Instagram now lets you write captions for every slide in carousels

Instagram has rolled out per-slide captions for carousel posts, allowing each image to have its own caption. With 20 slides and up to 378 words per slide, a single Instagram post could now hold up to 7,500 words.

In Short

• Instagram has rolled out per-slide captions for carousel posts
• Previously, all slides in a carousel shared a single caption, that limitation is now gone
• The feature is rolling out this week

Instagram has rolled out a new feature, also said to be one of its most requested features. Now, you can add a separate caption to each individual slide in a carousel post or when you add multiple photos in one post. This is a feature that many creators and everyday users have been asking for for a long time, according to Instagram.

Until now, every slide in a carousel shared the same single caption, which made it difficult to add context, tell a story, or give each image its own voice. That limitation is now gone. Now, the new feature will allow users to tell a story in a new way on the platform. A simple toggle in the caption area is all it takes to switch on per-slide captions, and it is entirely optional. So, if you would rather stick to one caption for the whole post, that works just fine too.

Instagram announced the feature on its creators account with a characteristically punchy message, "One toggle. That's it." The feature is rolling out this week and is expected to reach all users shortly.

Long-form writing could be coming to Instagram, up to 7,500 Words

We checked on Instagram that, as of now, the platform allows users to write a caption of around 378 words or 2197 characters per post. And a couple of years ago, Instagram doubled the number of slides allowed in a carousel from 10 to 20. So, we go with 378 words per carousel, which means the user could include 7,560 words in a post. This change could allow individual captions now in the mix, which may open up a lot of creative possibilities — think photo essays, step-by-step guides, or travel diaries where every image gets its own moment.

This is also part of a broader wave of updates Instagram has been rolling out lately. The in-app camera on Android now supports Ultra HDR and Night Sight, and the platform recently gave users the ability to personalise their algorithm and reorder posts on their profile grid. It is clear that Instagram is in an active phase of listening to its users — and for once, the updates are ones people actually asked for.

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