How to pin a message to an Instagram DM
Instagram released a whole host of new features for app users in February, and most of them are intended to bring messaging to the forefront. Now, you can translate messages in your DMs, schedule them ahead of time, add music, and pin messages. These features might be familiar to iMessage users and people who use Slack, but they're actually pretty new for a social media app.
"Last year, we introduced the ability to pin up to three chat threads in your DM inbox, making it easier to find important conversations," Meta said in a press release. "Now, you can pin specific messages to the top of any 1:1 or group chat to make it even easier to coordinate, connect with your friends or revisit content that makes you laugh every time."
And it's pretty simple. Here's how to pin a message to an Instagram DM:
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- 1 min
- Phone
- Instagram app
Step 1: Press on the message you want to pin
Press and hold on the message you want to pin to the top of your conversation, and you'll see eight options: "reply," "forward," "copy," "make AI image," "translate," "pin," "delete for you," and "report."
Step 2: Click "pin"
Click "pin," and your message will be pinned to the top of your chat.
Step 3: To unpin, hard press and click "unpin"
If you'd like to unpin the message, press and hold on the original message. When the eight options pop up, choose "unpin," and the message will be unpinned from your conversation.
This feature is not yet available on desktop, but it is available on iOS and Android apps.
Christianna Silva is a senior culture reporter covering social platforms and the creator economy, with a focus on the intersection of social media, politics, and the economic systems that govern us. Since joining Mashable in 2021, they have reported extensively on meme creators, content moderation, and the nature of online creation under capitalism.
Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow her on Bluesky @christiannaj.bsky.social and Instagram @christianna_j.
