Curate Your Profile with Thumbnail Editing

A small but mighty update for Instagram users today, as the platform announces that users can now adjust and edit the thumbnail on each piece of content.

The impact of this may seem minimal, but for those curating a certain kind of aesthetic on their profile, this is a major step towards giving them more control over how their page looks to outside users.

What Does Thumbnail Editing Mean?

In short, a user or creator will now be able to crop and edit the way each piece of content appears, so that it matches the look of the profile grid as a whole. This could mean zooming on a specific part of an image or freezing a video clip in the perfect place – whatever it takes to drive more followers and boost engagement and views on a specific post.

And that’s not all Instagram is changing about the grid. Larger thumbnails are also on the way, with the platform giving creators more and more control over how their profile is presented.

Is this a change you’ll be embracing?