Snapchat emoji meanings
Snapchat puts emoji next to friends’ names to describe your relationship. Here is every current one, taken from Snapchat’s own support page, and what it says about you two.
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What each Snapchat friend emoji means
Snapchat shows a small emoji next to some friends’ names in your chat list. They are ordinary Unicode emoji — the same 💛 and 🔥 you can copy anywhere — but inside Snapchat they carry specific meanings that the app assigns automatically from how often you and that friend snap each other. This list follows Snapchat’s own support page; older third-party lists mention extra emoji (💯 for a 100-day streak, 👶 for a new friend, ✨ and 🌟) that Snapchat no longer documents.
| Emoji | Label | What it means, in Snapchat’s words |
|---|---|---|
| 💛 | Besties | You are each other’s #1 Best Friend: you sent the most Snaps to this person, and they sent the most to you |
| ❤️ | BFF | You have been each other’s #1 Best Friend for two weeks in a row |
| 💕 | Super BFF | You have been each other’s #1 Best Friend for two months in a row |
| 😊 | BFs | They are one of your Best Friends — you send a lot of Snaps to them — but not your #1 |
| 😬 | Mutual Besties | Your #1 Best Friend is also their #1 Best Friend |
| 😎 | Mutual BFs | One of your Best Friends is also one of their Best Friends |
| 🔥 | Streak | You are on a Snapstreak; the number beside it is the days you have snapped each other in a row |
| ⌛ | Streak is ending | Your streak will end soon unless you both send a Snap within 24 hours |
| 🎂 | Birthday | It is this friend’s birthday, according to the date they entered |
How the emoji are decided, and how to change them
- Best Friends are calculated from Snaps and Chats you exchange; the list updates continuously and is private to you.
- The hearts escalate: 💛 becomes ❤️ after two weeks as mutual #1s and 💕 after two months. Breaking the pattern drops you back.
- Streaks need a Snap (not a Chat) from both sides every 24 hours; ⌛ appears as a warning before the streak breaks.
- You can customise which emoji represents each status in Settings → Manage → Friend Emojis; the meanings stay the same.
Outside Snapchat, each of these emoji has its own broader meaning: see the heart emoji guide, the fire emoji guide and the cringe emoji guide for 😬.
The Snapchat friendship levels: from besties to Super BFF
Snapchat’s friend emojis form a tiered system that shows how often you interact with a friend. Different emojis represent different friendship levels, from simple Best Friends to the long-term Super BFF. These emojis appear next to a friend’s name in your chat list and update automatically based on your snap and chat history.
- 😊 BFs: you and a friend are on each other’s Best Friends lists, but not each other’s #1.
- 💛 Besties: you are each other’s #1 Best Friend.
- ❤️ BFF: you’ve been #1 Best Friends for two weeks straight.
- 💕 Super BFF: you’ve been #1 Best Friends for two months straight.
- 😬 Mutual Besties: your #1 Best Friend is also this friend’s #1 Best Friend.
- 😎 Mutual BFs: you and this friend have the same person on your Best Friends lists.
The difference between “besties” and “best friends” is about mutuality: being someone’s Best Friend means you send a lot of snaps to them, but you might not be their #1. Besties (💛) means you are the #1 Best Friend for each other. The yellow heart turns into a red heart (❤️) after two weeks of being #1 best friends, showing the classic yellow heart vs red heart progression. Snapchat does not have a friendship level above Super BFF.
Pink hearts on Snapchat: what they really mean
On Snapchat, the two hearts emoji 💕 appears when you and a friend have been each other’s #1 Best Friend for two months straight. This status is called Super BFF, and the emoji is often referred to as pink hearts.
Snapchat’s default friend emojis do not include a single pink heart. The heart emojis in the default set are yellow 💛, red ❤️, and two hearts 💕. You can customise friend emojis in Settings → Manage → Friend Emojis, so a single pink heart can appear if you or a friend chooses it.
Seeing the two hearts emoji (💕) means you’ve both held the top spot for two months, which is a sign of a strong connection. If you stop being #1 best friends, the emoji disappears; if you regain #1 later, you start again with the yellow heart.
Questions people ask
What does the yellow heart mean on Snapchat?
Besties: you and that friend are each other’s number one Best Friend.
What does 😬 mean on Snapchat?
Mutual Besties: your number one Best Friend is also that person’s number one Best Friend.
What does ⌛ mean on Snapchat?
Your Snapstreak with that friend is about to end. Both of you need to send a Snap within 24 hours to keep it.
Does 💯 still mean a 100-day streak?
Snapchat’s current support page does not list it. Older guides mention it; treat it as historical.
What is the smiley face emoji on Snapchat?
The smiley face shown next to a friend’s name is 😊, and it means you are Best Friends: you send each other a lot of snaps, but you are not each other’s #1. The sunglasses emoji 😎 means Mutual BFs: you and this friend have the same person on your Best Friends lists.
What does grimace face mean on Snapchat?
The grimacing face 😬 means Mutual Besties: your #1 Best Friend is also this friend’s #1 Best Friend. You share the same top person, which is why the emoji appears.
What are Snapchat reactions and how do they differ from friend emojis?
Snapchat reactions are emoji you can send in response to a message or snap by holding on it and tapping an emoji. They are separate from the friend emojis that appear next to names in your chat list and do not affect your friendship level.
What does SS mean on Snapchat?
SS usually stands for “screenshot” – someone has saved your snap or chat. Snapchat notifies you when someone screenshots. It’s not related to the friend emojis like 💛.
What are the best friend emojis on Snapchat’s Best Friends list?
Snapchat shows a small emoji next to your Best Friends to indicate your relationship. The main ones are 💛 Besties, ❤️ BFF, 💕 Super BFF, 😊 BFs, 😬 Mutual Besties, and 😎 Shared Best Friend. Snapstreak 🔥, streak ending ⌛ and birthday 🎂 emojis also appear in the same place.
What is the Snapchat glasses emoji?
The “glasses emoji” on Snapchat is the smiling face with sunglasses 😎. It means you and that friend share a Best Friend — you both have the same person among your Best Friends.
Is there a neon yellow heart emoji on Snapchat?
No, Snapchat uses the standard yellow heart emoji 💛 for Besties. There is no separate neon yellow heart emoji.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Facts were checked against the sources listed above. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
