How to Put a Date on an Instagram Story

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: August 12, 2024 Fact Checked

Instagram Stories only last 24 hours, so you can add a date to them so you'll know when it was last used. This wikiHow will show you how to write the complete date to an Instagram Story.

Adding Dates to Instagram Stories

Tap the circular button to take a new picture for your Story. Then, tap the sticker icon at the top right corner of the screen and select the date sticker to add the date to your story image.

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Open Instagram. The app icon is a camera inside a square that’s a gradient from yellow to purple. You can find this app on your home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- Log in if prompted.
You can also tap the camera icon in the top left corner of your screen.^{[1]
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Tap the circular button to take a new picture for your Story. You can also hold down the button to record a video, select an image or video from your gallery, or make a video with special effects like the Boomerang or Rewind options at the bottom of the camera screen.^{[2]
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- You can tap the two arrows icon to switch the active camera from forward-facing mode to backward-facing mode.
- You can also add effects to your photos and videos by tapping the face icon.
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Tap the Aa icon. You'll find this in the top right corner of your screen.^{[3]
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- Your keyboard will slide up from the bottom and you can write the date on the Story.
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Type the date. You can write out the full month so the date reads, "November 19, 2019," or you can keep it short by typing "11/19/19."
- After you type, you can change the size of the font by dragging the slider up and down on the left side of the screen. You can change the color of the font by tapping a color above your keyboard, and you can change the font style by tapping "Classic," "Modern," "Neon," "Typewriter," and "Strong."
- When you're done editing your font, tap Done in the top right corner of your screen.
You'll see this in the bottom right corner of your screen.
" This will share the Story to your Instagram Story for 24 hours.

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You can add the current time by tapping the current time sticker, which looks like a flap-board of the current time. Once you tap to add this sticker to your Story, you can tap the sticker to alternate between clock displays.^{[4]
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You can also tap the sticker that shows the day of the week if you don't want to display the numerical date in numbers.^{[5]
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If you record a post for your Story with the current time sticker but share the post later, the current time sticker will change into a date sticker.

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