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How to Get Red or Pink Notes on Instagram

Instagram Notes allow you to share what you are thinking with your followers.

You can either share notes with your followers or your close friends.

During Valentine’s Day, Instagram released a secret feature that changes the color of notes.

The color of your notes will be changed into red or pink if you’ve used a specific word.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to change, add, or get red or pink notes on Instagram for your followers to see.

What are red or pink notes on Instagram?

Red or pink notes on Instagram are notes that are red or pink in color when shared.

An Instagram note will change into red or pink if you’ve added a specific word.

This is a secret feature that was implemented during Valentine’s Day.

If you can’t use or see the feature, make sure to update the app to the latest version or uninstall and reinstall it.

How to get red or pink notes on Instagram

Here’s how to change the color of your notes to red or pink on Instagram:

  1. Open Instagram and tap on the message icon.
  2. Tap on “Your note” and add one of these Valentine’s Day-related words:
    • Valentine
    • Valentines
    • Vday
    • Love
    • Kiss
    • ily
    • ilysm
    • Pookie
    • Babe
    • Cutie
    • ❤️
    • 🌹
    • 💘
    • 😍
    • 💕
    • 💖
    • ❣️
  3. Tap on “Share” to share the note and it’ll turn into red or pink!

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