Rescroll

Free comment overlay for Instagram

A comment for your Reels as it reads in a comment section: avatar, username, the comment and a heart whose like count ticks up to your number. A 9:16 MP4 at 1080p. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

The basics

What is a comment overlay on an Instagram Reel?

A comment overlay is a viewer's comment shown on top of a video, so the audience can read what you're answering while you answer it. On Instagram it sits over a Reel or a Story as a small card with the commenter's name and their words, and it's a common way to open a reply, a Q&A or a “you asked” video.

This page opens on the Comment row style: an initials avatar, the username with how long ago the comment was posted, the comment, and a heart. About a second in, the heart fills and the count climbs through its last few likes to the number you typed, 1,284 here.

The frame is 9:16, 1080×1920, and the card sits at the Top position, 10% below the top edge. For a feed post, switch the frame to 4:5. To put the card over your footage, set the background to green before you download and key it out in your editor.

To put it on your video, see how to add a comment overlay in CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro.

What you download

Price
Free. No sign-up, no email, no watermark.
Format
MP4 (H.264), no audio
Resolution
1080p: 1080×1920, 1920×1080, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350
Frame rate
30 or 60 fps
Styles
Reply sticker or comment row, each on a light or dark card
Text
Username up to 24 characters, comment up to 150, wrapped to fit
Likes
0 to 9,999,999 with a heart or thumbs-up, and a count that ticks up
Placement
Nine positions, 70% to 130% size, clear of app buttons in 9:16
Length
0.8 seconds to pop in, then 1 to 60 seconds on screen
Colors
Six looks, or any avatar color on any background color
Overlay
Green background for chroma key
Where it runs
In your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How it works

How to make a comment overlay for Instagram.

Four steps, about a minute, and nothing to install.

  1. 1

    Type the comment

    Enter the commenter's username, up to 24 characters, and their comment, up to 150. Emoji work, and @names, #hashtags and times like 4:12 take the avatar's color. On a Reply sticker you can reword the small line above the comment.

  2. 2

    Choose the style

    Reply sticker is a speech bubble. Comment row adds the time posted, a heart or thumbs-up and a like count that ticks up. Pick a light or dark card, one of six looks and an avatar color.

  3. 3

    Place and time it

    Pick one of nine positions and a size from 70% to 130%, then how long it stays up, from 1 to 60 seconds, and whether it pops out at the end. Set the background to green if it's going over footage.

  4. 4

    Download the MP4

    Press Download. The video is rendered in your browser at 1080p and saved to your device, usually in a few seconds. No account, no watermark.

More versions

Make a different one.

Each one opens its own maker with the settings filled in. Change anything, then download.

Comment reply overlay

The “replying to a comment” sticker as a clip: a speech bubble with an avatar, a small line and the comment, which pops in and holds.

Comment sticker for TikTok

A white reply bubble at the top left of a 9:16 frame, on a green background that keys out over your video.

Comment animation for YouTube

A dark comment card at the lower left of a 16:9 frame, with a thumbs-up, a count that climbs to 3,214 and the timestamp in blue.

When a comment overlay isn’t enough

The free comment overlay is the starting point.

Here you get a clean comment sticker on a background. In Rescroll you describe the graphic you actually want: “when I say ‘someone asked’, pop this comment up next to me and tick the likes while I answer”. It's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the exact word you say. Attach a screenshot of the comment as a reference. Not right yet? Ask for the change in the chat.

Free comment overlay

Rescroll

One comment, typed in by hand

Any design you can describe, matched to a screenshot, your logo or your fonts

A clip you overlay and key out yourself

Built on your own video, placed around you

You line it up in your editor

Pops up on the exact word you say

Change it with the settings here

Change anything by asking in the chat

Make it yours in RescrollSee AI motion graphics

Part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

Posts and chat. Two posts slide in, then the chat answers.
Before you post. Each setting changes as she names it.

Both built in Rescroll from a description.

Questions

Comment overlay for Instagram: your questions, answered.

How do I show a comment on an Instagram Reel?

Make the comment card here, set the background to green and download it. In your editor, place the MP4 on the track above your Reel and remove the green with chroma key, then export the Reel as usual. The card pops in over your video.

Can I use this as an Instagram comment template?

Yes. The page opens on a finished comment card: type over the username, the comment, the time and the like count, then download it. The layout stays put and the card resizes around your text.

Can the like count go up during the video?

Yes. With “Count the likes up” switched on, the heart fills about a second in and the count ticks up to your number. Switch it off and the heart still fills, but the count sits on its final number from the start.

Do the comment and the like count have to be real?

If you present them as real, yes: quote the comment as it was written and use the count it had. Made-up comments and numbers are for skits, parodies and mock-ups that are clearly labeled. Don't use one to mislead viewers or to put words in a real person's mouth.

Is this tool affiliated with Instagram?

No. Rescroll isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. The comment card is a generic design with no Instagram logo or interface artwork.

Is the comment overlay maker free?

Yes. It's free to use and free to download, with no account, no email address and no watermark on the video. There's no limit on how many you make.

What format and resolution is the video?

An MP4 with H.264 video, at 1080p in the shape you choose: 1080×1920 (9:16) for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1920×1080 (16:9) for YouTube, 1080×1080 (1:1), or 1080×1350 (4:5) for the Instagram feed. You can export at 30 or 60 frames per second.

Can I get the comment overlay with a transparent background?

MP4 can't store transparency, so the comment overlay comes ready to key instead. Set the background to green and remove it with chroma key in your editor. Only the comment overlay is left over your footage.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The comment overlay is drawn and encoded on your own device, using your browser's built-in video encoder. Nothing is sent to a server and there's no render queue.

Can I use the comment overlay in client work, ads or monetized videos?

Yes. The video you download is yours to use in personal and commercial projects, with no attribution needed.

Can I match my brand, add my logo or change the design?

Not in the free maker, which is deliberately simple. That's what Rescroll's AI motion graphics are for: describe the graphic you want in plain English, attach your logo, fonts or a screenshot of your style, and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the word you say. Ask for any change in the chat. It's part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

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Keep reading

Where to go next.

Comment reply overlay

Back to the comment reply overlay maker, with everything it can do.

AI motion graphics

Counters, charts, app screens and maps designed from a description, on your own video and timed to your words.

AI video editor

The whole edit from a sentence: silences and bad takes cut, captions, color, zooms and graphics.

Rescroll vs After Effects

When to keyframe a graphic yourself, and when to describe it instead.

Rescroll vs CapCut

Preset text animations against graphics designed for each moment. Often used together.

Your next video,
edited like the top 1%.

Drop it in. Say what should appear. Read the plan, press Build, and export the finished video — no After Effects, no editor, no template.

Make your first graphic

Part of Pro, Ultimate and Scale · Export is free · Failed builds are refunded