As an Instagram user you probably would know that the content you share in Instagram Stories disappears after 24 hours. So Instagram provides Highlights. By adding Stories to your Highlights you have the option of saving them and keep them on your profile by the mean you can keep on sharing your particular Story. However you can always delete Instagram Highlight whenever you wish so with simple and fast instruction.
How to delete Instagram Highlight from your profile?
In case you have added a Story to your Highlights accidently or if you have changed your mind about showing it to your profile for any reason you always have the option to delete Instagram Highlight. In order to delete or edit Instagram Highlight follow the instruction below step by step.
- Make sure you are using the latest version of Instagram app on your device.
- Go to your profile tab.
- Choose the story Highlight you wish to delete. You can tap on the Highlights to review and choose.
- Tap the More option at the desired Story screen.
- Choose Remove from Highlight.
- Confirm the removal in the pop up message.
If you delete a Story from your Highlight you can still review it in your Instagram archive and add it to your Highlights again whenever you wish so.
Remember that in case you have added multiple Stories to the same Highlight group you can always delete all of them at the same time by following the steps below.
- Make sure you are using the latest version of Instagram app on your device.
- Go to your profile tab.
- Choose the story Highlight you wish to delete. You can tap on the Highlights to review and choose.
- Tap and hold on the specific Highlight.
- Tap Delete Highlight to remove the story from Stories Highlights.
How to delete a Story from Highlights and archive at once?
If you delete a Story from your Highlight it would stay on your Story archive. But you can choose to delete a Story from archive and Highlight at the same time. First you can delete your Instagram archive. In another method you are able to do it from Highlights directly by following the instruction below.
- Install the latest version of Instagram app on your device.
- Go to your profile tab.
- Choose the story Highlight you wish to delete permanently from Highlights and archive both. You can tap on the Highlights to review and choose.
- Swipe the Story screen up to view who has seen your Story.
- Tap on the garbage icon.
- Confirm the message and tap delete.
You will no longer be able to see the story since it would be deleted from your archive to.
How to edit or delete Instagram Highlight name?
When you choose to add your Stories to Highlights you have the option to choose a name. If you do not choose a name for your Instagram Highlight the default name would be set as “Highlights”. You can always delete or edit your Highlight name by following the instruction below.
- Choose a Highlight you want to delete or edit its name from your Instagram profile tab.
- Tap and hold on the desired Highlight until a pop up appear.
- Choose edit Highlight.
- On the appeared screen you will see the name box. You can edit and choose a new name or delete the name. If you choose to delete a Highlight name the default “Highlights” name would be set.
