Snapchat uses a rich system of friendship emojis and symbols to communicate relationship status between users. Unlike Snapchat Planets — which are exclusive to Snapchat Plus subscribers and visualize your top eight friends as a solar system — friendship emojis are visible to everyone and appear directly next to friend names in your chat list. This guide explains every major emoji and symbol on Snapchat, how they relate to the Best Friends Solar System, and what each one means for your friendships. Return to the Snapchat Planets homepage for the interactive planet finder tool.
Friendship Emojis
Yellow Heart 💛
The Yellow Heart appears when you and a friend are each other's #1 best friend on Snapchat. This is the most sought-after friendship emoji, equivalent to being each other's Mercury in the planetary system. Both users must snap each other more than anyone else for this emoji to appear. After two weeks, it upgrades to the Red Heart.
Red Heart ❤️
The Red Heart replaces the Yellow Heart after you and a friend maintain mutual #1 best friend status for two consecutive weeks. It signals a deepening bond and consistent daily interaction. Losing the Red Heart means someone else has become your top best friend.
Pink Hearts 💕
Pink Hearts appear after two months of mutual #1 best friend status. This is the longest-lasting friendship emoji and represents one of Snapchat's most enduring digital bonds. Pink Hearts indicate remarkable consistency in daily snapping habits.
Fire 🔥
The Fire emoji marks an active snap streak — consecutive days of exchanging snaps with a friend within 24-hour windows. Streak length is displayed as a number next to the fire. Long streaks contribute to higher planet rankings in the Best Friends Solar System.
100 💯
The 100 emoji celebrates reaching a 100-day snap streak with a friend. It replaces the standard Fire emoji temporarily to mark this milestone achievement.
Sunglasses 😎
Sunglasses appear when you and a friend share a mutual best friend — someone who is a top best friend for both of you. It indicates overlapping social circles and shared close connections.
Planet Heart Emojis
Each planet in the Snapchat solar system also displays specific heart emojis alongside friend names. These planet-specific hearts differ from the mutual best friend emojis above and are only visible within the Snapchat Plus solar system view:
- Mercury (Rank #1): 💗❤️🩷
- Venus (Rank #2): 💛🩷
- Earth (Rank #3): 💚💙⭐
- Mars (Rank #4): ❤️💜⭐
- Jupiter (Rank #5): 💗💙
- Saturn (Rank #6): 💛⭐
- Uranus (Rank #7): 💙💚
- Neptune (Rank #8): 💙
Emojis vs Planets: Key Differences
Friendship emojis are mutual and visible to both friends involved. Snapchat Planets are a one-directional view — only the Snapchat Plus subscriber sees the solar system ranking. Emojis reflect mutual top-friend status, while planets rank all eight of your most-interacted friends regardless of whether the ranking is mutual. You can be someone's Mercury while they are your Neptune, but you cannot have Yellow Hearts unless you are mutually each other's #1.
For the complete planets order and interactive finder tool, visit our Snapchat Planets homepage or explore the Snapchat Planets hub page for individual planet guides covering Mercury through Neptune.