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Highlight Cover Maker

Give your Instagram profile a tidy, matching look. Pick icons for your highlights, choose your colors, and download them all at once.

✓ No upload, 100% private✓ No sign-up✓ Works on phone & desktop
1 Pick icons for your highlights

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How to make Instagram highlight covers

  1. Pick icons for your highlights, like Travel, Food or Shop. You can also type letters or an emoji
  2. Choose a color theme, or set your own background and icon colors
  3. Adjust the icon size and line width. The circles show how they look on your profile
  4. Click Download to get every cover as a 1080 × 1920 PNG
  5. In Instagram, open a highlight, tap Edit highlight → Edit cover and choose the image

Tips for a clean profile

  • Keep one style: the same colors and line width on every cover makes the row of highlights look designed.
  • Match your feed: beige and sage suit minimal and lifestyle accounts, black and white suit photography, gradients suit creators and brands.
  • Mind the circle: Instagram shows only the middle of the cover as a circle. The icon is always placed in that safe area.
  • Letters work too: initials, years like 2026 or an emoji make good covers for trips and events.

Planning your posts as well? Try the grid maker, the carousel splitter and the collage maker.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about the highlight cover maker tool.

What size is an Instagram highlight cover?

1080 × 1920 pixels, like a Story. Instagram shows the middle as a circle, which is where the icon goes.

How do I change a highlight cover on Instagram?

Open your profile, press and hold the highlight, tap Edit highlight, then Edit cover, and pick the image from your gallery.

Can I use my own letters or emoji?

Yes. Type up to three characters under the icons and click Add.

Are the icons free to use?

Yes. The icons were drawn for this tool, and the covers you make are yours to use, also for business accounts.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The covers are drawn in your browser.

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