Meta-owned Instagram has released a slew of features at once that are all about Halloween. Secret Halloween-themed keywords like Happy Halloween Trick-or-treat and emojis 🎃, 👻, 🕷, 🕸️ will trigger fun effects and animations in DMs and Notes. 5 custom Halloween Add Yours templates (AYTs) will help you have fun with your friends and stay on top of Halloween trends.

You can find this limited edition Halloween templates in the Happy Halloween section of the new Add your templates discovery surface in Stories. Use Meta AI's Imagine feature and imagine yourself as a vampire or something else related to the Halloween spirit. You can easily share your AI-generated costume with your friends so they can add their own custom Halloween looks too.

A new Halloween-themed font and a text effect called Haunted will help you celebrate Halloween across Stories, Feeds, and Reels. A special Halloween chat theme will transform chats into a haunted atmosphere, making conversations with friends even more exciting.