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Instagram Story and Reel cover template

Clone and customize the 1080 × 1920 vertical graphic for Instagram and Facebook Stories, or as a Reel cover.

A full-height vertical graphic with a photo behind a gradient scrim and a tappable-looking call to action near the bottom of the frame. Use it as a Story, or as the cover image on a Reel.

Example:

Clone the template

  1. Click the template link above.

  2. On the page that opens, click Use template for new design.

  3. Sign in to Canva, or create a free account if you don’t have one.

Your own editable copy opens in the Canva editor. Changes you make only affect your copy — the original template stays untouched. For more detail, see Clone a Canva template.

Customize it

  • Replace the logo with your own

  • Update your Instagram handle

  • Update the Opaline quiz URL

  • Generate a QR code (for printed designs)

  • Replace the background image

Copy your quiz URL from your Opaline admin. See Share a quiz link. To create a QR code from it, see Generate a QR code in Canva.

Best Practice Tip: Keep text and logos inside the safe area marked in the template. Instagram overlays its own profile icon at the top and message bar at the bottom, and anything you place there will be covered.

Post it

Download as PNG and upload to your Story. The call to action in the design is artwork, not a working link — add a real link sticker on top of it so viewers can tap through.

Add a link to an Instagram Story covers the link sticker step by step.

Best Practice Tip: Save the Story to a Highlight called Start Here so new profile visitors can find it after 24 hours.

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