Free templateInstagram quote post
Three lines from the Stoics
Three quotes set as pure typography, each page laid out the way its sentence argues, with dates and sources in mono.
Free. It opens in the Motionix editor as your own copy.
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- Size
- 1080 × 1080 px
- Pages
- 3
- Motion
- Yes, plays live and in GIF or video
- Category
- Social posts
Every page
Page 2
Page 3
What it shows
- Pure typesetting
- True italics
- Three compositions, one system
Good for
How to use it
- Open the template. It becomes a project in your account.
- Change the words, colours and pictures. Every part is an ordinary shape, line or text box.
- Press Play to watch it build, then present it or export it.
What is an Instagram quote post?
An Instagram quote post sets a short line of text, usually a quotation, as the image itself, with the author and often the source beneath it. The best ones rely on typography rather than stock photos: a good typeface, careful line breaks and space around the words. Posted as a carousel, several quotes on one theme can be read in a single swipe.
When it helps
- A philosophy educator sharing lines from Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus with their sources.
- A coach or therapist posting one reflective quote a week to start conversations.
- A bookshop or publisher promoting a title with a single sentence from it.
- A creator building a recognisable feed where every quote follows the same type system.
Tips
- Mark paraphrases honestly. Writing "after Meditations, book 5" tells careful readers the wording is a modern rendering, and earns more trust than a confident, loose attribution.
- Use a true italic from the same family, not a slanted roman; on large quote type the difference is obvious to anyone who reads books.
- Leave more empty space than feels comfortable. A quote crowded to the edges reads like an advert, while generous margins make it read like a page.
How to make a quote post for Instagram
Verify the quote first
Find the line in its original source, or a reputable translation, and note the work and section. Many famous quotes online are paraphrases or misattributions.
Pick the canvas
Use 1080 x 1080 for a square post or 1080 x 1350 for a taller portrait one, and keep one size for every image in a carousel.
Break lines where the sense breaks
Split the quote at natural pauses so each line holds a phrase. "We suffer more often / in imagination / than in reality" reads better than text wrapped wherever the box ends.
Set the attribution smaller
Put the author's name under the quote, with dates and source in a smaller, quieter style. It should be there for anyone who looks, without competing with the words.
Emphasise one word at most
If you highlight anything, choose the word the sentence turns on, such as imagination, with colour or italic. Two emphases and neither registers.
FAQQuestions
Common questions.
What dimensions work best for a quote on Instagram?
A square post is 1080 x 1080 pixels and a portrait post is 1080 x 1350, which takes up more of the screen in the feed. Keep important text away from the edges so it is not cropped in the profile grid preview.
Do you need permission to post a quote on Instagram?
Words by authors long dead, such as Seneca or Epictetus, are in the public domain, though a modern translation may still be under copyright. For recent books, songs or speeches, short credited quotes are common, but the rules differ by country, so check before using one commercially.
Did Epictetus really say it is not what happens to you but how you react that matters?
Not in those words. It is a popular modern paraphrase of the Enchiridion, section 5, usually translated as "men are disturbed not by things, but by the opinions about things". Sharing it as a paraphrase, with the source, is the honest way to quote it.
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