What Does The Hourglass Mean On Snapchat?

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If you see the hourglass emoji (⌛) appearing next to your friend’s name it means that your Snap Streak with that person is close to ending.

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Are you going to continue your Snap streak?

How Long Does The ⏳ Last On Snapchat?

The hourglass emoji shows up when you have 4 hours or less remaining to keep your Snap streak going.

Does The Hourglass Appear On Both Sides?

Yes, both you and the person you have the Snapchat streak with will see the hourglass emoji next to your chat.

What Does 🔥 ⏳ Mean On Snapchat?

The fire emoji (🔥) on Snapchat appears when you and a friend have snapped each other for 3 days in a row, there will be a number next to the fire emoji that indicates how many days your streak has been running.

If you get the fire emoji and hourglass together (🔥⏳) this means that you are on a Snapstrek but you have less than four hours to send them a message before your Snapstreak ends.

What To Do When You See ⏳ A On Snapchat

When you see the hourglass emoji on Snapchat you can do one of two things:

  • Ignore it and let the streak end.
  • Reply (ASAP) to continue the streak.

Don’t worry you don’t have to reply with anything particularly profound, in fact, many users often send blank snaps with the letter ‘s’ on them to continue the streak.