How to Add Caption to Instagram Post? (with images)

Adding caption to Instagram post would hold your audience attention. There are several articles on the internet which will assist you to write a good and engaging caption for your Instagram post. Let us understand what actually caption is.

What is the caption on Instagram?

An Instagram caption is a textual description that narrates yours thought about the post. You can include emojis in your caption along with the hashtags and even you can tag someone in the caption.

The length of the caption depends on how much you want to say about your post. Instagram is a platform for displaying photos and videos so, it would be better to write a short description. But the length of the caption totally depends on you.

Now, let us discuss the steps to add a caption to the Instagram post.

Steps to Add Caption to Instagram Post:

Step 1: Tap the Instagram app on your phone to open the app and then tap on the ‘plus icon surrounded by the square’ at the bottom of the screen as you can see in the image below, to add a post on your feed.

Step 2: Now, you can click an instant photo or video for your post or you can select a photo or video from your phones Gallery. After you select the picture or video tap on the Next at the top right corner of the screen.

Step 3: Now it time to edit or filter your photo. Once you are done with this you can tap on Next.

Step 4: Now, you can add a caption to your post. Tap on ‘Write a caption’.

This pulls up your phone’s keypad. Write the caption as I have written “Red Rose Bud”, you can also add emojis, tag someone or add hashtags in your caption. Once done tap on Share.