Big Quote

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Big Quote — Free Quotes & Tips Social Post Template

Quotes & Tips · v1.0.0 · Updated 2026-10-16 · Instagram, Facebook & X · HTML + CSS

CategoryQuotes & Tips
Tagsquotetypographydarkauthor
Sizes4:5 · 1080×13501:1 · 1080×10809:16 · 1080×192016:9 · 1600×900
Updated October 16, 2026

What's included

Features

Oversized accent-coloured serif quotation mark as the focal point
Quote set in Playfair Display 700 with accent highlights via *asterisks*
Author name, role or source line, and your handle in the footer
Optional round author photo with an accent ring; hidden when empty
Long quotes shrink automatically to fit above the footer
Radial accent glow background, so it looks finished without images
Works in 4: 5, 1:1, 9:16 Story and 16:9 landscape sizes
Download PNG or JPEG, or copy the HTML and CSS

About this template

Big Quote — Free Instagram Quote Post Template With Author Photo

Big Quote social post template: A bold serif pull-quote on a deep background with an oversized quote mark, author name, role, optional photo and your handle.

Big Quote is a free quote post template for Instagram, Facebook and X. It turns a single sentence into a shareable quote card: an oversized accent-coloured quotation mark, the quote in a bold serif face, and a footer with the author's name, role, optional round photo and your handle.

Typography does the work

The quote is set in Playfair Display at 700 weight with slightly tight letter-spacing, so even a short line feels editorial. The giant opening quote mark is the same serif at roughly four times the quote size, tinted with the accent colour. Wrap any words in *asterisks* and they switch to the accent colour, which is a simple way to highlight the key phrase of a long quote.

A layout that survives long quotes

The quote sits in a flexible middle area between the quote mark and the footer. When a quote is too long, the editor shrinks the type step by step until it fits instead of letting it spill over the footer. The same design works as a 4:5 portrait post, a square post, a 9:16 Story (with extra padding to clear the Story header and reply bar) and a 16:9 landscape post for X.

Subtle depth, no images needed

The background is the dark base colour with a soft radial glow of the accent colour in the top-right corner, drawn with a CSS radial-gradient, so the card looks finished even without a photo. The author photo is optional: leave it empty and the footer simply shows the name and role.

Want a lighter tip-style card instead? Try Tip of the Day or the fact-based Did You Know? template.

Why use it

Why Use the Big Quote Template

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Quotes are made to be shared
A strong line in big type is one of the easiest posts to repost. Your handle stays on the image, so shares keep pointing back to you.
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Looks designed in seconds
The serif type, oversized quote mark and accent glow do the design work. Paste the quote, add the author and it is ready.
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Long quotes still fit
The quote shrinks automatically instead of overflowing the footer, so you never have to cut someone’s words to make them fit.

How it’s different

How It’s Different From Canva-Style Templates

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Real HTML and CSS, not a locked image
Canva-style templates only give you an image. These are plain HTML and CSS you can copy, download as a .html file or fork into My Code, then reuse on a website, in an email or in your own design system.
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Private by design
Text and photos never leave your browser. Images are drawn locally on a canvas, so client photos and unreleased product screenshots stay on your device.
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Every size from one design
Layouts use relative units, so one design exports as an Instagram portrait post, a square, a Story and a 16:9 X post, or all four at once as a ZIP.
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Free, with no account or watermark
No sign-up, no premium-only templates, no watermark and no download limits. Edits are saved in your browser for next time.
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Text that always fits
Long headlines shrink step by step instead of overflowing, and Story layouts keep text clear of Instagram’s buttons. Most template editors leave both to you.
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Versioned templates
Each template has a version number and an update date, and the exported HTML records which version you used, so you can tell when a design changes.

Step by step

How to Use

  1. 1
    Pick the sizeChoose Portrait 4:5 (the Instagram feed default), Square, Story / Reel or Landscape 16:9 for X. Big Quote opens at 1080×1350.
  2. 2
    Edit the textClick any text in the preview, or use the fields on the left (quote, author, role / source, handle and more). Wrap words in *asterisks* to colour them.
  3. 3
    Add your imagesClick a photo area in the preview or use Images to upload your author photo. Images stay in your browser.
  4. 4
    Match your brandApply one of 12 palettes or set exact colours with the pickers, then choose heading and body fonts.
  5. 5
    Download or take the codeDownload a PNG or JPEG at full size, download every size as a ZIP, copy the HTML, or fork it into My Code to keep editing.

Real-world uses

Common Use Cases

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Founder and leadership quotes
Share a line from your CEO, a podcast guest or a conference talk with their name, role and photo under it, in your brand colours across the feed and Stories.
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Customer quote highlights
Pull the strongest sentence from a review or case study and colour its key words with *asterisks*, for a cleaner alternative to a full testimonial card.
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Blog and newsletter pull-quotes
Promote a new article by posting its most quotable line, with the author credited in the footer and your handle in the corner.
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Daily motivation series
Run a consistent quote-of-the-day series by keeping the colours and fonts fixed and only changing the quote and author each day.

Got questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Open the Big Quote template, type the quote and the author, optionally upload a photo, and pick colours and fonts. Keep the 4:5 portrait size (1080×1350) for the feed, or switch to Story (1080×1920), then click Download. The whole thing runs in your browser.

Yes. Wrap the words in asterisks, for example "Simplicity is the soul of *efficiency*", and they render in the accent colour. You can edit the quote in the side panel or by clicking it in the preview.

The quote shrinks automatically until it fits between the quote mark and the footer. For readability on phones, aim for one or two sentences, roughly under 140 characters.

No. The photo slot is optional. Without a photo the footer shows only the author name, role and your handle, and nothing is left empty.

Portrait post 1080×1350 (4:5): Instagram feed (recommended), Facebook feed, X portrait. Square post 1080×1080 (1:1): Instagram, Facebook and X feeds. Story / Reel 1080×1920 (9:16): Instagram and Facebook Stories, Reel covers. Landscape post 1600×900 (16:9): X feed image, Facebook landscape. Switch sizes in the editor and the layout adapts, or click "All sizes (ZIP)" to download every size at once.

Yes. "Copy HTML" and "Download .html" give you one self-contained file: the markup, all the CSS and links to the Google Fonts it uses. "Fork to My Code" saves an editable copy in the UI Snippets editor. The file records the template name and version (v1.0.0).

Yes. It is free for personal and commercial posts, with no sign-up and no watermark. Everything runs in your browser and nothing you type or upload is sent to a server.