Meaning of Tinder Icons and Symbols
Tinder is a popular dating app available for both Android and iPhone. If you have recently joined Tinder, you must be perplexed to see unknown symbols and icons in the app. So Let’s get started.
Tinder Profile Icon Meaning
After installing the tinder apps, you can see some symbols on the bottom of tinder. You will see the following symbols on the profiles of potential matches on Tinder:
Rewind Button on Tinder
The rewind button is also known as the undo button. If you accidentally rejected or liked someone on Tinder, this button lets you undo your previous action. You can use it to change your decision of swiping right or left or sending a Super like on the previous profile.
Red X Symbol on Tinder
The red X icon on Tinder lets you reject a profile. It’s similar to swiping left on a profile. Thus, if you aren’t interested in a profile, either swipe left on it or press the red X icon. Hope you understand the X symbol.
Blue Star Icon on Tinder
The blue star icon describes the Super like feature on Tinder. Press the blue star icon or swipe up on the profile to super like someone. When you super like someone on Tinder, they will see the blue star next to your name in their feed. It lets the other person know that you have super-liked them, which means that they are more special than others. Similarly, if someone sends you a Super like, you will see the blue star in their profile. The premium members can see all of them who are sent super like or blue star.
But, Free users can send only 1 Super like per day. Apart from that, Super likes are part of Tinder’s premium packages but you can buy Super likes as separate packages as well.
Green Heart Icon
When you choose a profile then you’ll press the green heart symbol. That means you liked that profile. You can also like a profile by using swipe right.
You will be glad to know that, If two people swipe right on each other’s profile, it’s considered a match on Tinder and they can start messaging each other.
Purple Lightning Bolt Icon
The purple lightning bolt icon represents the boost action on Tinder. Basically, if you press the lightning bolt icon, your profile is boosted in your area for the next 30 minutes and you become among the top profiles. This increases your chance of being seen by more people.
Note that: This feature isn’t available for free. Tinder premium subscribers receive one free boost per month. You can pay separately to get more boosts.
Up Arrow on Tinder
The up arrow on Tinder profiles allows you to view the full profile or bio of a user. Tap on it to expand the user’s profile. Alternatively, you can simply tap on the photos to see other photos and details of the user.
Red Down Arrow
When you expand or open a user’s profile, the up arrow changes to a red down arrow. Tap on this red down arrow to go back to the regular view of the profile or to go back to your feed.
Tinder Logo Icon on Tinder
The Tinder logo icon at the bottom takes you to your Tinder feed where you can swipe right or left on the profiles that show up.
Search Feed on Tinder
Tap this icon to open the explore page in the Tinder app. Here you will find profiles based on various categories.
Gold Star on Tinder
Tap on the gold star icon to view the profiles that have liked you, top picks, and recommended profiles curated by Tinder for you. These profiles refresh every 24 hours.
Speech Bubble on Tinder
Tap this icon to see your matches and the messages section on Tinder. If someone sends you a message, these bubble options notify you.
If you are a premium Tinder user, you can view who has liked your profile before you swipe right on them in a separate section known as Likes you on the Matches page.
Human Icon on Tinder
This icon represents the profile section. Tap on this to edit your Tinder profile and purchase premium subscriptions or buy features like super likes, boosts, etc.