Ever since 2017, you’ve been able to jump into your Instagram account and highlight the stories you’ve previously posted. But that’s not all. That highlighting allows you to create archives of small selections of your stories – as well as your favorite photos – which shoot right to the top of your page and stay there for all of your followers to see.
Think of it as pinning the content you most want your followers to see right where it’s going to be in their eyeline.<\/p>
The problem is that these archives use the most recently added story as their cover icon, meaning you might end up with a “front page” of the archive that doesn’t really tell people what it’s about. Enter the Instagram story highlight cover – an icon you can place over each collection of stories to showcase whatever theme you attribute to your archive.<\/p>
These IG highlight icons are about so much more than creating a pretty aesthetic – they make sure your story highlights are consistent and cohesive<\/a> with everything else related to your business and brand. However, the design work that goes into creating these covers can be tricky, which is why you might want to get your hands on some pre-made and ready-to-use IG highlight icons from other talented designers.<\/p> That’s where these Instagram Highlight Icon sets<\/a> from Creative Market shop owners come into play.<\/p> Each lends a cohesive look to your profile – that aligns with your brand’s aesthetic – so your profile is unmistakably “you” to anyone who checks it out. Once you’ve decided which highlight icons work best, go ahead and download our free Instagram grid – along with our moodboarding template – so you can customize your archive to suit the tastes of your audience.<\/p> The Brand Pub created Rose Gold Instagram Highlight Covers<\/a>, a set of 35 rose gold colored covers for stories. Their color makes them perfect for any girly or feminine brand; consider using them if your Instagram features fashion, style, families, or nature.<\/p> Health & Fitness Instagram Stories<\/a> is a set of stories covers created by Em & Dash. These were created with fitness Instagrammers in mind, so choose this set of covers if you highlight weight loss, nutrition, exercise, and more. The set includes 40 JPG covers – most packing in some interesting photos – that don’t need a scrap of editing.<\/p> Kristina Dubnovitskaya created INSTAPACK: All Instagram Templates<\/a>.<\/p> This set of story cover templates has 18 hi-resolution story highlight icons, as well as 9 Instagram content templates and 5 bonus Instagram Avatar templates. There’s even a handy help video – which you can save to your browser’s bookmarks – if you need a helping hand getting this icons up and running.<\/p> Minimalism and elegance – those are the two words that best describe the Black & Floral Insta Stories Pack<\/a> by Elise Hunter Design.<\/p> These black and white covers feature pink and white floral details, and the set includes 10 highlight covers you can access easily.<\/p> This set of 16 Instagram Stories Highlight Covers<\/a> was created by The Brand Pub. Each contains a minimalistic illustration based on simple motifs like cars, coffee cups, and paper planes – that deliver a sketchbook aesthetic straight to your Instagram profile.<\/p> The Social Esthete created Grey Instagram Highlight Covers<\/a>, a set of Instagram highlight icons that feature simplistic line drawings of icons in grey, black, and white. There are 12 high covers included, and they’re appropriate for a wide range of topics, including food, love, technology, and photography.<\/p> Elise Hunter Design also created Instagram Story Highlights Pack<\/a>, which features covers for story highlights in soft colors, like grey, pink, and peach. Each cover features a small icon as well as text, so use it if you want your covers to look both decorative and informative.<\/p> Check out 14 Instagram Stories Highlight Icons<\/a> by Kristina Dubnovitskaya if you want high-resolution icons that are easy to personalize. <\/p> The ability to edit is the key here – you can make these icons your own in Photoshop. The simple motifs, including books, cakes, and cameras, make it clear what your story archive is about.<\/p> The Social Esthete created Modern and Basic Instagram Highlights<\/a>, which are minimalistic black and white icons for highlights covers. Use these to create very basic categories of stories, like food and drink, fitness, and travel.<\/p> The Stock Shop created 60 Instagram Story Highlight Covers,<\/a> which are intended to be used by influencers and bloggers who are stuck between creating content and all of the stress that comes when they have a large account to manage.<\/p> Is your Instagram elegant or floral? Then these covers in Pretty Instagram Highlight Covers<\/a> are the icons for you. They feature a floral design by The Social Esthete, and are customizable so you can choose your own categories.<\/p> The Stock Shop created 28 Instagram Stories Highlight Icons<\/a>, which feature cute doodle illustrations of icons that relate to popular Instagram story catalogs. In it, you’ll find drawings of things like a table setting, wedding ring, and mug — among many others.<\/p> Choose the Social Esthete’s Marble Instagram Tiles for Stories<\/a> for Highlights covers that are elegant and refined. With a background that looks like white marble, you can show off the professional side of your brand and business.<\/p> Head of House created Atelier Instagram Highlight Covers<\/a>, which are stylish highlights covers for anyone that has a trendy brand. The text in the covers is not editable, so this is a ready-to-upload set.<\/p> There’s not a photo in sight here – just minimalistic designs and clear text (featuring geometric patterns) that are perfect for fashion bloggers, stylists, and creative professionals in the beauty or apparel industries.<\/p> These artistic Instagram highlight covers were created by Head of House. Zephyr Instagram Highlight Covers<\/a> are also intended for beauty bloggers, fitness gurus, and lifestyle influencers. The text is not editable and contains words like “Wellness,” “Recipes,” and “Food.”<\/p> Watercolor Instagram Highlight Cover<\/a> is a set of highlight covers created by the Social Esthete. These icons appear to be reddish pink watercolor, and they’re fitting for a delicate, artistic brand.<\/p> Frank Wo created Instagram Story HIGHLIGHTS Bundle 2<\/a>, for people who bright, colorful Instagram highlight covers with illustrations, but no words.<\/p> Marmalade Moon’s Instagram Story Highlight Icons 1<\/a> is a set of icons that contains minimalistic drawings and illustrations, and you can find icons in it that contain shoes, diamonds, and hearts.<\/p> Modern Instagram Highlight Covers<\/a> from The Social Esthete contain basic line drawings to highlight the most important parts of your brand (videos, podcast episodes, and other common brand products).<\/p> Kristina Dubovitskaya created 18 Instagram Stories Highlight Icons<\/a>, which has high-resolution icons that be personalized to fit your brand. They include images related to beauty, fashion, work, and other popular content categories.<\/p> With these Instagram highlights icons, you have everything you need to give your pinned Instagram story archives a real creative shot in the arm.<\/p> Now, how about we turn our attention to the rest of your profile?<\/p> If you want to create a completely branded Instagram profile, check out the goods on Creative Market. Our professional designers have created a wide range of design products, from Instagram themes<\/a> and templates<\/a> – ideal for lending graphic consistency to your profile – to headers and icons you can use for your blog, and so more. Choosing a product created by a designer can help you create an online presence that’s as professional and outstanding as you are.<\/p> If you want to create a completely branded Instagram profile, check out the goods on Creative Market. Our professional designers have created a wide range of design products–from Instagram themes<\/a> and templates<\/a> to headers to icons you can use for your blog, and more. Choosing a product created by a designer can help you create an online presence that’s as professional and outstanding as you are.<\/p> Products Seen In This Post:<\/strong><\/p>  <\/p><\/p> These Instagram highlight icon sets will ensure that your profile looks cohesive and well-designed. 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