# What does the sunglasses emoji mean on Snapchat? > The ๐Ÿ˜Ž face means you share a close friend with someone. A full reference for every friend emoji, how to change them, and why yours may differ. **Source:** https://evez.online/guides/snapchat-sunglasses-emoji/ **Topic:** Snapchat basics **Published:** 2026-07-24 ยท **Last checked:** 2026-08-29 **Author:** Mical Robert (Evez) --- ## The short answer It means one of your best friends is also one of theirs. It is about a shared connection, not about you and them. It appears on its own, vanishes when the overlap ends, and can be swapped for any emoji. ## Key takeaways - ๐Ÿ˜Ž means you and this person share a close friend โ€” nothing about how much you two talk. - Friend emoji are private. Only you see yours; the other person sees their own set. - Every friend emoji can be swapped for a different one in settings. - They update on their own as messaging patterns change, sometimes daily. ## What it actually measures A small emoji turns up beside somebody's name, nothing explains it, and the internet cheerfully fills the gap with theories. The sunglasses face is about a third person: it appears when one of your best friends, meaning the people you swap the most snaps with, is also one of their best friends. It says nothing at all about how close you and that person are. This is why it so often turns up next to someone you barely message. You both talk to the same person a lot; that is the entire condition. > **The common misreading** > ๐Ÿ˜Ž is not a compliment about you and them. It is a statement about a mutual connection. People routinely read it as a closeness signal and it is not one. ## The full friend emoji reference *What each friend emoji means* | Emoji | Name | What it means | | --- | --- | --- | | ๐Ÿ˜Ž | Mutual Bestie | One of your best friends is also one of theirs | | ๐Ÿ’› | Best Friend | You send the most snaps to each other | | โค๏ธ | BFF | You have been each other's number one for two weeks | | ๐Ÿ’• | Super BFF | Number one for each other for two months | | ๐Ÿ˜ฌ | Mutual Best Friend | Your number one best friend is also their number one | | ๐Ÿ˜ | Best Friends | They are one of your best friends, but you are not one of theirs | | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | Snapstreak | You have snapped each other every day for consecutive days | | โŒ› | Hourglass | A streak is about to end | | ๐Ÿ’ฏ | 100 Day Streak | A streak has reached 100 days | | ๐ŸŽ‚ | Birthday | It is their birthday today | | ๐Ÿ‘ถ | New Friend | You added each other recently | | โœจ | Group | Marks a group chat rather than a person | > **Editor's note** > The ๐Ÿ˜ smirk is the one that causes arguments. It means they send you enough snaps that you are one of their best friends, but they are not one of yours. It is genuinely asymmetric, and people read a lot into it that is not there. ## They are private Nobody sees your friend emoji but you. The other person has their own set, calculated from their own sending patterns, and theirs can be completely different from yours. - You might see ๐Ÿ’› beside someone who sees nothing beside you. - The asymmetric ones — ๐Ÿ˜ in particular — exist precisely because the two sides differ. - Nobody is notified when an emoji appears or changes. - Nothing about them is visible on your profile or in a story. ## Changing them Every friend emoji can be replaced. The underlying meaning does not change — only the symbol shown to you, but if the defaults are causing more social friction than they are worth, this is the fix. **Customising friend emoji** 1. **Tap your Bitmoji, then the settings cog** โ€” Opens the main settings list. 2. **Find Customize Emojis** โ€” Under the Additional Services or Manage section, depending on version. 3. **Tap the emoji you want to change** โ€” You get the full picker. 4. **Choose a replacement** โ€” It applies immediately and only affects your view. 5. **Reset if you change your mind** โ€” There is a reset option that restores every default at once. > **You cannot turn them off entirely** > There is no switch to disable friend emoji. Replacing them with something neutral is the closest you can get to hiding them. ## Why yours keep changing Friend emoji are recalculated continuously from recent activity, weighted toward the last week or two rather than your whole history. A quiet fortnight is enough to move someone off the list. **The thresholds that are actually published** | Item | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | โค๏ธ BFF | 2 weeks | Number one for each other | | ๐Ÿ’• Super BFF | 2 months | Sustained number one | | ๐Ÿ’ฏ Streak | 100 days | Consecutive daily snaps | | Snap counts disclosed | 0 | Snapchat has never published them | *Snapchat publishes the durations for the escalating emoji but not the underlying snap counts, which it has never disclosed.* This is worth knowing before reading anything into a change. An emoji disappearing usually means one of you was busy, not that anything happened. ## Do not use them as evidence A great deal of the search traffic around friend emoji comes from people trying to work out who a partner or friend is talking to. The emoji cannot answer that, and treating them as though they can leads people badly astray. - They measure snap volume, not intimacy. Someone who sends fifty low-effort snaps a day outranks someone having real conversations. - Group chats and streak maintenance both inflate the count. - They are recalculated constantly, so any reading is a snapshot of the last fortnight. - Nothing here reveals who anyone else is talking to. Neither does anything else in the app — see why profile viewing is not tracked. If you want to reduce what is visible about your own activity, the relevant settings are covered in the day-one settings checklist and the location guide. ## Frequently asked questions ### What does the sunglasses emoji mean on Snapchat? It means one of your best friends is also one of that person's best friends. It signals a shared connection rather than anything about your own closeness to them. ### Can other people see my Snapchat friend emoji? No. Friend emoji are calculated from your own activity and visible only to you. The other person has their own set, which can be completely different. ### What is the difference between the smirk and the sunglasses emoji? The smirk ๐Ÿ˜ means you are one of their best friends but they are not one of yours. The sunglasses ๐Ÿ˜Ž means you both count the same third person among your best friends. ### Can I change or turn off Snapchat friend emoji? You can replace any of them with a different emoji under Settings โ†’ Customize Emojis. There is no way to disable them entirely, so swapping in something neutral is the closest option. ## Sources 1. [What do my Friend Emojis mean on Snapchat?](https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012335460372-What-do-my-Friend-Emojis-mean-on-Snapchat) โ€” Snapchat Support Supports: The meaning of each friend emoji in the reference table, including the sunglasses face. 2. [How do I customize Friend Emojis on Snapchat?](https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012387999764-How-do-I-customize-Friend-Emojis-on-Snapchat) โ€” Snapchat Support Supports: The Customize Emojis settings path and that changes affect only your own view. 3. [What is a Friendmoji?](https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012370299156-What-is-a-Friendmoji) โ€” Snapchat Support Supports: The distinction between friend emoji and Bitmoji-based Friendmoji stickers. ## Related guides - https://evez.online/guides/how-to-use-snapchat/ - https://evez.online/guides/who-viewed-your-snapchat-profile/ - https://evez.online/guides/what-does-followers-mean-on-snapchat/ --- ยฉ Evez. Independent guide; not affiliated with Snap Inc.