"In the coming month, you’ll see a translation button on feed stories and profile bios written in languages different from your own. The Instagram community has grown faster and become more global than we ever imagined. And we’re excited that you’ll soon be able to understand the full story of a moment, no matter what language you speak," said the company's official account. 

 

In the coming month, you’ll see a translation button on feed stories and profile bios written in languages different from your own. The Instagram community has grown faster and become more global than we ever imagined. And we’re excited that you’ll soon be able to understand the full story of a moment, no matter what language you speak. To learn more about translation on Instagram, check out help.instagram.com.

A photo posted by Instagram (@instagram) on Jun 22, 2016 at 10:00am PDT

Although the company did not provide details on when the new feature will be available, kompas.com reported that the "See Translation" button could already be found under several posts in Bahasa Indonesia.

(Read also: 10 local travelers to follow on Instagram)

The company has also just celebrated the milestone of reaching 500 million users.

"Today, we’re excited to announce our community has grown to more than 500 million Instagrammers — more than 300 million of whom use Instagram every single day. Our community also continues to become even more global, with more than 80 percent living outside of the United States," the company stated on its official blog on Tuesday. (ken/kes) 

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