Best Instagram Story Stickers in 2022 (and Names to find Aesthetic GIFs)

Welcome back to our Instagram-loving blog!

Today, let’s talk about Instagram Story Stickers.

I’m going to show you:

What are the Instagram Story Stickers
Where are the Instagram Story Stickers
Best Instagram Story Stickers for engagement
How to find cute Instagram Story Sticker GIFs (the keywords and names to type in the search bar to find aesthetic stickers)

Let’s start.

What are Instagram Story Stickers?

Stickers are drawings or interactive buttons you add to your Story.

There are 2 types of Instagram Stickers on Instagram:

Animated GIF Stickers, and
Interactive Stickers (that your followers can tap on and engage with)

I’m going to show you both.

Where are the Instagram Story Stickers?

To see the Instagram Story Stickers:

Open your Instagram Story
Upload a photo (or take a photo or video)
Tap on the “Smiley Face” button
You will see the “Stickers” screen

Like this:

Best Instagram Story Stickers for engagement

First off, let’s look at the “Interactive Stickers“.

These are Stickers your followers can tap on, to do something.

Let’s have a look at some examples.

Here are the 9 most popular ones:

1. “Add Yours” Sticker

Start a trend. Tell people to upload their own Stories in your “Add Yours” Sticker. For example, you can ask: “Show your view right now”. And people will upload their photos or videos of their views.

Want “Add Yours” prompt ideas? Click here!

2. Questions

Next up, the “Question Box” Sticker. Also known as the “Q&A” Sticker. Start a Q&A or gather your followers’ thoughts, opinions, recommendations or guesses. For example, you can ask: “Do you know any good restaurants in London?”, or “Guess what I’m doing today”.

3. Emoji Slider

Let people rate your photo or video. The “Emoji Slider” is a quick way to get more engagement in your Stories.

4. Poll

One of my favorites! Use the “Poll” Sticker to do a fun quiz, Would you Rather, This or That, True or False, or any other fun games.

5. Link

Want to share a link to a website, blog post or YouTube video? Use the Link Sticker.

Bonus: You can also change the text that appears on your Link Sticker.

6. Countdown

Do you have an event coming up? Or big reveal? Or announcement to make?

Use the Countdown Sticker! People can tap on it to receive a reminder to check your account when the event starts.

7. Camera Roll Sticker

You can create ANY Insta Story design with this Sticker.

Let’s say you already took a photo or video, and want to add another photo or video on top of it.

Tap on the “Camera Roll” Sticker, and choose photos and videos from your camera roll.

8. Small Business Sticker

Want to give a shoutout to a small business? Use the “Small Business” Sticker.

9. Music

And last but not least, the “Music” Sticker allows you to add any song you want.

Click here if you don’t have the Music Sticker yet.

Now you might be asking:

“Cool, but I don’t know what to post with these Stickers.”

One of the best ways to use the Stickers is to play games!

Games give you more views and genuine engagement.

Look at all the fun Insta Story Games here.

How to find cute Instagram Story Sticker GIFs?

Now, let’s look at the Animated GIF Stickers.

GIFs are little drawings, doodles, illustrations or memes that move on the screen.

Sometimes, it’s hard to find cute Instagram Story Stickers.

The trick:

Type the a keyword or the name of the GIF artist in the GIF search bar:

So, what are amazing Instagram Story Sticker names?

Here there are (and they’re all free).

Line & Lines

You can add lines anywhere. Like to underline or highlight a word, or to add borders around a photo or video.

Tape & Tapes

Sticky tapes make Insta Stories instantly more personal and aesthetic. Put them in the corner of photos or texts.

Minimal

For simple, everyday GIFs.

Neutral & Beige

Letters

These letters are all the rage right now.

Use them for a title. Find each letter to create a cool letter font change effect.

Boho & Boho White

Simple, natural GIFs for everyday use.

Laurenblair

A bit of a relaxed, vintage feel.

Polaroid

One of my favorite tricks! Add a photo to your Story using the “Camera Roll Sticker” (that we talked about above). And then add a polaroid GIF on top, to make it look aesthetic.