Snapchat planets: What are they and what do they mean?

If you’re a Snapchat Plus user, you might have spotted the Friend Solar Systems feature, which allows users to see what position they are in their best friends’ list.

Snapchat is a popular app for chatting with friends and sharing photos or videos. If you’re an avid user, you’ve likely noticed various emojis next to your contacts’ names. These indicate your level of friendship on the app with that person.

However, if you have Snapchat+ — the platform’s paid subscription — this is taken to the next level as you’ll also have access to Friend Solar Systems. This indicates your level of friendship with someone based on a specific planet.

Here’s everything you need to know about what each of those planets means.

The meaning of each planet from the Friend Solar System on Snapchat

When clicking on someone’s profile, you may see a badge that reads either ‘friends’ or ‘best friends’ if you communicate with them regularly. The best friends badge means you are one of each other’s eight closest friends on the app.

If you have Snapchat+, clicking on this badge will allow you to see which planet you are in their Solar System. The planet’s proximity to the sun tells you how close you are to that person. So, if your friend is the sun and you are the Earth in their solar system, that makes you their third closest friend.

Keep in mind that new subscribers will first need to turn on the Solar System as it will be turned off by default. To turn it on, go to the Snapchat+ feature management page and look for the toggle. You and your friends must also have linked your Bitmojis before viewing Friend Solar Systems.

In order of planets closest to least close to the sun, here is which planet each Friendmoji represents.

What does Mercury mean on Snapchat?

As is the case in our actual solar system, Mercury is closest to the sun out of Snapchat’s planets. Mercury represents a user’s number one best friend, so if you find yourself in this position on someone’s Solar System it means you’re at the top of their friend list.

Mercury can be recognized by its yellow, orange, purple, and blue coloring, as well as the five red hearts surrounding the planet.

What does Venus mean on Snapchat?

Just as Venus is the second closest to the sun, it corresponds to a user’s second closest friend when looking at Snapchat’s Solar System.

Venus is shown in various shades of swirling light brown and is surrounded by multicolored hearts of pink, yellow, and light blue.

What does Earth mean on Snapchat?

The planet corresponding to a user’s third best friend is none other than our very own home planet, Earth.

It can be easily spotted due to its distinct blue and green coloring, recognizable continents, and four red hearts. Earth even comes with a little moon to match.

What does Mars mean on Snapchat?

The fourth planet in our solar system that also happens to represent a user’s fourth closest friend on Snapchat is Mars.

Mars can be recognized by its all-red coloring and craters. As we get further away from the sun, the amount of hearts surrounding each planet has been dropping, leaving us now with only three hearts that come in purple and light blue.

What does Jupiter mean on Snapchat?

Our solar system’s largest planet represents a user’s fifth closest friend when looking at Snapchat.

With various shades of swirling orange, Jupiter cannot be mistaken for any other planet due to it featuring its famous Great Red Spot. There are also no hearts surrounding this planet, showcasing that we have moved further from the sun and didn’t make a user’s top four closest friends.

What does Saturn mean on Snapchat?

Sixth in our solar system and showing a user’s sixth closest friend is Saturn.

Orange in color, Saturn is impossible to miss due to its rings — the only planet in Snapchat’s solar system to sport any. Like Jupiter before it, there are no hearts surrounding Saturn.

What does Uranus mean on Snapchat?

A user’s seventh closest friend on Snapchat is showcased by Uranus, making it the second-last planet in the Solar System.

With no hearts in sight, Uranus can be recognized by its green hues swirling in a circular pattern.

What does Neptune mean on Snapchat?

Last of all in Snapchat’s Solar System is Neptune, which represents a user’s eighth closest friend.

Neptune can be spotted by its bright blue colouring swirling in different shades of waves.

Is Snapchat’s planets accurate?

Since Snapchat assigns planets based on how often you interact with your friends on the app, it doesn’t necessarily reflect your actual closeness with them. The feature has led to some criticism, prompting Snapchat to make changes.

In April 204, Snapchat addresses the concerns, stating: “We understand that even though it can feel good to know you are close to someone, it can also feel bad to know that you aren’t as close to a friend as you’d like to be.

“We’ve heard and understand that the Solar System can make that feeling worse, and we want to avoid that, so we’re going to turn the Solar System feature off by default so that Snapchat+ subscribers who want more friendship insights can proactively turn it on, and those who don’t will never have to see it.”