Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Instagram Adds Local Voice Translation and Indian Fonts
Instagram and Facebook are adding new features to help more people in India use their platforms.
They are adding translation tools for videos in five new Indian languages: Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi.
This means people can watch videos in these languages and understand them better.
The company also showed these features at an event in Mumbai.
Before this, they already had translation tools for English, Hindi, Spanish, and Portuguese.
These new tools will help more people create and enjoy content on Instagram and Facebook.
Instagram and Facebook are adding local voice translation for Reels in five Indian languages: Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi.
The new translation tools will be available over the coming months.
Existing translation tools support English, Hindi, Spanish, and Portuguese.
The updates were announced at the 'House of Instagram' event in Mumbai.
The features aim to expand language accessibility and support more creators in India.
- Who
- Meta (Instagram and Facebook)
- What
- Added local voice translation and Indian fonts
- When
- Announced on Friday at the 'House of Instagram' event in Mumbai
- Where
- India
- Why
- To expand language accessibility and support more creators
- Platforms
- Instagram and Facebook
- New Languages
- Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi
- Existing Languages
- English, Hindi, Spanish, and Portuguese
- Event
- House of Instagram in Mumbai
- Focus
- Language accessibility and creative expression in India
