How to Make a Shortcut on Snapchat

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: October 25, 2022

Do you want to send Snaps to multiple friends at the same time? Luckily, Snapchat offers a Shortcut feature that lets you achieve this goal. Shortcut creates a group for your Snapchat contacts that can easily be accessed in the "Send To" screen after creating a Snap. This wikiHow will teach you how to make a Shortcut on Snapchat using your iPhone and Android devices.

Things You Should Know

Shortcuts allow you to send Snaps to multiple friends in a single step.
To make a Shortcut, create and send a Snap. Tap the search bar, then "Create Shortcut".
Select the friends, then choose an emoji to represent the Shortcut before tapping "Create Shortcut" again.

Section 1 of 3:

What is a Snapchat Shortcut?

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Shortcuts allow you to send Snaps to multiple people at once. Rather than searching for each added friend in your contact list, you can compile them into groups to send Snaps with a single button.
- Each Shortcut can be labeled with a single emoji.
- Shortcuts are private to you. Other Snapchat users will not be notified you are using a shortcut.
- When you and a friend send at least one Snap to each other every day, you build a Streak. If you have ongoing Streaks with multiple friends, using Shortcuts can help keep your Streaks active by sending a Snap to all Streak friends with one click.
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Shortcuts are different from Groups. Groups are similar to group chats.
- Every user in a Group can see the members, messages, and replies.
- Use Groups only if you want to create a group chat where every participant can see the activity.

Section 2 of 3:

Creating a Shortcut

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Open Snapchat and create a Snap. By default, your camera will be open. Tap the record button once to take a picture or hold it down to record a video.^{[1]
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- You can also navigate to your Snapchat Memories to send existing pictures or videos.
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Share your Snap. Click Send To on the bottom right. A page will pop up with all your contacts and sending options.
- This is also where you can post to your Snapchat Story.
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Tap the search bar. It will have Send To… within the bar, next to a magnifying glass.
- You must click the search bar, or the option to create a Shortcut will not appear.
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Tap Create Shortcut. A list of your contacts will appear.
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Select the friends you want to add to the Shortcut. You can scroll through the list or use the search bar on top to find a specific person quickly.
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Enter an emoji. You can select any emoji available in your library.
- You must choose an emoji to name your Shortcut.
- If you try to use text, Snapchat won't allow you to continue.
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Tap Create Shortcut. Your Shortcut will now be created.
- To send the Snap to your newly made Shortcut, click the emoji you used as its label.
- Tap Select, then tap the arrow on the bottom right corner to send your Snap.

Section 3 of 3:

Using a Shortcut

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Open Snapchat and create a Snap. By default, your camera will be open. Tap the record button once to take a picture or hold it down to record a video.
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Tap Send To at the bottom right. This will be in yellow, next to an arrow icon.
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Tap the emoji assigned to your Shortcut. You will see a list of all the contacts associated with the Shortcut underneath the emoji.
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Tap Select. This will select all the contacts in the Shortcut.
- Alternatively, you can click the circle beside each contact to include or exclude specific people.
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Tap the arrow on the bottom right to send the snap. Your Snap will send to the contacts in the Shortcut.
- You'll be returned to the Chat screen, where you can view messages and check their status.
- If needed, you can delete Snapchat conversations.
- You can create a Shortcut for all friends you have a Streak with. This can help keep Streaks active by sending Snaps to multiple friends with one click.