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Add extra flair to your Instagram profile with these cool symbols
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Emojis aren’t the only way to decorate your Instagram profile. Give your bio, captions, and comments a unique twist with cute symbols and emoticons. Popular during the Myspace days of the Internet, these symbols and emoticons are just what you need to truly express yourself on your socials. Keep reading to find cool, aesthetic symbols you can copy and paste straight to the ‘gram.

Instagram Symbols to Copy and Paste

  • Use cute symbols to decorate your Instagram bio and profile: ✿☃☮𓃱❀୨ৎ.
  • Copy and paste face and emoticon symbols to use as reactions: (。•̀ᴗ-)✧ ≽^•⩊•^≼.
  • Frame captions or your bio with sparkles, borders, and similar symbols:⁺˚*・༓☾☆ஓ๑♡๑ஓ.
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Heart Instagram Symbols

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  1. Use heart symbols to show you like something or channel an aesthetic.
    Heart symbols and emojis can represent love and romance, but also simply that you like something. Even the “like” button on Instagram posts and comments is heart-shaped. Aesthetics like coquettecore and lovecore heavily feature hearts—use these symbols in your bio to make your Instagram profile match those trends.[1]
    • ♡❤♥ʚ♡ɞ𓆩♡𓆪
    • ❣❦❧☙ღও
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Star and Sparkle Instagram Symbols

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  1. Add star and sparkle symbols to emphasize text.
    Framing a bio, caption, or comment with two stars will make it stand out when someone scrolls by. You can also use these symbols to show you’re into astrology or have an interest in outer space.
    • ✪☄✩⚝☆★☽
    • ✦✧✵✴⛧⛦✬✫
    • ✭❂☪✮✯✰ ҉
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Emoticons and Face Instagram Symbols

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  1. Convey emotions using emoticons and kaomoji symbols.
    Kaomojis are the Japanese version of emoticons, first popularized in the 1990s, which use various keyboard symbols and Japanese characters to create expressive faces.[2] Below are kaomojis and simple face symbols you can copy and paste to convey your current mood in your Instagram bio.
    • ㋡㋛シッツヅ
    • ( •̀ - •́ )≽^•⩊•^≼
    • (๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑) (✿ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)⁾⁾
    • ӫӪ⍤⍣⍢☻☺
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Border Instagram Symbols

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  1. Frame bio text with neat border symbols to split it up.
    Borders will make your bio easier to read and more visually appealing, especially if there’s a lot of text. Just copy and paste the top border, press “Enter” to go to the next line and add your text, then press “Enter” again and copy and paste the bottom border.
    • ╭────.★..─╮╰─..★.─────╯
    • ╔══ஓ๑♡๑ஓ══╗╚══ஓ๑♡๑ஓ══╝
    • ┌──❀*̥˚───❀*̥˚─┐└───❀*̥˚───❀*̥˚┘
    • ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘
    • ༺♥༻❀༺♥༻
    • ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌
    • ꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒦꒷꒦꒦꒷꒦
    • -ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈┈
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Animal Instagram Symbols

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  1. Use animal symbols to show that you love wildlife or your pets.
    Most Unicode animal symbols come from Egyptian hieroglyphs, so they look like the art found in ancient pyramids and on stone tablets.[3] Put some in your bio to share your favorite animals. Even if you’re not an animal lover, you have to admit these symbols are adorable.
    • 𓃱𓃠𓃟𓃰𓃯𓃗𓃹
    • 𓅨𓅛𓅿 𓆀 𓆁𓅟𓅓
    • 𓃶 𓄀𓆈 𓆉𓆛𓆜
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Flower & Weather Instagram Symbols

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  1. Match the aesthetic of the season you’re in with flower and weather symbols.
    Flowers are commonly associated with springtime, as well as aesthetics like the soft girl trend. Snowflakes and snowmen represent winter. The sun and waves, meanwhile, are perfect to copy and paste in the summertime to channel vacation vibes.
    • ✿ꕥ☘❊❋❃𓆸
    • ❁✽✾✤❀🀦
    • ☃☂⛇❄❆❅☼〰️
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Chess, Card Suits & Dice Symbols

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  1. Show you’re the king or queen (and love playing games) using these symbols.
    It might be tricky to play chess by copying and pasting pieces, but they're great for jazzing up Instagram captions. For example, write “They’re playing checkers, but I’m playing chess ♖♘” in the caption of an outfit post. The same goes for the card suit symbols—let people know you’re the queen of hearts ♥ or make a pun about going to the club(s) ♧.
    • ♔♕♖♗♘♙
    • ♚♛♜♝♞♟
    • ♤♡♧♢
    • ♠♣♥♦
    • ⚅⚄⚃⚂⚁⚀
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Zodiac Signs & Other Symbols

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  1. Share your star sign or simply your vibe with these miscellaneous symbols.
    While many people have the emoji for their astrological sign in their Instagram bio, using a symbol will make your profile stand out. Other symbols like angel wings, peace signs, and music notes are simply cute and aesthetically pleasing. Copy and paste them in your bio, captions, and comments.
    • ♓︎♒︎♑︎♐︎♏︎♎︎♍︎♌︎♋︎♊︎♉︎♈︎
    • 𓆩𓆪୨ৎ🜲𐙚
    • ✌☮∞♾️✞
    • ♫♬♪♩
    • ♮♭𝄞♯𝄢𝄡𓏢
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Aesthetic Instagram Symbol Combinations

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  1. Put aesthetic symbols on your Instagram to make your bio stand out.
    A bio is typically where you introduce yourself—but that doesn’t mean it has to be just text. Use symbols to add visual interest and uniqueness. Even if you don’t know what aesthetic you subscribe to (or if you have one at all), you can use your intuition to pick which combo feels right.
    • ❀𖤣𖥧𖡼⊱✿⊰𖡼𖥧𖤣❀
    • ⁺‧₊˚ ཐི⋆♱⋆ཋྀ ˚₊‧⁺
    • ༄˖°.🍂.ೃ࿔*:・
    • ⋆。‧˚ʚ🍒ɞ˚‧。⋆
    • 🌊☆⋆。🪼𖦹°‧★🐚
    • 。゚•┈୨♡୧┈• 。゚
    • Ⓛⓞⓥⓔ
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Cute Instagram Symbol Combinations

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  1. Mix symbols and emojis to make cute combinations.
    Match the symbols to your aesthetic—bows for coquettecore, animals for the preppy aesthetic, or sparkles for a clean girl vibe. Don’t hesitate to create your own combinations based on which animals or colors you like best.
    • ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ ྀི১ υ´• ﻌ •`υ
    • ˚˖𓍢ִ໋🌷͙֒✧˚.🎀༘⋆
    • ˚⋆𐙚。 🐇𖦹.ᡣ𐭩˚🐻‍❄️
    • ‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡🪐༘⋆
    • ✮ ⋆ ˚。𖦹 ⋆。°✩
    • ˖◛⁺⑅♡Lᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ♡⑅⁺◛˖
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Beachy Instagram Symbol Combinations

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  1. Channel a preppy, coastal vibe with these beachy symbols.
    From the coastal grandma and coastal cowgirl trends to the California-inspired preppy aesthetic, beach vibes are all over social media. Ride the wave with these beach-themed symbols and combinations.
    • 𓆉〰️♒︎☼𓅹𓅮
    • 𓆛𓆜𓆝𓆟𓆡
    • 𓈒ㅤׂㅤ𓇼 ࣪ 𓈒⭒𓆡ㅤ𓈒ㅤׂ ࣪ 𓂃 ོ𓂃
    • ⋆。𖦹 °.⋆❀˖°ᨒ ོ⛱
    • ☼⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹
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How to Use Instagram Symbols

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  1. Step 1 Add symbols to your bio, posts, and comments.
    You can even forego the text altogether and create introductions and captions using only symbols. Check out these bio templates for inspiration or to copy and paste.
    • ୨୧┇[Your Name/City]┇୨୧
    • ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚
    • ⋆˚࿔ [name/school or occupation] 𝜗𝜚˚⋆
    • ⋆.˚✮🎧✮˚.⋆▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။|||| 0:10
    • ╰ (✿◠‿◠) ,,♡ hi!
    • ⋘ 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎...⋙
  2. Step 2 Use sparkles or borders to frame captions.
    Whether you add a star on each side of your caption for the aesthetic, or a whole row of sparkles or border symbols, you can turn a regular caption into an artsy one.
    • ✰ 2024 recap ✰
    • ⋆。𖦹°⭒˚。⋆life lately⋆。𖦹°⭒˚。⋆
    • °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:・just here for the food!°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:・
    • 「 ✦ good times with good people ✦ 」[◉¯]
  3. Step 3 Comment emoticons and faces as reactions.
    There are dozens of kaomoji faces you can choose from to add a cute or silly reaction to a friend’s post. Create basic emoticon faces using the colon : for eyes, chevron > for eyebrows, and parentheses ) or numbers for mouths. Here are some examples to copy and paste so you can add emoticons to your comments.
    • ٩(◕‿◕。)۶(✯◡✯)(´。• ω •。`)(@^◡^)
    • (❤⩊❤)[=_=](☆ε☆)(◕‿◕)♡(°◡°)
    • (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)(⌒_⌒;)(*/ω\)(ง ื▿ ื)ว
    • (¬_¬;)(눈_눈)(」°ロ°)」(╬ Ò﹏Ó)(。•́︿•̀。)
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How to Get Special Symbols on Instagram

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  1. Step 1 Use alt codes to create special symbols.
    On a computer with a “Num Lock” key, you can use your keyboard to create special symbols.[4] On devices like a MacBook, you can press “Fn” and “E” at the same time to open the emoji selector, and click the small symbol in the upper right corner to expand the viewer and see symbol options.[5]
    • Keep in mind that these symbols may not be supported on every device or platform—or could show up differently across devices.
  2. Step 2 Copy and paste special symbols to Instagram.
    You can copy the symbols above and then paste them to Instagram. On a mobile device, copy by tapping and holding a symbol until the copy option appears.[6] On a computer, highlight the symbol and press “command + C” to copy and “command + V” to paste.
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This article was reviewed by Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones and by wikiHow staff writer, Bailey Bujnosek, BA. Anyah Gilmore-Jones is a Social Media Marketing Expert based in Nashville, Tennessee. An innovative experiential and social media marketer, Anyah is skilled at creating engaging brand experiences and leverages her passion for connecting people and ideas to drive organic growth for purpose-driven brands. As the founder of GROW by Gilmore, a social media strategy company, Anyah develops data-driven social media strategies focused on authentic community building. She has over 4 years of experience spearheading viral campaigns and producing content for brands like HBCU Buzz, Black & Scholared, SHEIN, and Project Art Collective. She received her BA from Howard University in Political Science and Government. This article has been viewed 32,269 times.
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