Does your favorite Instagram influencer speak a different language? Don’t let the language barrier get in the way, because you can translate their Instagram story, captions, and comments on their posts, and also their profile Bio on Instagram. Here is how you can translate stories, comments, captions, and even bio on Instagram.
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Translating Story on Instagram
Instagram stories are unique to every user when it comes to expressing your views and sometimes these views can be in one’s native language. Don’t miss out on the fun if you don’t speak their language because Instagram now supports translation in more than 90 languages.
If you use multiple accounts on Instagram, here is how you can add and switch between them.
1. To translate an Instagram story, open Instagram on your iPhone or Android.
2. Open any story from your feed. If it is in text in a different language than yours, then you’ll see a See translation option in the top left corner of the screen below the username.
3. Tap on the See translation option and you’ll see a translation of the text present in the Instagram story in your native language. Also present is the original story text and its original language in that pop-up.
Emojis are also present in the translated text as in the original text.
Translating Captions on Instagram
The feature has been present for quite some time and is pretty straightforward. This way, you can easily translate captions from different languages to your native language.
1. To translate captions in posts on your Instagram feed, open Instagram on your iPhone or Android.
2. If you like a post that has the caption in a language that is different from your preferred system language, you should see See translation below the Add a comment… column.
3. Tap on See translation and the text in the caption should be translated to your preferred system language.
Notice how emojis are not present in the translated text. Once you translate the text on Instagram, emojis will be removed and the same can also be seen in the translated text above.
Translating Comments on Instagram
Comments can also be translated the same way you can translate the post captions.
1. Tap on the comments icon on any Instagram post.
2. If a comment is in a different language than yours, then a See translation option should appear below it.
3. Look for the See translation option under that comment located next to the Reply option and tap on it to translate the comment to your preferred system language.
As is the case with post captions, emojis are not translated for comments and are removed from the translated text.
On a side note, if you’re worried about getting unnecessary and irrelevant comments on Instagram reels, stories, and posts, this is how you can limit them on your Instagram.
Translating Bio on Instagram
1. To translate the bio of an Instagram user, open their Instagram profile.
2. Look for See translation under the bio and tap on it. The text in the bio will be translated to your preferred system language.
Translations on Instagram
This is how you can translate Instagram stories, captions, comments, and Profile bio. These translations are translated using the Instagram AI translation tool and are close to the original text but might not be 100% correct every time. At the time of writing this article, there was no way to translate reels or posts, though we’d have loved it if it was possible.
If you want to dive deep into translation, this is how you can translate web pages in Google Chrome.
