Posting on Instagram might not seem all the difficult. However, if you’re a regular Instagram-poster you probably know how hard it can be to regularly come up with a catchy, witty caption.
Today I’m sharing over 200 short Instagram captions to solve this problem while also ramping up your engagement.
It’s always best practice to create a call to action in your Instagram caption, but sometimes a picture doesn’t need a long engaging caption. Sometimes a picture is worth 1,00o words all on its own.
For those times you can’t seem to find the right words to say, here are some short Instagram captions for over 15 topics.
Short Instagram Captions
Short Instagram Captions For Confidence
Kanye Level: Kanye West
Don’t act like you’re not impressed
I don’t throw shade, I shed light
Stay humble, stay original, and stay real
Be humble, but let them b*tches know
Let your humble be louder than your mouth
Dream big, work hard, and stay humble
Love yourself enough to never lower your standards for anyone
A woman who knows her worth is dangerous AF
Be yourself, there’s no one better
They laugh because I’m different, I laugh because they’re all the same
Life is tough, but so am I
I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way
If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you
I didn’t change, I just found myself
You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions
I don’t sweat, I sparkle
It’s okay if you don’t like me, not everyone has good taste
No ones perfect, but I’m close
Dance like no one’s watching
Too blessed to be stressed
Short Instagram Captions For Girls
If you want something said, ask a man, if you want something done, ask a woman – Margaret Thatcher
Keep your head, your heels, and your standards high
Happy girls are the prettiest
Badass and Fabulous
She get it from her mama
I dress to impress…..myself
Sassy, classy, and a bit smart assy
Adjust your crown and carry on
Always rock that crown baby girl
Pick up your head and fix that crown
Always wear that invisible crown
Think like a Queen
Sometimes you just have to throw on a crown and remind them who they’re dealing with
Never let anyone dull your sparkle
Short girl problems
I’m not short I’m fun-sized
Don’t be like the rest of them darling
A girl should be 2 things – classy and fabulous – Coco Chanel
Little girls with dreams become women with vision
Long hair don’t care
Life is too short for boring hair
I woke up like this
Short Instagram Captions For Friends
Who run the world? GIRLS
Real queens fix each other’s crowns
Good friends are like stars, you don’t always see them but you know they’re there.
best friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.
friends buy you lunch. best friends eat your lunch.
find your tribe. love them hard.
squad goals
your vibe attracts your tribe
Short Instagram Captions For Selfies
You use to be my cup of tea but now I drink Rose
She promised herself better and never looked back
Life isn’t perfect but your hair can be
Brunettes do it better
Blondes do it better
I run on sarcasm, coffee, and lipstick
Spread love everywhere you go
I could stop buying makeup, but I’m not a quitter
But first, let me take a selfie
Life is short, eat the cupcake
Short Instagram Captions That Are Funny
Current relationship status: Made dinner for two. Ate both.
I’m single but I ignore people like I’m taken
I don’t chase men, I chase money
My vibe’s too lit to give a shit
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.
I’m not lazy, I’m on energy-saving mode.
Hot Mess Express
Just being my SELFIE
Keep calm and selfie on
I have no selfie control
sun’s out, buns out
suns out, guns out
Is it wine-o-clock yet?
Short Instagram Captions For Outfits
Bad vibes don’t go with my outfit
Stress doesn’t go with my outfit
I’m nicer when I like my outfit
Never underestimate the power of a good outfit on a bad day
Life isn’t perfect but your outfit can be
Life is short. Make every outfit count.
Self-confidence is the best outfit you can wear
Life is a party. Dress for it. – Audrey Hepburn
I like my money where I can see it, hanging in my closet.
Mixing highs and lows like a pro
If the shoe fits wear it!
Short Instagram Captions – Happy Quotes
If you see someone without a smile, give them yours – Dolly Parton
Just being the best version of myself
Just be happy, it drives people crazy
Nothing can rain on this parade
Life is better when you’re smiling
Ice cream is cheaper than therapy
Do more of what makes you happy
smiles are always in style
Keep calm and take a selfie
Short Instagram Captions – Inspirational
Be the best version of you
life is better when you’re smiling
self-love is your superpower
You get what you give
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door
Don’t wait for opportunity, create it
Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations
Mindset is what separates the best from the rest
Not looking back cuz I’m not going that way
Success is falling 9 times and getting up 10
A mistake is success in progress
There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs
If you want it, work for it
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
Stress less and enjoy the best
You are the CEO of your life
Short Instagram Captions For Fitness
The body achieves what the mind believes
Life is too short not to make gains
The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen
Stop wishing, start doing
SWOLE PATROL
I’m only doing this so I can eat more later
No curls, no girls
Eat, sleep, gym, repeat
Curls for the girls
Who needs a ticket to the gun show?
I got 99 problems but big guns ain’t one
Life is too short to be small
Train like a beast, look like a beauty
Abs in progress…
Be your own damn competition
Keep your standards high and your squats low
A 1-hour workout is 4% of your day. Make it happen.
Be a badass with a nice ass
Push yourself. No one else is going to do it for you.
You can sparkle, I’m gonna sweat.
Look like a beauty. Train like a beast.
💪 LIKE A GIRL
Short Instagram Captions – Song Lyrics
sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup – Drake
If I was you, I’d wanna be me too – Meghan Trainor
I’m a savage – Megan Thee Stallion
Find me where the wild things are – Alessia Cara
Cheers to the freakin weekend – Rihanna
I’m bringing sexy back – Justin Timberlake
You could be the king but watch the queen conquer – Nicky Minaj
She acts like summer and walks like rain – Train
Nothin can stop me I’m all the way up – Fat Joe
I’m a savage, classy, bougie, ratchet, sassy, moody, nasty – Megan Thee Stallion
Short Instagram Captions For Couples
Together with you is my favorite place to be
I didn’t choose you, my heart did
I love you, even when I’m hungry
I donut know what I would do without you
Love is sharing your pizza
Love is sharing your french fries
We go together like peanut butter and jelly
We go together like lamb and tuna fish
(S)he’s the cheese to my macaroni
Besides chocolate, you’re my favorite
Besides pizza, you’re my favorite
#Mancrushmonday
Every love story is beautiful but ours is my favorite
Every beauty needs a beast
Short Instagram captions for guys
It’s a bromance
Bros for life
Sundays are for the boys
Eat, sleep, lift, repeat
Swole life
I like to lift heavy shit
Be yourself, there’s no one better
Short Instagram captions for the beach
Vitamin C is good for the soul
An ocean breeze puts the mind at ease
Girls just wanna have sun
Don’t worry, beach happy
Beach hair, don’t care
How to have a beach body: 1.) Have a body 2.) Go to the beach.
Life is better at the beach
Life’s a beach
Life is better in flip-flops
Keep calm and beach on
Sand in my toes and salt in my hair
Short Instagram Caption For Travel
Catch flights, not feelings
Vacation calories don’t count
Selfies or vacation didn’t happen
In a relationship with: My passport
That vacay slay
Pool hair, don’t care
All I wanna do is have some sun
An adventure a day keeps the Doctor away
I need a 6-month vacation, twice a year
Short Instagram Caption That Are Cute
Make them stop and stare
Be your own kind of beautiful
Never regret anything that made you smile
Be happy and make others happy too
To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other
Don’t grow up, its a trap
Short Instagram Captions For Quarantine
Time for a quarantini!
How about we unplug 2020 and restart?
2020: 31 days in January, 29 days in April, 600 days in March, and every month after
Short Instagram Captions For Moms
This is a circus and these are my monkeys
I do not have ducks. I do not have a row. I have squirrels, and they’re everywhere
Home is where your mom is
Being a mom has made me so tired. and so happy
TGIF! Oh wait, I’m a mom
Nothing is lost until your mom can’t find it.
My nickname is mom but my full name is mom, mom, mom, mom
Messy hair, don’t care. Actually, I do care, it’s just that motherhood has lowered my standards, like a lot.
I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom
I’m just winging it, life, eyeliner, everything.
I’m a drop the F-bomb kind of mom
Mom turned upside down spells wow.
They whine, I wine
Today’s goal: Keep the tiny humans alive
I made dis’
That’s it for this list of short Instagram captions! Hopefully, you found something for your next post or something that got your wheels spinning!
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Lauren is a wife, mom of 3, and personal trainer with a passion for fitness, fashion, and blogging. She shares affordable fashion finds, fitness tips, and helps you learn how to make money with YOUR blog!