What do the different heart emoji colors mean on Snapchat?

Snapchat has become one of the most popular social media apps, especially among teens and young adults. One of Snapchat‘s key features is its system of emoji, which appear next to your contacts‘ names and give insight into your relationships and friendships on the app. In particular, Snapchat uses a range of colored heart emojis to represent different levels of closeness between users. But what do each of these cryptic little hearts actually mean? Here‘s a breakdown of the significance behind each color heart emoji on Snapchat.

💛 Yellow Heart: #1 Best Friends

The yellow heart emoji on Snapchat means you are "#1 Best Friends" with that person. This means that you send the most snaps back and forth to each other, compared to everyone else on your friends list. The yellow heart appears next to your best friend‘s name, and if you both share the top best friend spot with each other, you‘ll see a yellow heart next to your name from their point of view as well.

You can have up to 8 best friends on Snapchat. These best friends are ranked based on whom you snap with the most frequently. Your #1 best friend has the yellow heart, #2 has a red heart, #3 has a pink heart, and so on down the line. These rankings can change over time as your snap frequencies change.

❤️ Red Heart: Two Week Snapstreak

A red heart on Snapchat means you have been #1 best friends with that person for two weeks straight. According to Snapchat, two users sharing red hearts are "on a Snapstreak" and have snapped each other at least once per day for a minimum of two weeks straight.

Red hearts signify a committed Snapstreak and a strong friendship on the app. However, as soon as you miss a day of snapping your #1 best friend, you‘ll lose the red hearts and have to build up your streak again from the yellow heart level. Red hearts are elusive and difficult to maintain over the long term.

💕 Pink Hearts: Two Month Snapstreak

If you can keep up your red heart Snapstreak for two straight months, your heart icons will turn into pink hearts. This means you and your #1 best friend on Snapchat have achieved an impressive level of dedication by snapping each other at least once per day for two whole months without fail.

The pink double hearts emoji represent a very close and stable friendship on Snapchat. However, just like the red heart, if you miss even one day of communication, your streak will reset and you‘ll lose the pink hearts.

💙 Blue Heart: Your Best Friend‘s Best Friend

The blue heart emoji on Snapchat indicates that you and the other person are each other’s #1 best friends, but you’re also best friends with their #1 best friend. Essentially, your #1 best friend‘s #1 best friend is also your #1 best friend. It‘s a "best friends in common" type of situation.

💚 Green Heart: Early Friendship

The green heart on Snapchat means you share a #1 best friend connection with that person, but your snap streak is not far enough along to trigger the red heart status. The green heart typically appears within your first week of becoming best friends with someone, signifying the early stages of a growing friendship. Once your streak hits two weeks, the green heart will turn red.

🖤 Black Heart: Their #1 But Not Yours

The black heart on Snapchat indicates that you are that person‘s #1 best friend, but they are not your #1 best friend. So your top Snapchat friend ranks you as their #1, but someone else ranks as your #1. The black heart signifies an imbalance in your friendship on the app. This heart appears in the early stages of connecting with someone new on Snapchat.

What It All Means

Snapchat’s colored heart emoji system gives users a fun way to track, monitor, and gauge their friendships and connections on the app. Hearts indicate your interactions and level of closeness, almost like a points system. The various colors signify the strength and depth of your Snapchat bonds.

So if you‘re confused or curious about what a certain heart means next to your Snapchat friend‘s name, this guide should help explain the significance. Now get out there, start snapping, and build your Snapstreaks to unlock all the colored hearts!