Social Media Snapchat How to Make Silly Snapchat Faces With Selfie Lenses Here's how to have some serious fun with Snapchat by Elise Moreau Freelance Contributor Elise Moreau is a writer that has covered social media, texting, messaging, and streaming for Lifewire. Her work has appeared on Techvibes, SlashGear, Lifehack and others. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Elise Moreau Updated on February 11, 2021 Tweet Share Email The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat Introduction Snapchat Basics What Is a Snapchat Story? What Are Snapchat Scores? Find People Take Screenshots Use Snapchat Maps How to Update Snapchat Snappables: How to Play Snapchat Games Snapchat Tips for New Users How to Use Snapchat on PC Sending & Deleting Snaps Send Snapchat GIFs Add Clickable Links Include Music in Your Snaps Delete Stickers on Snapchat Unsave Messages on Snapchat Delete Conversations, Snaps & Stories Engaging With Other Users Use Snapcodes to Add Snapchat Friends Save Snapchat Videos Replay Photos and Videos on Snapchat Upload Saved Photos or Videos Start a Group Chat Open a Snap Without It Saying 'Opened' How to Mute a Story About Snapchat Filters Use Filters to Make Silly Faces Create a Snapchat Filter Apply a Snapchat Filter Make a Snapchat Geotag Create a Geofence in Snapchat Snapchat Account Management Delete a Snapchat Account Reset Your Password Change Your Snapchat Username Delete or Change Best Friends Is Snapchat Down? Contact Snapchat Customer Service Essential Snapchat Privacy Tips How to Know If Someone Blocked You Make a Story Private Block Someone on Snapchat Unblock Someone Essential Snapchat Privacy Tips Snapchat Tips & Tricks How to Get Snapchat Trophies Streaks on Snapchat Explained Use Snapchat's Group Video Chat What to Do About Third-Party Apps Snapchat Emoji Meanings Funny Ideas to Make Your Friends LOL With Lens effects, you can apply funny Snapchat filters to your selfies. Here's how to send a Snapchat with face effects. Instructions in this article apply to the Snapchat app for iOS and Android. How to Send a Snapchat With Faces Follow these steps to apply Lens effects to your face on Snapchat: Use one finger to long tap on your face. Maintain steadiness and don't move your head too much. A new selection of icons appears at the bottom of the screen to the left and right of the snap button. Scroll right to see lens effects. Scroll left to access Snappables. Snappables are games you can play with your friends that incorporate lenses. Tap any lens you want to try out on your face. Keep your device and your head as steady as possible. The more you move around, the more you'll confuse the app's face-detecting feature, causing your lenses to look warped and inaccurate. To take a photo, tap the lens icon. To take a video, tap and hold the lens icon. Some lenses give instructions on how to exaggerate the look. For example, text may appear on the screen telling you to raise your eyebrows or open your mouth. Tap the send button to send it to your friends, or post it to your Snapchat stories. What Are Snapchat Lenses? The Snapchat Lens feature applies animated filter effects to your face when you hold up a front-facing camera to take a selfie. Using face-detecting technology, the app automatically finds your facial features, like your eyes and mouth, to apply the effects properly. Filters can distort your face so that you have small eyes and a big mouth. Filters can give you a wig and makeup, like eyeshadow and lipstick, or make you look like a dog with a tongue that appears when you open your mouth. When you browse through the available lenses, you should come across some that let you bring a friend in so you can both share the lens. These lenses detect two faces at once. Snapchat now has lenses that work with your dog or cat. Look for the lenses that display a paw print icon. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit