Are you looking for the best Instagram captions? You know, the ones that will make your friends and family laugh out loud or get hit in the feels? Captions for Instagram that will have them commenting, chatting, and emoji-ing with you?

These captions will go a long way to get likes, comments, shares, and saves on Instagram. You're bound to find the perfect caption for your post in this list. Whether you’re posting selfies, group shots, scenic shots, or pet pics, here are some of the best captions for Instagram.

Instagram Captions for Selfies

Sure, you can caption those selfies with “Me on the beach” or “New outfit,” but imagine if your selfies could also be inspirational for your friends and family.

General Instagram Captions for Selfies

Just be.
Filter not required.
Dancing queen.
Coffee is life. Coffee is art.
Doing it for me.
Be real.
Put yourself at the top of your to-do list.
Take a look in the mirror.
You can’t pour from an empty cup.
Oops, I did it again.
Self-care is important.
Believing in myself.

Quote Captions for Selfies

“I like criticism. It makes you strong.” – LeBron James
“I may not be perfect, but I am worthy.” – Mel Robbins
“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” – Dr. Seuss
"Give yourself the love you’re willing to give to others.” – Mahin Ismail
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” - Goethe
“Fashion is my way to express how much I love myself.” – Laura Brunereau
“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Deliah
“Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears.” – Demi Lovato

Instagram Captions for Group Shots

You’ll be tagging everyone in the group shot so they see the photo. Make it worth their while by adding a thoughtful or witty caption or quote instead of only a list of tags.

General Group Shot Captions for Instagram

Make a change in the world.
This is the family I made for myself.
Life is better with friends.
Where the wild things are.
Before they kicked us out.
Better together.
We only roll with gods/goddesses.
These people are my kind of crazy.

Group Shot Quotes for Instagram

If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” – Maya Angelou
If you’re going to live, Experience tells you what to do, confidence allows you to do it. - Stan Smith
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzche
"For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.” – Maya Angelou

Instagram Captions for Best Friend Pics

Stop using bland “Me and my bestie” as a caption and start speaking more poetically about your best friend with these Instagram caption ideas and best friend quotes for Instagram.

General Instagram Caption Ideas for Best Friend Pics

Did you know friends can reduce stress, boost happiness, and improve self-confidence?
Strong-willed friends can increase your self-control.
Best friends can enrich your life. I know mine does!
So happy for the positive influence my best friend brings to my life.
You’re the jelly to my peanut butter.
Best friends don’t care if you have a clean house.
You’re the “she” to my “nanigans.”
Research shows that friendships provide the benefit of a lower rate of heart disease. Thanks to my best friend for benefitting my heart in more ways than one!

Best Friend Quotes for Instagram

“Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.” – Anna Deavere Smith
"A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies." — Aristotle
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.” — Arnold H. Glasgow
No friendship is an accident." — O. Henry
“A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.” — Frances Ward Weller
“A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!” – Doug Larson
"A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside." — Winnie the Pooh
“Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.” — Bill Watterson
“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” ― Helen Keller
“A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.” — Irish Proverb

Instagram Captions for Scenic Shots

Sure, those scenic shots do speak for themselves. But they may also inspire you to be introspective or thoughtful about nature and the world around you. Share these thoughts or others’ quotes that articulate them for you in your captions for Instagram.

Caption Ideas for Scenic Shots

Drink it in.
God’s country.
I can show you the world.
Take time to care for the earth today.
Touch the sky.
The healing sun.
Nature is good for the soul.

Quotes for Scenic Shots on Instagram

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” – William Shakespeare
“Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder
The earth laughs in flowers. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" – Robin Williams
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” ― John Muir
“Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time.” - Katrina Mayer
Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. —Gary Snyder
“Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under.” – C. Joybell C.
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. – John Burroughs
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." – Rachel Carson

Instagram Captions for Pet Pics

Yes, pets are adorable and scroll-stopping by themselves, but why use boring captions such as “My dog” when you can get your friends and family inspired or interacting as well?

Pet Captions for Instagram

All pets are pet therapy workers.
Caption this. (While this works for other types of pics, it can be especially fun for those photos of your pet’s peculiar antics).
Things look different when you look at them from an alternative perspective (Great for your upside down pet).
Work it.
Pets are a piece of your heart.
Cats make a great sundial.

Pet Quotes for Instagram

“Indeed, there is nothing on this earth more peaceful than a sleeping, purring cat.” — Jonathon Scott Payne
"Be the person your dog thinks you are." – C.J. Frick
“Cats will outsmart dogs every time.” – John Grogan
"Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished." – Dean Koontz
"Books. Cats. Life is Good." — Edward Gorey
“To err is human — to forgive, canine.” — Unknown
"To err is human, to purr is feline." — Robert Byrne
“The road to my heart is filled with paw prints.” — Unknown
“Pets have made us better.” - Beth Ostrosky Stern
“Pets understand humans better than humans do.” — Ruchi Prabhu
"There is no love truer than the love for a dog." — Michael J. Fox

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