Snapchat stories are a dime a dozen, and they all tend to disappear after 24 hours. However, some of these stories have a lasting impact, even after their creators have deleted them. My advice comes from years of experience with the app, during which I saw certain types of stories gather more views and reactions simply because of the way they were made. When I began to apply story fonts and text styling to my Snapchat stories, my views and reactions began to climb. Not only that, but I noticed that my friends began to screenshot my stories more often. And that is how I have come to understand the value of text styling in Snapchat stories: if you want to stand out in a sea of millions of Snapchat stories, you need to put effort into making your story visually appealing and striking.
Snapchat's text overlay feature supports Unicode characters, meaning that you can literally copy any text font and apply it to your Snapchat stories. This is a relatively unknown trick among Snapchat users who do not employ text styling in their Snapchat stories. Considering that Snapchat boasts a whooping number of 300 million daily active users , making your stories visually appealing and striking is essential if you want your story to stand out in someone's story feed. Additionally to making your stories stand out, story fonts and text styling can help you grab attention in a good way. After all, most of us are not interested in viewing stories with boring, unstyled text.
Why Story Fonts Are Great for Snapchat Stories
Snapchat stories are consumed in much the same way as any other social media content: quickly, and only the most engaging stories garner enough attention to be reacted to or even saved by viewers. Most Snapchat story texts are made using the default Snapchat font, which looks pretty much the same across all Snapchat stories. However, when story creators begin to apply text styling to their stories, they begin to stand out from the crowd. After all, not everyone has the same sense of style, and that is what makes your unique Snapchat story so recognizable.
Snapchat stories are a part of the app's charm: they are personal, engaging, and full of authenticity. However, that does not mean that they cannot be made more interesting! Story fonts and text styling can help you make your Snapchat stories visually appealing without losing their authenticity. In addition, story fonts can help grab the viewer's attention better than a simple default text.
Moreover, text styling can help your story stand out among the multitude of other stories in your friend's story feed. This is especially important considering how many stories people scroll through on the app each day. A story with interesting text will certainly catch the attention of a viewer better than a story with a simple, unstyled text.
Top Text Styling Tips for Making Interesting Snapchat Stories
Bold Sans Serif
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Bold texts are great for emphasizing important points or updates in your story. I personally use them to denote special days or moments. In addition, they are incredibly legible at small sizes, which is important considering how small a phone screen is compared to a computer monitor. Their bold appearance will certainly grab attention in your story feed!
Sparkle Decorated
β¨ best day ever β¨
Sparkles denote a sense of joy and celebration, and I think this makes them incredibly useful in Snapchat stories. I use the sparkle text styling often in my stories to denote good days and positive updates. The positive and fun appearance of the sparkle text styling makes it great for Snapchat stories, which are supposed to be a reflection of your positivity and fun spirit.
Bubble Text
βββββ¨ βββΎβΉβΆβ!
Bubble texts are great for a lighthearted and playful vibe in your story. They strike a nice balance between being too stylish and too boring for a Snapchat story. I use them to convey updates in my daily life, as well as updates pertaining to the weekend. Their appearance is whimsical and fun, which is reminiscent of the fun and playful atmosphere of the Snapchat app.
Italic Serif
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Italic texts lend a sense of contemplation and class to a story. I use them to indicate my thoughts about a particular topic. They are perfect for more serious stories, which are supposed to make the viewer reflect on the meaning and message of the story.
Small Caps
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Small caps are neat and clean, and they are great for quotes or any particular message that you want to convey to your audience. I use them in my stories to signify a motto or mantras. Their classy and neat appearance lend a sense of quality to your story, which can be helpful if you were aiming for a more serious and profound story.
Double-Struck
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Double-struck fonts have a neat and modern appearance. They are modern and unique, which sets a good foundation for text styling in Snapchat stories, which are supposed to be interesting and unique. I use them for unique messages in my Snapchat stories, and their neat appearance helps to denote them as such.
The Best Text Content Ideas for Stories
Below are some of the text content ideas that I use for my Snapchat stories. For your day-to-day stories, I recommend using either bubble text or sparkle decorated text. For more exciting news, you can use bold text with sparkles. And for more serious and contemplative stories, I recommend using elegant script or italic text.
When it comes to stories about something exciting that is happening in your life, use bold text to denote excitement. For more serious topics, use elegant script to lend a sense of class and elegance to your story. The message that you want to convey will dictate the style of text that you use in your Snapchat story. The most important thing is to use a specific text style for a specific purpose.
I think that the best text styling combines a couple of features to make the text visually appealing. For example, you can combine bold text with sparkles or elegant script with some sparkle decorations. However, I think that it is important not to overdo it. Pick one or two text features that you like and go with them!
Tips for Making Interesting Stories with Text
Do not overload your story with text. Keep it short and to the point. Snapchat stories are supposed to be simple reflections of your daily life, and not lengthy monologues about a single topic. For this reason, I recommend shortening lengthy messages with stylized text.
Moreover, take care to ensure that your stylized text is readable. Since Snapchat stories are made using either photos or videos as a background, it is important that the text can be easily read against the background. Sometimes I change the text color to ensure that it is readable against the background. The visual appeal of the text is essential for making visually appealing Snapchat stories.
Make sure that the text style matches the story's theme. No one expects you to post a serious and solemn story with bubble text or sparkles. It will look out of place and will fail to convey the intended message. In the same way, a boring story with generic text will fail to deliver on its promise of being interesting. The text style and story theme need to combine well together.
Mistakes To Avoid When Making Snapchat Stories with Text
I have made many mistakes when I was learning how to make interesting Snapchat stories. Below are some of those mistakes and the lessons that I have learned from them.
Do not go overboard when it comes to text styling! Some texts are too stylized and end up being unreadable and uninteresting. Remember, your goal is to craft an interesting story with interesting text, not to make a generic message board with text decorations. Moreover, some text styles are incompatible with the message that you are trying to deliver, so make sure that the text style that you pick matches the story's theme.
Do not style the whole message. Instead, emphasize important words and phrases. That way, you will not lose the message's meaning when you apply text styling to it. Finally, do not combine multiple text styling techniques in a single message. Stick to one text style, or combine two or three text styles that look good together.
Make sure that the message that you want to deliver is readable. It should not require squinting at the screen in order to read a single word. Your story's readability will dictate whether a prospective viewer will stop to read your story or not.
How To Build Your Snapchat Brand Using Story Fonts
If you are an avid Snapchat user, there is a good chance that you want to build your personal brand with the app. The tips below will help you to achieve that goal.
When a friend identifies your story among their story feed, chances are that it will garner more reactions and views. This is why it is important to develop a consistent text style for your Snapchat stories. Consistency builds familiarity, and familiarity breeds recognition. I personally have a set of stylistic conventions that I use in my Snapchat stories to denote my brand. Mostly, I use sparkle decorated text for fun stories, bold text for special days, and elegant scripts for more serious stories.
However, it is important to remember that experimentation is the key to finding your unique Snapchat story style. After all, Snapchat is all about being authentic and true to yourself, and your unique style is an extension of your authenticity. You do not want to be someone that everyone confuses with someone else, do you?
Final Thoughts
Snapchat stories are a transitory experience, but you can capitalize on their ephemerality to make a lasting impression on your audience. The tips above should help you to do just that.