125 One-Word Instagram Captions To Keep Your Posts Short and Sweet

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but no one tells us how many words one should use to caption that picture. A caption is a short, written explanation of what you’re sharing in a post. It’s meant to be a summary, so the shorter, the better. That's why we're supplying you with the 100+ best one-word Instagram captions!

If you use the right caption, one word will suffice, but it has to be the right word. So, let’s say you have a photo, series of pictures, story, comment or reel you’re ready to share. Try to sum up what you’re trying to share in one word. (This gets easier with practice.)

To help get you started, here’s a list of some of the best and most popular one-word captions for Instagram to say just what you mean, and make sure your creativity (and self-control, TBH) gets plenty of attention on social media.

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125 Best One-Word Instagram Captions

1. Art

2. Nature

3. Selfie

4. Family

5. Stylin

6. Lost

7. Believe

8. Inspiration

9. Forever

10. Family

11. Home

12. Success

13. Retro

14. Fun

15. Love

16. Thankful

17. Smiling

18. Me

19. Workday

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20. Awesomeness

21. Iconic

22. Blessed

23. Fancy

24. Classy

25. Speechless

26. Legacy

One-Word Insta Captions For Friends

27. Forever

28. Us

29. Together

30. Truthteller

31. Buddy

32. BFF

33. Shadow

34. Besties

35. Sidekick

36. Crony

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One-Word Instagram Captions For Traveling

37. Flying

38. Roadtrip

39. Amtrak

40. Cruising

41. Outa-here

42. Gone

43. Buh-bye

44. Beach-bound

45. Therapy

46. Navigation

47. Sailing

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One-Word Instagram Captions for Beauty

48. Speechless

49. Adorable

50. Cuteness

51. Fashionista

52. Enchanting

53. Looker

54. Belle

55. Lovely

56. Eye-catching

57. Wowza

Simple Instagram Captions For Food

58. Yum

59. Goodness

60. Nom

61. Spicy

62. Sweet

63. Delish

64. Homemade

65. Tasty

66. Refreshing

67. Healthy

68. Delicacy

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One-Word Captions For Every Mood on Instagram

69. Mood

70. Heartbroken

71. Angry

72. Sad

73. Thrilled

74. Happy

75. Disappointed

76. Surprised

77. Lonely

78. Afraid

79. Satisfied

80. Pleased

81. Relieved

82. Thankful

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Short Captions for Weather

83. Rainy

84. Sunny

85. Bright

86. Wet

87. Snowy

88. Humid

89. Dry

90. Frigid

91. Foggy

92. Windy

93. Calm

94. Crisp

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Simple Captions to Elicit Action

95. Stop

96. Go

97. Beware

98. Notice

99. Watchful

100. Caution

101. Leery

102. Helpful

103. Useful

104. Heads-up

One-Word Captions for Instagram to Express Wonder

105. Whoa

106. Cool

107. Epic

108. Whimsical

109. Glory

110. Hooray

111. Superb

112. Unreal

113. Sensational

114. Exciting

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One-Word Captions for IG Using Text Slang

115. GR8

116. LOL (laugh out loud)

117. GRWM (get ready with me)

118. 4Real

119. Good2Know

120. ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing)

121. TBT (throwback Thursday)

122. BRB (be right back)

123. TY (thank you)

124. CU

125. BTW (by the way)

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