Instagram tests an auto-caption sticker for Stories

It might soon be easier to caption Instagram Stories. The social network is testing out a way to add automatic captions to the feature. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared a video on Twitter of auto-captions in action. It shows a new CC captions option available alongside the other stickers you can add to your stories. When you enable it, the sticker will show a transcription of the audio. It also lets you change the captions' font and style as you would when you type text on your Stories.

As Engadget pointed out, the feature didn't transcribe Navarra's audio completely accurately as it mistook the word "finally" for "find." Errors with automatic transcriptions are inevitable, though. 

If Instagram decides to roll this feature out, it'll be useful for hard-of-hearing users and those trying to catch what's said in the videos when their volume isn't turned up. And for creators and any other user, it could also simplify the process of adding captions to videos. 

Unfortunately, this feature isn't available for public testing at the moment. But we hope it's something Instagram continues to develop.