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title: "What Does the Hourglass Emoji Mean on Snapchat?"  
description: "What Does the Hourglass Emoji Mean on Snapchat?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96334/what-does-the-hourglass-emoji-mean-on-snapchat  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "snapchat"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What Does the Hourglass Emoji Mean on Snapchat?

What Does the Hourglass Emoji [Mean on Snapchat](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96351/what-does-a-snap-with-an-s-mean-on-snapchat-what-do-you-reply-with)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![What Does the Hourglass Emoji Mean on Snapchat?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6a3338dd-d45f-473d-805c-713a97302614/images/ee8075d0-dff5-437d-a779-abbd27d6533f.png)\

- The **hourglass icon** will show when the [**Snapstreak**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96346/what-s-the-purpose-of-snapchat) timer reaches the 20th hour since your last snap exchange. This means you and your companion have four hours to try to keep the streak going before it ends.
- You can either swap snaps right away or wait for your streak to end if you want the hourglass emoji to vanish.
- The hourglass emoji indicates that your Snap Streak with a friend is about to end, so go snapping (and fast!) while you still can.

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**Read More: [How Do you Change the Emojis Next to your Friend's Name?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96335/how-do-you-change-the-emojis-next-to-your-friend-s-name)**


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