If you got Snapchat’s latest update, chances are, you noticed a new hourglass or timer emoji next to some of your friends’ names. But what does it mean? According to Snapchat’s official support page on Twitter, the new hourglass emoji lets you know if your snapstreak is in danger of ending.
@aliyahdxoxo ⌛️ appears next to someone's name if your Snapstreak is going to end soon _. Learn more here: https://t.co/JfTV1Oc1Mw
— Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) March 29, 2016
Last spring, Snapchat first introduced its cryptic friend emoji, without letting any of us know what they mean. Over time, they’ve added new puzzlers like the gold star, baby emoji or heart. Though they’ve usually been pretty secretive about revealing new emoji meanings, they let this one out pretty early.
If you want to know all the Snapchat emoji that can show up next to your friends’ names and what they mean, check out our full list below or check out our complete Trophy Case emoji meanings, here. Or check out the video of all of the new Snapchat update features.
Complete List Of Snapchat Emoji Meanings: What Does The Hourglass And Other Emoji Beside Names Mean?
Hourglass – means your Snapstreak with that friend is about to end!
Gold Star — Someone has replayed this person's snaps in the past 24 hours. They must have something interesting to show.
Yellow Heart — You are #1 best friends with each other. You send the most snaps to this person, and they send the most snaps to you.
Red Heart — You have been #1 BFs with each other for two weeks straight.
Pink Hearts — You have been #1 BFs with each other for two months straight. Dedication!
Baby — You just became friends with this person.
Face With Sunglasses — One of your best friends is one of their best friends. You send a lot of snaps to someone they also send a lot of snaps to.
Grimacing Face — Your #1 best friend is their #1 best friend. You send the most snaps to the same person that they do. Awkward.
Smirking Face — You are one of their best friends …but they are not a best friend of yours. You don’t send them many snaps, but they send you a lot.
Smiling Face — Another best friend of yours. You send this person a lot of snaps. Not your #1 best friend, but they are up there.
Fire — You are on a Snapstreak! You have snapped this person every day, and they have snapped you back. Increases with number of consecutive days.
Hundred — 100 Day Snapstreak. The 100 emoji appears next to the fire when you snap back and forth with someone for one hundred days in a row.
