There are various types of icons being used on Snapchat. Among them, the Sent, Received and Delivered Snapchat icons are the three most important icons. People use Snapchat to send and receive chats, pics and stories.
And Snapchat uses different icons with different meanings to indicate their status. Know more about these icons, especially the three most important ones in this article.
Snapchat has become an integral part of a person’s social life. Snapchat offers a vastly different type of social experience compared to traditional social media services. Moreover, it is also the pioneer of the “Story” feature.
This makes it more popular among the masses, especially teenagers. And it sells its services mainly through the main feature- Destruction of messages(Snaps and stories) after some time.
To socialize using Snapchat, the user needs to be aware of the different types of status icons being used by Snapchat. In this article, you will learn about different types of icons and statues commonly used on Snapchat.
Meaning Behind The Sent, Received And Delivered Snapchat Icons
Snapchat uses different types of icons to indicate different statuses. Among them, the most important ones you need to be aware of are the Sent, Received and Delivered Snapchat icons.
Different actions in Snapchat such as sending chat messages; receiving chat messages; sharing pics, etc. have different icons. Through these icons, Snapchat users can understand what actions are being performed or the current status. In this article, you will get to know various icons used in Snapchat.
Here a detailed analysis has been written for the three most important icons used in Snapchat including ‘Sent’, ‘Received’ and ‘Delivered’ icons.
What Does Sent Icons Mean In Snapchat?
Three different icons are used to indicate three “Sent” operations in Snapchat. Moreover there is clear cut difference between ‘Sent’ and ‘Delivered’ status in Snapchat. You will get to know more about this in the next section.
- A Snap Without Audio(Photo Snap).
This situation comes with a ‘Red Arrow’ icon. I.e if you sent a Snap(without audio) to your friend. Then a ‘Red Arrow’ icon with the ‘Sent’ or ‘Pending’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A Snap With Audio(Video Snap).
This situation comes with a ‘Purple Arrow’ icon. I.e if you sent a Snap(without audio) to your friend. Then a ‘Purple Arrow’ icon with the ‘Sent’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A Chat Message.
This situation comes with a ‘Blue Arrow’ icon. I.e if you sent a Snap(without audio) to your friend. Then a ‘Blue Arrow’ icon with the ‘Sent’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
What Does Pending Status Mean?
The ‘Pending’ status occurs due to the following cases:
- If you send a Snap or Chat to a recipient who has blocked your Profile. Then the grey ‘Pending’ status will pop up beside the recipient’s profile.
- If the recipient’s profile has been deleted. Or he or she has closed the Snapchat account.
- If you’re not added to the recipient’s friends list. Then the Snaps or Chat you have sent would be blocked. Also, the grey ‘Pending’ status will be shown beside the recipient’s profile.
Difference Between The Sent And Delivered Snapchat Icons.
The ‘Sent’ status is used when you send a Snap or Chat message to your friend and it is stored in the Snapchat server database. But it is not received by your friend. This may happen due to technical errors such as server fault or network fault.
To better understand this situation, you can refer to the following situation. Suppose you have taken a Snap. Then you select one of your friends and tap on the “Send” button. Upon doing this, the Snap will be sent to your friend.
The next day you have a face-to-face with your friend and ask about the Snap you have sent. But your friend says “I didn’t receive any Snap off yours!”.
Here lies the problem. It clearly shows a Red Arrow icon with the ‘Sent’ word beside your friend’s profile. However this ‘Sent’ doesn’t mean that your friend will receive the Snap.
The Snap is stored with the Snapchat database and it is yet to be delivered to the recipient. If it is successfully delivered then the ‘Delivered’ word will be shown beside the ‘Red Arrow’ icon.
What Does Delivered Icons Mean In Snapchat?
Three different icons are used to indicate three “Delivered” operations in Snapchat.
- A Snap Without Audio(Photo Snap) Was Opened.
This situation comes with a ‘Hollow Red Arrow’ icon. I.e if your friend opens the Snap(without audio). Then a ‘Hollow Red Arrow’ icon with the ‘Opened’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A Snap With Audio(Video Snap) Was Opened.
This situation comes with a ‘Hollow Purple Arrow’ icon. I.e if your friend opens the Snap(with audio). Then a ‘Hollow Purple Arrow’ icon with the ‘Opened’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A Chat Was Opened.
This situation comes with a ‘Hollow Blue Arrow’ icon. I.e if your friend opens the Chat message. Then a ‘Hollow Blue Arrow’ icon with the ‘Opened’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A Cash Gift Was Opened.
This situation comes with a ‘Hollow Green Arrow’ icon. I.e if your friend opens the Chat message. Then a ‘Hollow Green Arrow’ icon with the ‘Opened’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
Note- If your friend replays the received Snap. Then the ‘Hollow coloured arrow’ icon will change to a coloured ‘circular arrow icon’. So a ‘red circular arrow’ replay icon is used when someone replays the Snap without audio. And a ‘purple circular arrow’ replay icon is used when a Snap with audio is replayed.
What Does Received Icons Mean In Snapchat?
This is similar to the first ‘Sent’ section written in this article. The difference is that you are at the receiving end. Thus ‘Square’ icons are used in place of previously used ‘Arrow’ icons.
- A Snap Without Audio(Photo Snap) Was Received.
This situation comes with a ‘Red Square’ icon. I.e if you receive a Snap(without audio) from your friend. Then a ‘Red Square’ icon with the ‘New Snap’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A Snap With Audio(Video Snap) Was Received.
This situation comes with a ‘Purple Square’ icon. I.e if you receive a Snap(without audio) from your friend. Then a ‘Purple Square’ icon with the ‘New Snap’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A Chat Was Received.
This situation comes with a ‘Blue Square’ icon. I.e if you sent a Snap(without audio) to your friend. Then a ‘Blue Square’ icon with the ‘New Chat’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
What Does Opened Received Icons Mean In Snapchat?
Now that you have received a new Snap or Chat from your friend. You will open your friend’s profile in the Chat section. Then the following icons are used in different types of Snaps and Chat being opened or viewed.
- A New Snap Without Audio(Photo Snap) Was Opened.
This situation comes with a ‘Hollow Red Square’ icon. I.e if you view a Snap(without audio) received from your friend. Then a ‘Hollow Red Square’ icon will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- A New Snap With Audio(Video Snap) Was Opened.
This situation comes with a ‘Hollow Purple Square’ icon. I.e if you view a Snap(with audio) received from your friend. Then a ‘Hollow Purple Square’ icon will be shown beside your Friends Profile
- A New Chat Was Opened.
This situation comes with a ‘Hollow Blue Square’ icon. I.e if you view a Chat message received from your friend. Then a ‘Hollow Blue Square’ icon with the ‘Received’ word beside it will be shown beside your Friends Profile.
- Received Snap Has Expired.
If you don’t open or view the received Snap within the time limit. Then a “Hollow Grey Square” icon will be beside your Friend’s profile.
Conclusion
Snapchat uses different types of icons and statuses to indicate various operations. For e.g, if you’re the sender, then coloured arrow icons (full or hollow) with the word ‘Sent’; ‘Delivered’ will be shown under your friend’s profile.
In the case of the recipient, coloured square icons(full or hollow) will be shown with the word “New Snap”; “New Chat”, etc. will be shown under the sender’s Snapchat profile.
For new Snapchat users, it gets very confusing to distinguish between different statuses and icons. So it is mandatory to learn more about these different icons and statuses. Here is a chart with some of the important icons used in day-to-day Snapchat use.