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Instagram isn’t just for square photos anymore

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Summary
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Instagram now supports photos with a 3:4 aspect ratio.

You can already post images with a rectangular aspect ratio of 4:5 .

The change follows Instagram ’s move in January to make profile grids feature rectangles instead of squares.

If you want, you can still post photos with either a square or 4:4 ratio.

VR Score

48

Informative language

33

Neutral language

85

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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