Fake Instagram story generator with real stickers and fonts
Design a pixel-accurate Instagram story screenshot in your browser. Polls, quizzes, question boxes, emoji sliders, music and location stickers — drag anything into place and download.
- 10 real Instagram story stickers
- Instagram's text styles and fonts
- Drag-and-drop positioning
- Download as high-res PNG instantly
Customize Your Story
Set the background, add text and stickers, then drag them into place on the preview.
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Live Preview
Drag any text or sticker to move it.
An Instagram story screenshot is one of the fastest ways to open a video — a poll everyone got wrong, a question box with a brutal answer, a cryptic text overlay that sets up the whole story. Posting the real thing and screenshotting it means burning a story slot and waiting for it to look right. This free Instagram story generator builds the frame directly in your browser instead. Upload a photo or pick a gradient background, add text in Instagram's own styles — Classic, Modern, Neon, Typewriter, Strong, Handwriting — with solid or translucent highlight blocks, then drop in the stickers people actually recognize: polls with live result bars, quizzes with the correct answer highlighted, the question box, the emoji slider, music with album art, location, mention, hashtag, countdown, and link. Drag every element exactly where you want it, set the progress bar segments, the username, the timestamp, and the reply bar or seen-by count, then export a crisp high-resolution PNG at true 9:16.
Everything you need
Built for creators who want fast, high-quality results.
10 real story stickers
Poll, quiz, question box, emoji slider, music, location, mention, hashtag, countdown, and link — each recreated to match the real sticker's shape, colors, and typography.
Instagram's text styles
Classic, Modern, Neon, Typewriter, Strong, and Handwriting, with any text color, a solid or translucent highlight block behind the text, and full size control.
Drag anything into place
Grab any text block or sticker in the preview and drag it exactly where you want it — no sliders, no guessing at coordinates.
Poll and quiz results
Show the blank voting state or flip on results to reveal the percentage split on a poll and the highlighted correct answer on a quiz.
Backgrounds that work
Upload your own photo, choose one of six Instagram-style gradients, or pick any solid color — with an optional darkening layer so overlay text stays readable.
Story bar and viewer controls
Set how many story segments show at the top, which one is playing, how far it has progressed, and whether the bottom shows the reply bar or your own seen-by count.
How it works
Four steps. Under a minute.
Set the background
Upload a photo, pick a gradient, or choose a solid color, then set the username, profile photo, and timestamp.
Add your text
Write the overlay text, choose an Instagram font style, color, and highlight block, then drag it where you want it.
Drop in stickers
Add a poll, quiz, question box, music, location, or countdown sticker and position each one on the frame.
Download your story
Hit download and get a high-resolution 9:16 PNG ready for your videos, thumbnails, and posts.
Perfect for
Video hooks and storytimes
Open a TikTok, Reel, or Short with the story that started the drama — polls and question boxes make instant, readable hooks.
Memes and fake reveals
Fake story screenshots are meme-page staples. Write the poll nobody can answer and post it as a real screenshot.
Brand and client mockups
Show a client exactly what their story campaign will look like — stickers, link, and all — before anything gets posted.
Templates and content planning
Design a repeatable story layout once, export it, and reuse it as a template across your whole content calendar.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Instagram story generator free?
Does this post a real Instagram story?
Can I make a fake Instagram poll?
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Is it legal to make fake Instagram stories?
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