Mashable: 'Stranger Things' fans, are you excited for season 5? We bet you are!

The first four episodes of Netflix's hit series are set to drop soon. Amid the excitement, Instagram is leaning into the Upside Down with a brand-new Stranger Things font for Stories and Reels. Fans can now match their posts to the series' eerie, retro vibe. How to use the new font?

It only takes a few taps to channel your inner Hawkins resident: Open Instagram and tap Create Story. Choose Text, then swipe to the very first font, and yes, that's the Stranger Things one. Start typing your bold predictions about Vecna, Eleven, Will Byers or the finale's big twist. Tap Font Effects, pick the Stranger Things style, and watch your text light up with the iconic red glow.

Stranger Things has an official font on Instagram that you can use on your stories. Available now!! #StrangerThings5 pic.twitter.com/nI4nsowzPp — Stranger Things Archive (@TheSTarchive83) November 23, 2025 The effect is available for fans worldwide. It works on Reels as well and will remain on the app through December 7, 2025.

In case you missed it, Google has also jumped into the Stranger Things excitement with a quirky online scavenger hunt of its own. Here's what you need to do: Type Stranger Things into the search bar and you'll be pulled into a mini Upside Down experience. A virtual die appears on the screen; roll it and you'll be directed to a QR code that opens the game hub. Once inside, your journey begins with a starter puzzle, followed by twenty themed challenges and four hidden rewards waiting to be discovered along the way.

When is 'Stranger Things' releasing in the UAE? The first four episodes will be released on Netflix at 5:00 AM. Episode titles and runtimes revealed: Episode 1: The Crawl (1 hour 8 minutes) Episode 2: The Vanishing of... (54 minutes) Episode 3: The Turnbow Trap (1 hour 6 minutes) Episode 4: Sorcerer (1 hour 23 minutes) Volume 2, consisting of three episodes, will be released on December 26, followed by the last episode on January 1, 2026.