If there existed a “creativity meter” that could measure and rank people’s creativity based on how differently they did things compared to others, the creators of Snapchat would find a place among the most creative app developers ever. Snapchat is hands-down one of the most creative social media apps ever made. Its out-of-the-box features are not unknown to anyone who uses social media actively. Using the app only for a few days makes you realize that the app has been made with a rare blend of creativity, humor, and uniqueness.
What’s also evident is Snapchat’s special focus on two things- Friends and Emojis- and how they work together. Avid Snapchatters know that Snapchat is made for friends and that it rewards users with emojis for chatting- snapping- with friends.
The more you chat with a friend, the more emojis you get. Each emoji acts as a status that depicts your chatting habits with your friend. One of these emojis is the yellow heart 💛 emoji that represents the “besties” status.
Friend Emojis on Snapchat are some of the most interesting things about the platform. Read on to find out what Friend Emojis mean and how long it takes for the yellow emoji to disappear.
What do Friend Emojis mean on Snapchat?
Before we find the answer to your original question about yellow emojis, let’s explore the significance of Friend Emojis first.
Among other things, Snapchat is known for its interactive features that either cannot be found anywhere else or, if found, are inspired by Snapchat. So, if Snapchat is the most interactive social media platform, emojis are what make much of this interactiveness.
The platform’s creators know the importance of emojis in the present-day online world. And therefore, they introduced emojis to keep users stuck to the platform for weeks, months, and even years on end.
Friend Emojis are representative of your chatting behaviors with your friends. Different emojis appear on the Chats screen beside each friend’s chat, depending on how often you and your friend interact with each other. In a way, emojis depict how close you two are to Snapchat.
Snapchat has a wide collection of emojis. Here’s a list of friend emojis on Snapchat:
😊 Best Friends: Best friends on Snapchat are the people you interact with more than most of your other friends. In simple terms, you send the most snaps to this person. Of course, you can have multiple BFs simultaneously.
💛 Besties: The yellow heart emoji appears beside a friend if both of you are each other’s No. 1 best friends. This means you both send the highest number of snaps to each other.
❤️ BFFs: When you and your friend remain each other’s #1 best friends consistently for two weeks, but less than two months, the red heart emoji appears beside your friend’s name.
💕 Super BFFs: The double pink hearts emoji appears beside your BFF’s name in Chats when you both complete two months of uninterrupted BFFs status. In other words, this emoji appears when you two have been each other’s #1 best friend for at least two months straight.
🎂 Birthday: As its name suggests, this emoji appears next to a friend’s name on their birthday, so you don’t forget it.
😬 Mutual Besties: This emoji appears beside a friend’s name if you both have a mutual friend who is your and your friend’s #1 Best Friend.
😎 Mutual BFs: This emoji appears beside a friend if both of you have a best friend in common.
🔥 Snapstreak: If you and your friend send snaps to each other every day, this emoji appears beside the friend’s name. To maintain a Snapstreak, both of you must keep sending at least one snap to each other each day. If any of you forget to send a Snap to the other, the streak is broken, and the emoji disappears.
⌛️ Snapstreak is ending: This emoji acts as a daily reminder to send a Snap to your friend to maintain your Snapstreak for the day.
As you can see, each of these emojis tells a snapping behavior between you and your friends. Now, let’s focus our attention on the Yellow Heart emoji in particular.
How Long Does It Take for Yellow Heart Emoji to Disappear on Snapchat
The yellow heart emoji, as we just explained, appears when you and your friend are each other’s #1 Best Friend.
You should keep in mind that all the friend emojis discussed above are dynamic, i.e., they can appear, disappear, or shift from one friend to another on their own. This happens because of the very nature of these emojis. As your snapping behaviors change, so do these emojis.
Now, it is not exactly clear how long it takes for the Yellow Emoji to disappear. Snapchat hasn’t made it clear, and different users seem to report inconsistent answers to this question. All we know is that emojis appear and disappear based on your recent snapping.
Since each of these emojis represent your and your friends’ current and recent snapping behaviors, you might notice one day that the Yellow Heart Emoji 💛 disappeared from where it used to be. This can mean two things:
You have stopped sending as many snaps to your friends as you used to.
OR
Your friend has stopped sending you as many snaps as they used to.
If that friend is no longer at the first position under the Best Friends section of your Chat screen, it’s because of you (1st reason).
However, if the said friend is still at the top of your Best Friends list, it means they have recently been snapping too much with someone else, which is sad.
Parting thoughts
Emojis make Snapchat so much more fun and interesting; it would be difficult to imagine the platform without them. However, they can appear and disappear anytime, which might seem confusing.
In this blog, we have explored what some common emojis mean on Snapchat and why the yellow heart emoji might disappear suddenly. Though there is no fixed time frame after which the emoji disappears, it always depends on your recent activity.
If you liked this blog, drop a Red Heart Emoji ❤️ in the comments. Meanwhile, we will send snaps to our friends to maintain our snapstreak.
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