The rainbow ring is the fanciest statement your story could carry. It adds an extra feature to the otherwise mundane story ring. Although this may be just a colourful ring, there lies a sweet social cause initiated by Instagram behind it.
Because of COVID-19 all gatherings have come to a standstill, and one such massive celebration was the Pride Month, June 2020. Since there couldn’t be physical celebrations for the event, Instagram found a way to virtually celebrate the occasion and thus introduced the Rainbow Ring (among other existing features for Pride).
How to Get a Rainbow Ring on your Instagram Story
Open your Instagram page and create a story, don’t upload it. Tap on the ‘Stickers’ icon on the topmost row of the page. You can also slide out the bottom screen and look for stickers too.
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Now in the stickers page search for pride stickers by typing ‘Pride’ or anything related to pride in the ‘Search’ bar.
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Tap on your favorite pride sticker to select it. If you’re not sure the sticker you’ve selected is a Pride sticker, look for a message that says ‘Using a Pride sticker will turn your story ring rainbow‘ along with the sticker. If you find this message, then you’ve chosen a Pride sticker.
You can further tap on the selected sticker to get other sticker options (if available). Then, tap on the ‘Your story’ icon to upload your story.
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You’d now see a rainbow ring on your Instagram story.
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This rainbow ring would stay for as long as your story is up.
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