Instagram: How to Use the Black History Month Chat Theme

Users can add textile patterns to conversations

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To celebrate Black History Month, Instagram released a Black History Month chat theme that adds textile patterns created by Hadiya Williams to conversations.

Our guide will show you how to use the Black History Month chat theme in the Instagram mobile application.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram app on iOS. Also note, this theme is also available in the Messenger app.

Step 1: Open the Instagram conversation you want to customize and tap the conversation name at the top of the screen.

Screenshot of an Instagram conversation with a red arrow pointing at the conversation name at the top of the screen

Step 2: Tap “Theme.”

Screenshot of the "Details" screen for an Instagram conversation with a red arrow pointing at "Theme"

Step 3: Tap the “Black History Month” chat theme.

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