousands of professional designs and choose one to make your own.

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Add images from your device or image libraries. Explore free assets including photos, icons, and backgrounds in our collections to top off your design.

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Enter in any text you want to feature in your highlight cover, including titles, captions, or quotes. Personalize with dozens of text effects and adjustments.

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Save your completed highlight cover right to your device. Revisit your project anytime in the future to update it or remix the design.

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Creative highlight covers await with Adobe Express.

Instagram story highlight covers are an opportunity to let your personality shine to your followers. Whether you’re using Instagram for personal or business purposes, anyone can add custom highlight covers and do so quickly with the help of Adobe Express. Craft your own highlight covers to show off your archive of stories with your followers. Adobe Express makes it easy, free, and fun to create and share your designs so you can get right back to making more unforgettable memories.

Make standout covers for all your highlights.

Our free online highlight cover maker allows you to customize designs the way you want, when you want. Social media moves fast, so when you need a highlight cover in a pinch, Adobe Express has your back. Start from a blank canvas or a premade template, or create from an existing project. Adobe Express is exceptionally easy to use — and it also happens to be lots of fun.

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Frequently asked questions.

What is the ideal size for an Instagram story highlight cover?

You have some flexibility with the size of the image you use for your highlight cover. You can use a story from your highlight to make a cover, or you can upload an image right from your device. Your cover will crop your image into a circle, so make sure you include everything you want in that circle space. The Adobe Express Instagram highlight cover templates come in the standard story size (1080px by 1920px) in case you plan to share your highlight cover on your story.

What are some tips to create effective Instagram story highlight covers?

One of the most common approaches for making highlight covers is consistency. Decide on a theme, whether that’s a font, color, or graphic style, and create variations on that for each highlight. Since highlight covers are so small, don’t try to squeeze in too much. Instead, choose a design that maximizes the entire circular space, and that is also easy to read from a distance.

What colors will make my Instagram story highlight covers stand out?

Choose colors that are on brand for you. If you post images that use a certain color scheme, choose a color that matches it for your highlight cover. You can also search for color palettes within Adobe Express. Under the Colors tab, enter a keyword to find palettes that match your theme and instantly apply it to your highlight cover template.

Can I create my own Instagram highlight cover template?

Any new or existing project can be turned into a shareable template. To turn your Instagram story highlight cover into a template, click on the three-dot menu at the left of the Download button and follow the steps to turn your design into a template.

Can I get Adobe Express for free? If so, what’s included?

Yes, Adobe Express has a free plan that includes core features like photo editing tools and effects and thousands of free templates. Learn more about our plans and pricing.

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Easy all-in-one editor

One-click edits from any device

Fast creation with generative AI

Thousands of professionally-designed templates

Easily get started in Adobe Express.

Make standout highlight covers for your Instagram stories with Adobe Express.

Explore more categories:

Upload or import your content.

Upload or import your content.

Start from our amazing collection of stock content.

Imagine and create from a text prompt.

How to make a highlight cover for Instagram stories.

See what people are saying about Adobe Express.

Discover even more features for easy content creation.

Creative highlight covers await with Adobe Express.

Make standout covers for all your highlights.

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