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Understanding these emojis will turn you into a Snapchat pro

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One of Snapchat’s many quirks is the list of emojis it seems to randomly place next to your friends’ names.

You know, these:

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It turns out that these emojis, which range from baby face to grimace, aren’t random at all. They can actually tell you a lot about your relationships on Snapchat.

Here’s what they mean:

This story originally appeared on Business Insider. Copyright 2016

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