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What the red, purple, blue, and gray icons mean

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Did you get a message on Snapchat that's now marked "Received?" Curious about the difference between "Received" and "Opened?" There are a plethora of icons that mean different things on the Chat page of Snapchat. They indicate when a Snap or Chat has been received, sent, screenshotted, and replayed. This wikiHow goes over what the various icons mean, including the red, blue, and purple squares.

Things You Should Know

  • Received means someone has sent you a Snap or Chat that you haven’t opened yet.
  • Red icons mean the Snap doesn’t have audio, while purple indicates it does have audio.
  • Blue icons refer to Chat text messages.
Section 1 of 6:

Received

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  1. If you’re just getting started on Snapchat (maybe you’ve just created your account ), it can take a little while to learn all of the message icons. There are three icons that differentiate between the types of received messages: [1]
    • Red square — unopened Snap without audio
    • Purple square — unopened Snap with audio
    • Blue square — unread Chat
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Viewed

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  1. There are four variants of the viewed icon.
    • Red unfilled square — you viewed a Snap without audio
    • Purple unfilled square — you viewed a Snap with audio
    • Blue unfilled square — you viewed a Chat
    • Gray unfilled square — a Snap or Chat possibly expired after pending
Section 3 of 6:

Sent

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  1. There are four icons that represent when you’ve sent a picture , video, or chat:
    • Red arrow — your sent Snap without audio hasn’t been viewed
    • Purple arrow — your sent Snap with audio hasn’t been viewed
    • Blue arrow — your sent Chat hasn’t been viewed
    • Gray arrow — the user you sent a Snap or Chat to is not your friend
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Opened

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  1. There are three opened icons:
    • Red unfilled arrow — your sent Snap without audio has been viewed
    • Purple unfilled arrow — your sent Snap with audio has been viewed
    • Blue unfilled arrow — your sent Chat has been viewed
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Screenshot

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  1. There are three screenshot icons:
    • Red unfilled arrow on top of a left-facing arrow — the person you sent a Snap without audio took a screenshot of it
    • Purple unfilled arrow on top of a left-facing arrow — the person you sent a Snap with audio took a screenshot of it
    • Blue unfilled arrow on top of a left-facing arrow — the person you sent a Chat took a screenshot of it
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Replay

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  1. There are two types of replays:
    • Red arrow going in a circle — the user replayed your Snap without audio
    • Purple arrow going in a circle — the user replayed your Snap with audio

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