What does the purple circle mean on Snapchat?

If you’ve spotted a purple circle around the profile of one of your Snapchat contacts, you are probably wondering what it means.

Snapchat is still one of the easiest ways to connect with your friends. The app allows you to send photos, videos, and more to your friends, as well as post to your story for selected groups to see.

While using the platform, you have likely seen that some of your friends, or profiles you might see in the quick-add feature, have purple circles around their Bitmoji or profile. But what do these purple circles mean on Snapchat?

What does the purple ring around a Snapchat story mean?

While purple circles on Snapchat have different meanings depending on the section of the app they appear in, one thing that it often indicates is that the user who has the circle around their profile has uploaded a story.

When clicking on the Stories tab, you will be able to see friends, as well as people who you haven’t yet added, with purple circles around their pictures.

What does the purple ring with a lock mean on a Snapchat story?

If you see a purple circle with a lock next to it, this indicates that you have been added to someone’s private story. This means that only you and a select group of people that the uploader has chosen will be able to view the story.

What does the purple circle mean on the ‘Added Me’ screen?

On the ‘Added Me’ screen, you might also see a purple circle next to someone’s profile if they have added you on Snapchat using Quick Add.

Quick Add is a popular feature that allows people to quickly and easily add other users as friend, without needing to search them up.

If you want to learn more about how to use Snapchat, you can check out some of our other guides, including how to allow camera access on Snapchat and how to do a poll on Snapchat.