Instagram Reel Hook Generator Prompt

15 scroll-stopping Reel hooks for any topic — because the first 2 seconds decide everything.

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The prompt — copy & paste

Act as a short-form video strategist who studies viral Indian Reels. My niche is: [NICHE, e.g. AI tools for students]. My video topic is: [TOPIC]. Generate 15 opening hooks (spoken first line + on-screen text), each under 10 words. Mix these 5 styles: curiosity gap, bold claim, mistake call-out, relatable situation, contrarian take — 3 hooks per style. Rank them by predicted stop-scroll power and mark your top 3. No clickbait that the video cannot deliver; every hook must match the topic honestly.

What this prompt does

On Reels, the first two seconds decide everything — viewers decide to stay or swipe before your content even starts. This prompt is a short-form strategist in a box: give it your niche and video topic, and it returns 15 opening hooks (spoken line plus on-screen text), each under 10 words, across five proven styles — curiosity gap, bold claim, mistake call-out, relatable situation, contrarian take — ranked by stop-scroll power with a top 3 marked. The honesty constraint at the end matters: hooks the video cannot deliver get you swiped away and hurt retention. Indian creators use this to batch-plan a week's Reels in one sitting: one topic in, fifteen tested-style hooks out, then film the top three.

Tips to get the best result

Film the top-3 hooks as three separate Reels from one topic — same content, triple the chances.
On-screen text should mirror the spoken hook; viewers watch muted more than you think.
Bold claim hooks perform best in education niches; relatable-situation hooks win in comedy.
Re-run the prompt per video — hooks go stale fast; never reuse last month's winners verbatim.