See how to put lyrics in Instagram Stories                             Putting lyrics in Stories is yet another feature released by Instagram to enrich publications. While a photo or video is displayed, followers can read the excerpt from …

Putting lyrics in the Stories is another feature released by Instagram to enrich the publications. While a photo or video is displayed, followers can read the song while it plays in the background.

Four font types are available, with different letter display modes. You can also choose the color of the text. Or, if you prefer, just let the chosen track snippet scroll while displaying the album cover, or single.

How to put song lyrics on Instagram Stories

To perform the procedure below, you must have Instagram installed on your Android or iOS device.

1. Open Instagram, as you usually do. Then tap a camera icon in the upper left corner of the app to access the Stories;

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2. If you want to make the photo on time, tap the circle in the middle of the screen. To record a video, hold it while shooting;

3 If you want to use an image from your phone gallery, drag your finger from the bottom up to access your photos and videos. When you find it, tap on the file to select it;

4 Image made or chosen, once again drag your finger from the bottom to the top of the screen to view the features of the Stories. So tap on the tag Music to access the song lyrics feature;

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5 Choose a song from the list or search by track name or singer in the search bar. If you want to hear a preview, go to the play. To select the song, tap on its name;

6 A few options will appear on the screen. The cones with the letters THE represent different fonts and ways of displaying the lyrics. Keep selected the one that pleases you the most;

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7 Note that at the top of the screen, there is a colored circle. Tap on it to change the font color. Each time you touch, the lyrics appear in a different color;

8 By dragging the letter options from right to left, you will see two camera icons. They give you the option not to display the lyrics, only the album cover or single;

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9 Just below, there is a circle with the number 15. Tap on it if you want to reduce the playing time by 15 seconds. The minimum allowed is 5 seconds. After selecting the time, confirm in Conclude;

10 Beside, there is a bar. It displays the duration of the full song. If you want to change the portion of the song that will play in your story, drag the small rectangle above the line forward or backward;

11 All chosen now tap on the check, located in the upper right corner of the screen;

12 If you want, add public filters and stickers, as you can do in any other. So share the result with all your followers on Your story.

Other Music Features of Instagram Stories

Instagram has some features that allow users to express themselves through music in Stories. Check which ones are:

Share what you're listening to on Spotify

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Thanks to an integration with Spotify, you can show Instagram followers what you are hearing at that time. For that, just have the app of streaming installed on your Android or iOS smartphone.

Open Spotify and tap the name of the song you are playing at the bottom of the screen to leave the player in full screen. Tap the three dots icon in the upper right corner to access more options.

Then go on To share and choose Instagram stories. Then just follow the Stories publishing procedure as usual. In this case, the music will not play in the background, only the album cover will be displayed or single, your name and the interpreters.

Music

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The Music feature, as its name suggests, allows you to insert soundtracks into freshly made photos and videos. To use it, simply access the Stories via the camera icon in the top left corner of Instagram.

Note that some options are arranged at the bottom of the screen. By default, open in normal mode. Tap on Music and see a list of available songs to use for your publication. If you prefer, search by track or artist using the search tool.

To select, tap on the name of the song. Before capturing, choose one of the available effects if you wish. Among them are video tape, vintage, pulse, brilliance and glitch.

To make a photo, touch the circle with a musical note in the center of the screen. If you prefer a video, hold that same circle until you finish recording. Then share it in Your story, as it usually does.

Liked this tip and want more to stand out on the social network? Then see what to do to make your Instagram Stories much more attractive. And if you haven't learned how to republish posts from third parties, find out how to do photo and video repost.

Taysa Coelho

Journalist graduated from UFRJ, writes about technology for seven years. Carioca currently lives in Portugal, the country he adopted. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, reading, watching movies, and doing series marathons. Instagram is her favorite social network, but WhatsApp saves her from missing those who stayed in Brazil.