pop fire up official Instagram app on your iOS or Android machine.

Open theInstagram Storiesfeature by either swiping right or tap thecameraicon in the upper-left corner.

Take a photo or record a video as usual.

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Tap the stickers icon.

This is the Instagram questions sticker.

TapAsk me a questionand throw in your question or prompt.

Using the Instagram Stories questions sticker in the iOS Instagram app on iPhone.

you might use emoji in your prompt to liven it up and make it stand out.

Tap the color wheel at the top of the screen to change the color of your question sticker.

Move and resize the question sticker as you would any other Instagram Story element.

Using the Instagram Stories questions sticker in the iOS Instagram app on iPhone.

Use two fingers to rotate and resize the sticker.

Add other gifs, stickers, or music to your Instagram Story as usual.

When youre ready, tapYour Storyto publish it to your Instagram Story.

Using the Instagram Stories questions sticker in the iOS Instagram app on iPhone.

Like all Instagram Stories, the one with your question sticker only stays live for 24 hours before disappearing.

Create a new Instagram Story and add the questions sticker as shown above.

Under the questions sticker, tap themusicicon.

Using the Instagram Stories questions sticker to request music.

Tap the color wheel to change the color of your sticker, then tapDonewhen finished.

Move and resize the sticker to get it the way you want.

Add any additional stickers,gifs, or text you feel like adding.

Using the Instagram Stories questions sticker to request music.

TapYour Storyin the lower-right corner to publish.

It will also publish the story to Facebook.

The Instagrammer immediately receives your question.

Answering an Instagram Story questions sticker.