85 best Instagram caption ideas

Why is it that taking a gorgeous photo of brunch or your friends hanging out at a bar is easy, but coming up with the social media caption to share the snaps with can feel so difficult? Awkward? Cringe? Like, does anyone else feel physically a bit unwell when they share anything to social media? Luckily we've rounded up 101 of the best Instagram caption ideas to have up your sleeve, for the next time you're trying to upgrade your grid. You're welcome.

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Consider your Instagram grid = sorted.

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Dusty Baxter-Wright is an award-winning journalist and the Entertainment and Lifestyle Director at Cosmopolitan, having previously worked at Sugarscape. She was named one of PPA’s 30 Under 30 for her work covering pop culture, careers, interiors and travel, and oversees the site’s Entertainment and Lifestyle strategy across print, digital and video. As a journalist for the best part of a decade, she has interviewed everyone from Louis Theroux and Channing Tatum to Margot Robbie and Ncuti Gatwa, while she has also spoken on Times Radio and BBC Radio. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram here.

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