Free Diwali Instagram highlights cover maker.

Make your Instagram account pop with stunning Instagram highlight covers that shine a light on your Diwali festivities. No experience required.

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Diwali Instagram Highlight Covers
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9:16
Tasks
instagram-story
Topics
diwali
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Celebrate and enjoy the festive lights.

Share Diwali vibes with your friends and customers by making Instagram stories while you're out celebrating the festival of lights. Save the stories as highlights to enjoy all year round and add a sparkle of joy with your own special highlight covers.

Blank Template
Icon: blank
Start from scratch
9:16
Tasks
instagram-story
Topics
diwali

Collection ID

(To pull in manually curated templates if needed)

Orientation


(Horizontal/Vertical)

Vertical

Width


(Full, Std, sixcols)

sixcols

Limit


(number of templates to load each pagination. Min. 5)

23

Sort

Most Viewed

Rare & Original

Newest to Oldest

Oldest to Newest

Locales
EN

Animated


(true, false, all) true or false will limit to animated only or static only.

all

Premium


(true, false, all) true or false will limit to premium only or free only.

false

How to create an Instagram highlight cover.

Make a cute festival cover.

With all the fun happening during the five-day Diwali festival, you'll have have lots of stories to share. Save time and be prepared by making your Diwali highlight cover for Instagram in advance. Whether you want to feature the candid smiles of your friends or the sheer delight of celebrating, customized story covers are a great way to draw people into your world. Start with an Instagram story template and add images from the Adobe Express library or upload your own. Keep in mind that only a small portion of the image will be shown, so keep your design centered. Add it to Instagram and go out and enjoy the amazing lights, great vibes, and happy delights of the festival.

Add a bright glow to your Diwali Instagram highlights.

Instagram highlight covers are the same size as a story but only a small portion of the image is shown, which means that positioning is important. Adobe Express can help you add a glow of happiness to your cover with the circle crop tool and cool effects. Start a new project and select a photo you want to use from your own gallery or the Adobe library. Resize it to Instagram Story dimensions and access the Crop menu. Click the circle shape and fine tune the size and position. Move off the canvas and, just like that, your photo is perfectly cropped. Scroll through the Elements to find a glowing effect and add it to your image. With this cover, your favourite Instagram stories will really pop.

Coordinate your Instagram highlights.

With millions of people browsing Instagram daily, using it for your business is a great way reach a wide audience. And it's so quick and easy to make an Instagram post or story cover in Adobe Express you can add Diwali vibes to your Instagram highlights in no time. Try something cool with strings of light illuminated across the screen. Make the basic shell of an Instagram story highlight cover first and save it as a template. Next, search for bright lights or rows of lamps in the photo library or design elements section and add them to your beautiful design. It will take no time to build up a few images ready to upload as fabulous Instagram highlight covers.

Design in Hindi, Bengali and Tamil.

No more language limitations! Adobe Express is now available in three of India’s most spoken languages, making it even easier to create everything from cards and social posts to flyers and video content. Design with confidence in the language that feels most natural to you.

Frequently asked questions.

Can I add branding to Instagram highlight covers?
Yes, use the Colour Themes tool to play around with different colour combinations or choose your brand colours to apply to your project. Another idea is to use your logo as the story cover. This works well if your logo is circular and not too detailed.
What size should I make my Instagram highlight cover?
Story highlight covers (also known as Instagram story icons) should be 1080 x 1920 pixels with an aspect ratio of 9:16. However, only a small portion of the image is visible on your Instagram page so keep that in mind.
Can I make Instagram highlight covers on my desktop?
Yes, you can do this on any device. Once you are happy with your image, save it to the device and then access your Instagram account to create a new highlight or add the cover to an existing one.
How do I make a chalkboard Instagram story highlight?
Add an interesting texture to your image by searching for chalkboard in Adobe Express and selecting one of the photos or design assets. Use a script style font to complete the look.
Can I get Adobe Express for free? If so, what’s included?
Yes, Adobe Express offers a free plan that gives you access to basic photo editing tools, thousands of templates, dozens of quick action tools, and much more.