For some reason, Instagram doesnât take into consideration line breaks and spaces between paragraphs in your captions.
But it doesnât mean that you canât do it.
You can use Preview app.
Write your Instagram captions with line breaks and spaces between paragraphs in the app. Then post on Instagram. And youâre done!
Before we dive in, hereâs a quick intro in case you donât know about Preview.
Preview is an app to plan your feed, rearrange the order of your posts, schedule posts, edit your photos, find hashtags (and much more). Since you can schedule your posts in Preview, it means that you can write a caption.
The beauty of Preview is that it automatically takes into consideration the line breaks in captions.
Wanna try?
First, click here to download Preview.
Then just follow these 3 steps:
Step 1. Upload your photo in Preview
You need a photo if you want to write a caption for a photo.
To upload a photo:
- Press on the â+â button
- Select âLibraryâ
- Choose your photo / video
- Done
Your photo will appear in Preview. Now, letâs write your caption.
Step 2. Write your caption with spaces / line breaks
To write your caption:
- Press on a photo
- Select the âspeech bubbleâ icon at the bottom of the screen
- Write your caption as you normally would
Done!
You donât have to do anything else. Just write your caption and hit âenterâ when you want to create a paragraph. Preview automatically takes into consideration the space between your paragraphs.
Step 3. Share your post on Instagram
Time to share your photo and caption on Instagram.
- Select the photo
- Press on the âshareâ button
- Select âCopy to Instagramâ
- Select âFeedâ
Preview will automatically copy the caption with line breaks for you.
- The Instagram app will open up
- Paste your caption on Instagram
Donât forget to paste your caption on Instagram. You need to do this manually because Instagram doesnât allow automatic pasting at the moment.
Tips:
- Instagram is funny with line breaks.
- It doesnât recognise the line breaks if you use an emoji or a little space before or after a line break.
- Do not add a little space after your full stop or before you hit âenterâ to go to the next paragraph.
- Do not use an emoji just before you hit âenterâ to go to the next paragraph.
Thatâs it!
Have fun writing your captions!