Snapchat Emojis and Their Meanings
Snapchat Emojis and Their Meanings. Emojis have been a very good means to communicate one‘s emotions and ideas in a pictorial form and their usage in social sites and apps has been very outrageous as it has started replacing words.
What are Emojis
An emoji is a visual representation of an emotion, object, or symbol. Emojis are present in modern communication apps such as your smartphone’s text messaging or social networking apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. To access your library of emoticons in any app, tap the smiley face icon on the keyboard.
Snapchat Emojis
If you’re an active Snapchat user you’ve probably noticed these emojis before. They appear next to your friends’ names on your “Friends” tab, and they can give you some interesting insights into the ways that both you and your friends interact with Snapchat.
Snapchat emojis are a unique feature that tracks the way that both you and your Snapchat friends interact on the platform. The emoji that appears next to a user on Snapchat’s “Friends” tab can be affected by the length of time that you’ve been friends, the frequency that you send each other snaps, and the other Snapchat users with who you interact frequently, to name a few.
Snapchat Emojis and Their Meanings
Snapchat emojis are 13 in number, and below are their meanings
Babyface Emoji
This emoji means that you just added a person to your friend’s list. You can expect to see this emoji a lot if you just got started on Snapchat.
Smile Emoji
This emoji means that you interect with the user a lot in the platform, it means they are one of your best friends on snapchat.
You send them a lot of snaps, and they send you a lot too, but they aren’t your #1 best friend. If you’re active on Snapchat you can expect to see several smile emojis in your friends list.
Grimace Emoji
This emoji indicates that you share one of your best friends with this friend, meaning that you interact a lot with someone this person interacts with frequently.
Sunglasses Emoji
This emoji indicates that you share a close friend with this person. A close friend is someone who sends you snaps a lot but not enough to be one of your best friends.
Smirk Emoji
This means that the person interacts with you often but you don‘t interact with them often.
Gold Heart Emoji
This emoji means that you two are best friends.
Red Heart Emoji
This emoji means that you have been best friends with this person for at least two weeks.
Pink Heart Emoji
This emoji means that the user is your best friends and you have been best friends for at least two months.
Fire Emoji
If you see the fire emoji on your friend’s list, it means that you’re on a Snapstreak with that person. This means that you and your friend have snapped at each other continuously for at least 3 days. A number next to the flame indicates the number of days the snap streak has lasted.
100 Emoji
This is a very impressive emoji which means that you have had a snap streak running with the user for 100 days in a row.
Hourglass Emoji
This emoji indicates that your snap streak with a person is going to end very soon, therefore, if you want to keep it running, start snapping.
Sparkle Emoji
Snapchat recently released Snapchat groups that allow you to send snaps and chat with multiple users, and the sparkle Snapchat emoji indicates that you’re in a group with that user.
Birthday Cake Emoji
This emoji means that it’s the user‘s birthday, so, feel free to send them a message on that day.
Purple Zodiac Emojis
The purple zodiac emoji is a symbol that represents a user‘s birthday. You can view a user‘s symbol by tapping on their profile. Below are the zodiac emojis and their meanings.
♈ Aries (March 21 – April 20)
♉ Taurus (April 21 – May 21)
♊ Gemini (May 22 – June 21)
♋ Cancer (June 22 – July 22)
♌ Leo (July 23 – August 22)
♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 23)
♎ Libra (September 24 – October 23)
♏ Scorpius (October 24 – November 22)
♐ Sagittarius (November 23 – December 21)
♑ Capricorn (December 22 – January 20)
♒ Aquarius (January 21 – February 19)
♓ Pisces (February 20 – March 20)
Emojis for Verified Accounts
Some specific emojis are reserved for verified accounts. These custom Snapchat emojis are displayed on the Snapchat stories of public figures and celebrities.
Snapchat Story Emojis
Some of the most popular Snapchat story emojis are given below;
- 👾 Alien Monster Emoji: Joe Jonas (username: joseadam)
- 🎈Balloon Emoji: Rihanna (username: Rihanna)
- 💪 Bicep Emoji: Arnold Schwarzenegger (username: arnoldschnitzel)
- 🌵 Cactus Emoji: Jared Leto (username: jaredleto)
- 🍒 Cherry Emoji: Demi Lovato (username: theddlovato)
- 💫 Circling Star Emoji: Emily Ratajkowski (username: emrata)
- 🎬 Clapboard Emoji: Ryan Seacrest (username: ryanseacrest)
- 👏 Clapping Hands Emoji: Zedd (username: zedd)
- 🌙 Crescent Moon Emoji: Ariana Grande (username: moonlightbae)
- 👑Crown Emoji: Kylie Jenner (username: kylizzlemynizzl)
- 📀 Disc Emoji: David Guetta (username: davidguettaoff)
- 👊 Fist Emoji: Alesso (username: alesso)
- 🔑 Key Emoji: DJ Khaled (username: djkhaled305)
- 🐨 Koala Emoji: 5 Seconds of Summer (username: wearefivesos)
- 🍐 Pear Emoji: Rick Ross (username: ferrarifatboy)
- 💟 Pink Heart Emoji: Selena Gomez (username: selenagomez)
- 🍕Pizza Emoji: Bella Hadid, Chrissy Teigen, Martin Garrix (usernames: babybels777, chrissyteigen, martingarrix)
- 💩 Poo Emoji: Victoria Justice (username: victoriajustice)
- 🙏 Praying Hands Emoji: Justin Bieber (username: rickthesizzler)
- 🐀 Rat Emoji: Ruby Rose (username: rubyrose)
- 🚣 Rowboat Emoji: The Lonley Island (username: tliboys)
- 🌹 Rose Emoji: Rosie Huntington Whitley (username: rosiehw)
- 🚨Siren Emoji: Tiesto (username: tiesto)
- 🐅Tiger Emoji: Calvin Harris (username: calvinharris)
- 🌷Tulip Emoji: Jessica Alba (username: jessicaalba)
- ⬆️ Up Arrow Emoji: One Direction (username: onedirection)
Snapchat Icons and Their Meanings
Snapchat icons provide information about snaps that you send or receive. Let’s look at some snap chat icons and the meanings behind them.
Sent Icons
This means that you have sent a snap without audio.
This icon means that you have sent a snap with audio.
This ordinarily means that you have sent a snap.
You sent a snap to someone who hasn’t accepted your friend request.
Opened Icons
This means that a friend opened a Snap without audio.
A friend opened a Snap with audio.
A friend opened a chat.
A friend viewed and received cash.
Received Icons
You have an unopened Snap (or Snaps) without audio
You have an unopened Snap (or Snaps) that includes audio
You have an unread Chat message.
Viewed Icons
Your Snap sent without audio has been viewed
Your Snap sent with audio has been viewed
Your Chat has been viewed
A Snap or Chat is pending and may have expired
Screenshot Icons
A screenshot has been taken of your Snap without audio
A screenshot has been taken of your Snap with audio
A screenshot has been taken of your Chat
Replay Icons
Your Snap sent without audio has been replayed
Your Snap sent with audio has been replayed
A thorough understanding of how the Snapchat system work will be very beneficiary for perfect usage of the platform. What emoji do you think should be added, removed or changed from the platform? let us know in the comment section.