Snapchat Emoji Meanings: What Does Purple Emoji Next To Name Mean?

What does the new emoji next to your name and score on Snapchat mean? Find out everything new in the August update, here.
What does the new emoji next to your name and score on Snapchat mean? Find out everything new in the August update, here. iDigitalTimes

See a new emoji next to your name and score on Snapchat but you aren’t sure what it means? Find out what the special purple emojis are all about, here.

On Tuesday, Snapchat released a new update that added a low battery mode when your phone is getting low on juice. But with the update came a little surprise that Snapchat is best known for -- new emoji! Though it's been a while since we've seen any new emoji added to the app, today, everyone with their birthdate stored in the app will see a new emoji beside their user name and score. The emoji has a purple background and includes your designated zodiac sign. It's not a major update of course, but it's enough to get folks talking on social media anytime new emoji are added anywhere.

How To Get The Zodiac Emoji Next To Your Name On Snapchat

If the new Snapchat Zodiac emoji doesn't appear next to your name, it means you haven't entered your birthdate in the app.
If the new Snapchat Zodiac emoji doesn't appear next to your name, it means you haven't entered your birthdate in the app. iDigitalTimes

If you don't see a zodiac emoji next to your name yet, it's easy to have it added.

  1. Go to the screen with your profile photo and tap on the settings gear in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
  2. Tap on the space marked "birthday"
  3. Enter your birthdate
  4. Your zodiac emoji should now show up next to your score on Snapchat

Snapchat Zodiac Emoji Meanings

All the Snapchat emoji signs and their meanings
All the Snapchat emoji signs and their meanings iDigitalTimes

Other Snapchat Emoji Meanings

Hourglass / Timer - means your snapstreak is about to end with this person!

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.

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