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In a move that's sure to rattle anyone who's used Microsoft Office for a school project, the font Papyrus is a hidden feature available on Instagram Stories.

As spotted by Pedestrian, several users have figured out how to use the typeface in Stories. It only seems to be available on iOS — I tested it on an iPhone, and sure enough, it was there.

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Created by Chris Costello in 1982, Papyrus is often referred to in the same breath as Comic Sans as one of the world's most hated fonts, famously ridiculed in a Saturday Night Liveskit with Ryan Gosling in 2017 in relation to the Avatar logo.

Both Comic Sans and Papyrus found fame as pre-installed fonts on Microsoft Office from Office '97 onwards. But while Comic Sans is already available on Instagram Stories, Papyrus is a hidden easter egg font. But it's easy to activate — here's how.

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How to find the Papyrus font in Instagram Stories

1. Open Instagram Stories and record/snap/upload your image.

2. Tap the text button at the top (it's the one in the circle that reads Aa).

3. Scroll across to...the Comic Sans font. I KNOW, RIGHT? Diabolical.

Credit: SCREENSHOT: INSTAGRAM / SHANNON CONNELLAN

4. Triumphantly type the word "Papyrus."

5. Voilà! Now you can use the font for whatever you damn well like.

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