Instagram Direct: how to use GIFs and stickers in direct conversations | Social networks

Instagram Direct allows you to send stickers and GIFs through private conversations. Available for iPhone (iOS) and Android phones, the ideal tool for people who want to relax with funny images in messages. It is possible to find images that express different actions and that reproduce curious scenes. For this, Instagram integrated the data from the GIPHY platform and offers a search tool within Direct. Check out the tutorial below, how to activate stickers and GIFs in a conversation, how to perform a search and how to send them to a contact.

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Tutorial shows how to send stickers and GIFs in Instagram chat Photo: Marvin Costa / dnetcTutorial shows how to send stickers and GIFs in Instagram chat Photo: Marvin Costa / dnetc

Tutorial shows how to send stickers and GIFs in Instagram chat Photo: Marvin Costa / dnetc

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Step 1. Open Instagram and tap the arrow icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Then, access the chat of a conversation;

When to open a direct Instagram message to use stickers and GIFs Photo: Reproduo / Marvin CostaWhen to open a direct Instagram message to use stickers and GIFs Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

When to open a direct Instagram message to use stickers and GIFs Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 2. Type something in the message bar to activate the sticker cone. Touch it to view stickers related to the word you wrote. You can change the search term to find other elements. In the bar at the bottom of the screen, touch the "GIF" icon;

When to activate stickers and GIFs in direct Instagram messages Photo: Reproduo / Marvin CostaWhen to activate stickers and GIFs in direct Instagram messages Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

When to activate stickers and GIFs in direct Instagram messages Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 3. Type a term in the search bar to view the corresponding GIFs. To send in the conversation, tap on the media.

When to find and send GIFs on Instagram chat Photo: Reproduo / Marvin CostaWhen to find and send GIFs on Instagram chat Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

When to find and send GIFs on Instagram chat Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa