The 150 Best Instagram Captions for Every Type of Post
If you’re something like me, it takes about four minutes to choose a filter for your Instagram photo and about four hours Decision for a caption.
Worst of all, after a lot of creative effort and advice from friends, I’m usually barely able to write a title that says “Had a fun day with friends!” Get out.
And I am one writer – Imagine that.
The next time you’re considering captioning your Instagram photo, check out our full list of captions to determine what mood you want to create or what audience you want to connect with.
You can incorporate many of them into an Instagram business strategy (just make sure your audience actually finds your caption funny, clever, or in the right amount of Sass.)
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Funny Instagram subtitles
- [Employee]The favorite exercise is a cross between a lunge and a crunch … He calls it lunch.
- I need a six-month vacation twice a year.
- We tried to be normal once. The worst two minutes of our life!
- There are 16 year olds attending the Olympics and some of us are still pushing “train” doors.
- Namast’ay in bed.
- That uncomfortable moment when you’re wearing Nike and you can’t.
- I’m just a girl standing in front of a salad asking for it to be a cupcake.
- What if we told you … you can eat without posting on Instagram?
- We know that the voices in our heads are not real, but sometimes their ideas are just too good to ignore.
- We don’t know what is more tight: our jeans or our corporate culture.
- Friday … Our second most popular F-word.
- We don’t care what people think about us. Unless they are our customers. In any case, it is important to us what customers think about us.
- All you need is love … and investors. All you need is love and investors.
- Hello, we are [company name]. We build great apps and eat great apps.
Clever Instagram subtitles
- Patience – what you have when there are too many witnesses.
- Maybe she was born with it, maybe it is the Clarendon filter.
- “Life is short.” Wrong – it’s the longest thing you do.
- Have a beautiful Sunday! There may be no excuse for laziness, however [I’m/we’re] still looking.
- Rejection is just redirection.
- Better an “oops” than an “what if”.
- You stole a pizza from our hearts.
- The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.
- Seven billion smiles and these are our favorites.
- Stop working hard and work smart.
- If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When [company name] give them [type of product]You make money.
- The scam complex is just a by-product of success.
- Life is easy. It’s just not easy.
- The best times start at the end of your comfort zone.
- If nothing goes right, go left.
Naughty Instagram subtitles
- What is a queen without her king? Historically more powerful.
- Be a little more you and a lot less you.
- We are an acquired taste. If you don’t like us, get some taste.
- Well-mannered people don’t make it into history books.
- Be sunshine mixed with a little hurricane.
- We have 99 problems, but a great marketing team is not one.
- Sometimes you just have to do something called “what you want”.
- You can’t do epic things with lame people. And we have the best in business.
- It does not mean to be bossy, it is to have leadership qualities.
Lyrics for Instagram subtitles
- “I will live as if there wasn’t tomorrow.” – Sia, “chandelier”
- “I live with the people I won’t forget for the nights I can’t remember.” – Drake, “Show me a good time”
- “I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.” – Lee Ann Womack, “I hope you dance”
- “You can say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” – John Lennon, “Introduce yourself”
- “When you give, you start living.” Dave Matthews band
- “Outline my results and use life as a template.” – Kero One, “In all wrong places”
- “I feel good when I live better.” – Drake, “Over my dead body”
- “Say oh, I feel like you can’t fight like this city is on fire tonight” – OneRepublic, “Good Life”
- “Time Makes You Braver” – Fleetwood Mac, “Landslide”
- “If I fail, if I succeed, I will at least live as I believe” – Whitney Houston, “The greatest love of all”
- “The rest of the world was in black and white, but we were in screaming color.” – Taylor Swift, “Out of the Forest”
- “Every time she moves, lightning strikes” – Calvin Harris, “That’s what you came for”
- “We never get older” – chain smoker, “closer”
- “Sing with me, sing for years, sing for laughter, sing for tears” – Aerosmith, “Dream On”
Business Instagram subtitles
- Good evening, [city]! We are in town for [event] at the booth [#]. Stop by and say hello!
- “If you are offered a space on a rocket ship, don’t ask what space you have. Just get in.” -Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
- Our [#]- Squad of people completed the [road race name]! And we did everything for the post-run sneaker selfie. ?
- We have a product in the pipeline … look back for an exciting announcement 2020-06-16T22:00:00Z!
- Diversity is not a recruitment metric – it is an ingredient for success. At the [company]We live from the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives of our employees.
- Find the CEO. ?
- At the [company name]Our employees are our greatest asset.
- We had a great time with our customers [meeting/event]! @[client/partner]You rock.
- Glad to have me [customer] in our office today! Come back anytime. ?
- [Company name] is over for [holiday]! We hope you all have a safe long weekend.
- Big things have small beginnings. [Company]The headquarters started right here.
- “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” -Herman Melville
- How many [company name] Does it take employees to spell “TEAM”?
- Would you like to work with these great people and work on many great things? We are hiring! Click on the link in our biography to view our current vacancies.
- Check, check, one, two … is that thing on? [Company name] is now on Instagram! Follow us to learn more about our culture, our product and our (great) people.
Vacation Instagram subtitles
New Year’s
- “Always remember that your own determination to succeed is more important than any other.” – Abraham Lincoln
- Didn’t make it until midnight.
- Decisions should be broken.
- Ring the new year like a bell.
- “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” – Brad Paisley
- New year, just like me.
- Time to show my bubbly personality.
- Any excuse to wear glitter.
- Start the year with your right foot.
Valentine’s day
- Roses are red. Violets are blue. Think of this post as my Valentine’s Day for you.
- Don’t tell me you love me Tell me you’re out with pizza.
- All I need is you. (And maybe also wine + chocolate.)
- “You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.” – Albert Einstein
- 99% of my socks are single and you can’t see them crying over them.
- I will do everything for love. Except that. And that. Or that. Or …
- Sorry, I’m in a relationship with Tacos.
- “All single women …”
Halloween
- It really crawl.
- I brake for Reese’s peanut butter mug.
- “If the ghosts have a midnight jamboree, they break it open with devilish joy …” – The legend of sleepy hollow (1949)
- You are only my (blood) group.
- How to eat sweet corn: not.
- #squadghouls
- Double, double trouble and trouble; Fire burn and kettle bubble.
- Driving me crazy
thanksgiving
- I wear my elastic pants.
- “For those of you who can’t be with the family at this Thanksgiving Day, please resist the urge to brag.” – Andy Borowitz
- Thanksgiving on a vegetarian diet: carrot cake and pumpkin pie.
- “Be grateful for what you have; you’ll end up with more. If you focus on what you don’t have, you’ll never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey
- I think that’s why I crane.
- Bad day to be a turkey.
- You need fuel for Black Friday.
- “Okay, folks. I have exactly 28 minutes before I have to staple again.” – Monica
- Grateful. Grateful. Blessed.
Christmas & Hannukah
- You beat me.
- Fa la la la lama.
- “O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree, your ornaments are history.” – The cat
- “It is not important what is under the Christmas tree. It is who is around it.” – Charles M. Schulz
- Dear Santa, let’s not talk about it.
- Rebel without Claus
- Doesn’t Santa Claus have anything better to do than watch us sleep?
- All I want for Christmas is you (and wine would be nice).
- To all the cotton-headed Ninny-Mugginses out there
- Let it fall like a top.
- I wish you a Latke who loves this Hannukah.
- I want to eat 8 latkes for the calories from one.
- A small candle can illuminate an entire room.
- Keep calm and turn the Dreidel.
- Cover the halls with mattress balls!
Seasonal Instagram subtitles
spring
- Hello Spring!
- “And I think what a wonderful world.” – Louis Armstrong
- April rain brings may flower blessings.
- I think I have just experienced all seasons in one day.
- I love allergy season, nobody ever said.
- Soak up the sun right now and smell the roses. Please leave a message after the beep.
- I owe a lot to the inventor of the flip-flops.
- “Here comes the sun and I say … everything is fine.” – The Beatles
summer
- “Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Life is a beach
- School is over, the sun is out, weapons are out
- “A little bit of summer is what it’s all about all year round.” – John Mayer
- 90% happy, 10% burned
- Girls only want to have sun
- “I loved summer love, summer love went so quickly.” – Fat
- Happiness is a cold popsicle
- Life at the pool is better
Fall
- My favorite color is October.
- “Wild is the music of autumn winds between the faded forests.” – William Wordsworth
- Sweater weather.
- It’s never too early for pumpkin spices.
- Meet me in the corn maze.
- Crisp air. Cider. Flaming leaves.
- Pumpkin spice and everything nice.
- “Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never seen them dance on a windy day.” – Shira Tamir
- The leaves are falling and autumn is calling.
winter
- “In the depths of winter I finally learned that I have an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus
- When it snows, I don’t go
- Cozy nights. Good books. Hot chocolate.
- Do you want to build a snowman?
- Running on caffeine and vacation joy
- “Winter is not a season, it is a festival.” – Anamika Mishra
- Happy and brrrrrrright
- Snow have fun.
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in June 2019 and has been updated for completeness.