# Fake Instagram Story Generator > A fake Instagram story generator draws a story-shaped image - the 1080 by 1920 frame, the progress bar, the avatar and username row and a caption - without posting anything to Instagram. Upload a background photo or choose a gradient, type the username and caption, and download the PNG. It renders in your browser, so nothing you upload is transmitted, and the output is a plain image. Source: https://rankcert.com/tools/fake-instagram-story Free, no signup. Updated: 2026-09-16 ## How to use it 1. Set the username and the posted time that appear in the top bar. 2. Upload a background photo, or leave it on a gradient, and add your caption. 3. Download the 1080 x 1920 PNG - the exact size Instagram stories use. ## Questions ### What size is an Instagram story? 1080 by 1920 pixels, a 9:16 ratio. This exports at exactly that, so the image uploads without Instagram re-cropping or softening it. ### Does this post to Instagram? No. It draws an image. There is no Instagram login, no API call and no account involved - you get a PNG to do whatever you want with. ### Is there a watermark? No. The download is exactly the frame you see in the preview, with nothing added. ### Are my photos uploaded anywhere? No. The background is decoded and drawn by your browser on a canvas element. It never leaves your device. ### Is it legal to make a fake story? For mockups, parody and memes, generally yes. Passing one off as a genuine story from a real person's account is impersonation, and Instagram removes both the post and usually the account. Label it as a mockup. ### Why is the font not Instagram's? Instagram's story fonts are proprietary and not available to a web page. This draws in your system UI font, which reads correctly at a glance but will not match pixel for pixel beside a real screenshot. ### Can I use this for a product mockup? Yes, and that is the most common use. Showing how your app looks when someone shares it to a story is much faster than building the real share flow just to take a screenshot. ### Where does the caption sit? Vertically centred with a soft shadow, which is where most story text ends up and where it stays clear of the top chrome and the bottom reply bar. ## Related tools - [Pictionary Word Generator](https://rankcert.com/tools/pictionary-word-generator): Draw from 470+ Pictionary words and 150+ charades prompts across easy, medium and hard. No repeats within a draw, no signup, no ads. - [Valorant Crosshair Generator](https://rankcert.com/tools/valorant-crosshair-generator): Design a Valorant crosshair with live preview - colour, centre dot, inner and outer lines - and copy the profile code straight into the game. - [Reaction Time Test](https://rankcert.com/tools/reaction-time-test): Measure how fast you react, in milliseconds. Click the moment the box turns green, run as many rounds as you like, and see your average, median and best. - [F1 Reaction Time Test](https://rankcert.com/tools/f1-reaction-time-test): Five red lights, a random hold, then lights out. React like a Formula 1 driver on the grid and see whether you would have jumped the start. - [Fake Tweet Generator](https://rankcert.com/tools/fake-tweet-generator): Build a realistic tweet image for a mockup, a talk or a joke. Set the name, handle, avatar, counts and theme, then download a PNG. No watermark, no signup. - [Fake Notification Generator](https://rankcert.com/tools/fake-notification-generator): Make an iPhone-style notification banner with any app name, sender, message and icon, in light or dark mode, and download it as a transparent PNG.