How to create phrases with images for WhatsApp States and Instagram Stories

Do you want to create WhatsApp States with phrases with beautiful designs? Or do you want to impress with Instagram Stories with your own phrases with cool images? You don't need to know design for that, just know some editing functions that Instagram and WhatsApp offer.

And of course, some tricks so that your phrases with images have an original and fun design. But don't worry, we'll help you in the process.

Instagram Stories basics to write phrases

First, a quick review of all the editing options that Instagram Stories has to write phrases.

To write text in the Stories it is only necessary select “Create” and you will see a full color page to start the sentence. I know, you will think that you can create nothing interesting in a space with so few options, but once you know all its functions you will see the number of beautiful messages that you can publish from the Stories.

The first step is see all the options you have in fonts When you touch the screen to write you will see at the top that it says “ Typewriter, neon, etc.” Those are styles that allow you to have a series of options, but don't limit yourself with this, and click “Next” to try all the available fonts.

Not many fonts, but if you know how to play with them you can have beautiful combinations. As with styles, you'll get: Classic, Modern, Neon, Typewriter, and Bold.

Tip: some fonts such as typewriter and bold have a plus. When you choose them, a new option is added (a box with A++) that allows you to highlight the words. This allows you to play around a bit, applying different colors and giving the appearance of labels or banners.

Now let's move on to all the options in brushes available to style your phrases. To do this, just select that freehand stroke option, and you'll find these options:

The brush will help you write or draw using different types of strokes
This option allows you to create arrows… straight, circular, zigzag, etc
It is a marker, but with a lot of potential to make your texts special, depending on the line and color you choose
This tool is very versatile, you can write with a neon effect or draw elements with luminous lines to decorate your sentences
Here we have the classic delete tool, but if you get creative it can do much more than delete elements
This tool has a chalky effect that gives many design possibilities for decorating. For example, you can choose a deep red to simulate a lipstick written on a mirror, or simply use it as small stamps.

And of course, you can't miss the color palette, which allows cto change both the background color and the fontThere is a trick to choose a specific color that is not in the color palette: choose the dropper and move it to the exact place of the color you want, as you see in the image:

A very important tool (1) is the one that allows you to change the stroke of all the letters and options that we mentioned before. This results in playing with words and elements to create a beautiful style.

This tool is always present on the right side of the screen, you just have to move it to increase or decrease the size. And we must not forget the option that allows the alignment of the text (2) to give different formats to the sentence, with an aligned to the left, right or justified.

So far we have seen all the editing options to create phrases in Instagram Stories, now let's see some tricks to take advantage of all these functions.

Tricks to write phrases with images in Instagram Stories

There are many tricks that you can apply to make the phrases look beautiful and original. You can start by trying these:

Combine texts with different sizes and colors

Let's start with something easy. Try combining different types of fonts, play with the sizes, the colors until you find a style that you like.

Use the brushes to write or draw over your sentences

While it may seem like you have few brushes and drawing tools, they give you tons of possibilities.

Here are some simple examples that combine colors, font sizes, and add elements:

You can start with something simple like the first image, using all fonts in different sizes. Then you add a little color with the brushes and take advantage of the highlighting of the bold to make that effect of labels.

In the second image we mark the difference by writing with one of the brushes using a thick line. And then, with the same brush, we give that light effect with another color and a smaller stroke. And in the third, we played with the colors of the letters and that 3D effect by joining two words with different colors. Easy, right?

All examples are on the default Instagram Stories background so you can see the changes, but you can apply the same dynamic on images.

Use images with a written word that complements your text

An easy way to style your sentence without complicating yourself with too many effects is to use an image with some element or word that helps with your messageAnd from there, use your imagination to integrate it into your sentence. For example, from the image of Love you can create these sentence styles:

Write a sentence and format or play with the size, and then apply something from the brushes to it. You can give that feeling of snowflakes, or that the wooden squares have lights.

Use different formats and add effects

Don't forget that your text can look nicer if you use justified to format the sentence. And a plus that you will find in the Stories is that you can add filters or effects, so your phrase can have animated elements.

How to write phrases with images in WhatsApp States

WhatsApp has very basic options to write phrases in the States, but if you know how to combine them you can have an interesting result. You have three elements to combine: font, background color and emoticons Just click on the icon of the palette of colors or font until you find a style that you like.

This dynamic works to write on the background provided by the app and on any external image. But if you upload an image to create your Status phrase you have some extra options:

You can add filters, you have 5 different styles
You can crop the image as many times as you want
Write with your handwriting and draw
Add text (you can change the size and position with your fingers) and emoticons.

Even so, your phrase with an image may not be as beautiful as you want. But don't worry, you can improve it using some little tricks.

Use different fonts and sizes
Play with the elements of the image to combine it with your sentence
Use different colors to highlight parts of the sentence
Changes the position of the words to give a more fluid effect on the image

Using these tips you can create simple designs, as you see in the third image. And an important detail when you create phrases with images is to leave space on the edges. Otherwise, the text will be cut off when you post the status.

And if you want to have more options in fonts and effects to create phrases with images for your WhatsApp status, take a look at the following applications.

Images and fonts for Instagram Stories and WhatsApp States

If the options to create phrases with images on Instagram and WhatsApp are not enough for you, you can try free applications that offer an incredible assortment of fonts, images and designs. Some options to consider are:

Unfold has a series of free templates to create phrases with only text or combined with images. You can create the design directly in the app and send it to your Instagram account to post it
Canva has hundreds of templates to create phrases with images for Instagram Stories and WhatsApp States. You can combine elements, fonts, colors, among other options

Text on Photo is another application that allows you to write phrases using the most popular fonts and other decoration elements to make your text look beautiful

And if you don't want to download any app on your mobile, you can use Instagram Fonts, as we explained in detail in a previous article, to use different types of fonts in your Stories.

Pexels is an app that you can't miss on your mobile if you like to create phrases with images, since it has thousands of photos to use for free. Just choose the size of the image and download it to your device.

So you have many resources to create phrases with images that stand out on Instagram and WhatsApp for being original and creative.