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why are my snaps hearts

Your snaps are showing hearts because Snapchat uses heart emojis to show how “close” you are to specific friends based on how often you both snap each other.

Quick answer: “Why are my snaps hearts?”

When you see hearts next to someone’s name on Snapchat, it means Snapchat has decided you two are best friends on the app in different “levels”:

  • 💛 Yellow / gold heart: You and this person are each other’s #1 best friend right now; you send them the most snaps, and they send you the most snaps.
  • ❤️ Red heart: You’ve both been #1 best friends with each other for at least two weeks in a row.
  • 💕 Pink hearts (two hearts): You’ve been each other’s #1 best friend for two months straight, which Snapchat treats as a “super BFF” type status.

So if you’re wondering “why are my snaps hearts?”, it’s basically Snapchat saying: “You talk to this person a lot.”

Mini breakdown of what each heart means

Yellow heart 💛 – new bestie stage

  • You’re each other’s #1 best friend on Snapchat right now.
  • It usually shows up when you both start snapping each other more than anyone else.
  • If you stop snapping them as much, the heart can disappear or switch to someone else.

Red heart ❤️ – things are consistent

  • You and this friend have stayed #1 best friends with each other for at least 2 weeks in a row.
  • Think of it as Snapchat saying, “Okay, this isn’t just a phase.”

Pink hearts 💕 – long-term streak

  • Two pink hearts mean you’ve been each other’s #1 best friend for 2 months straight.
  • Snapchat treats this as the “ultimate” best friend level on the app.
  • You only keep it if you both keep snapping each other regularly.

Why people are talking about it right now

Snapchat hearts come up a lot in forum threads and “what does this mean?” posts because:

  • People get surprised when a heart randomly appears next to a friend or crush.
  • Hearts can disappear if your snapping habits change, which freaks people out (“Did I do something wrong?”).
  • Newer features like Snapchat “planets” and friend emojis make people even more curious about how all these symbols connect.

You’ll see conversations like:

“We had a yellow heart and then it turned red, does that mean we’re closer now?”
“My pink hearts disappeared overnight, HELP.”

Extra things to know

  • Hearts are automatic – you don’t place them there yourself; they appear based on how much you both snap each other.
  • If you start snapping someone else more, the hearts can move to that new person.
  • You can customize friend emojis in settings, so on some accounts, a different emoji might be used instead of the standard hearts, but the logic behind it is the same.

Quick TL;DR

If you’re seeing hearts next to someone on Snapchat, it means:

  • You two snap each other a lot.
  • The color of the heart shows how long you’ve been each other’s #1 best friends:
    • 💛 = best friends right now.
* ❤️ = best friends for 2 weeks.

* 💕 = best friends for 2 months.

So “why are my snaps hearts?” — because Snapchat thinks you and that person are basically top-tier besties on the app.