How Instagram's "Who Are You?" filters work

With over a billion active users, Instagram has become one of the most popular social media platforms hence the company keeps coming up with fun new features and updates.

Kicking 2020 off,  Instagram’s "Who Are You?" filter has become quite the hit amongst users, it is a modern take on personality quizzes.

The filters take your face, add a stylised frame over your forehead and after a spin randomly selects the answer, each result is different varying from which movie character you are, your nationality and even how old you look.

The filter can be hard to find since the social media platform but the best way to use them is by clicking on your friend or celebrity’s stories that feature them.

Here are some of the best ones that you could give a try:

Shrek, Pokemon, Cartoons, And More Instagram Filters

Shrek is one of the most loved fictional characters, with the golden frame placed on your forehead this filter assigns a character such as Lord Farquad, Gingy, Donkey, Fiona, Prince Charming, Pinocchio, and even Shrek himself as the result.

The "Cartoon Character?"  filter takes you back to your childhood days, the filter selects a cartoon character from Spongebob, Danny Phantom, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Rick and Morty and Rugrats and many more.

Similar to this is the Pokemon filter that highlights your face purple and then assigns you a character from the popular game.
Quiz Me And How Do You Bo

If you love taking online fun quizzes then you will love the Quiz Me filter, it is an enjoyable question and answer round such as  "What makes you feel guilty?" or "If you came with a warning label, what would it say?"

This filter has been quite popular amongst influencers as it helps them engage with their followers, not long after the filters were introduced brand giants have used it to market their products such as the chicken company Bojangles.

Instagram tests DM feature for web version

The filter was used to highlight the menu items by selecting if you are fries, a biscuit, or a 2-piece dinner.

Lately, Instagram has been adding new features to its platform from announcing the company is testing out direct messaging for its web version to the launching new exciting layouts for stories that will provide users with a wide range of grid display styles for still images within a single frame.

This article originally published on Screen Rant.