Snapchat Cartoon Lens: How to send a snap with the cartoon lens on Snapchat

Snapchat lets you use cartoon lens on both photos and videos.

• By Sonal Choudhary -
Published On: September 14, 2023

Snaps adorned with cartoon faces and lenses tend to be more captivating and are sure to garner more views. If you're keen on giving them a try, this article is here to assist you in getting started. Within this article, we will provide step-by-step guidance on how to send a snap with a cartoon lens on Snapchat using your iPhone and Android mobile phone.

Additionally, we have compiled a selection of cartoon face lenses that you can utilize to capture and create appealing snaps. Check it out:

How to use Snapchat cartoon face lens

Cartoon lenses have clearly caught a social media frenzy and gone viral these days. You can also jump on this trend bandwagon and transform your photo or video into a cartoon. 

Here's the process of how you can find and use Snapchat cartoon lens:

Step 1: Open the Snapchat app on your smartphone.

Step 2: Click on the search icon right below the camera shutter button.

Step 3: In the search bar, type 'Cartoon Face, Cartoon or Cartoon 3D Style' depending on the lens you wish to use

Step 4: You can also click on Cartoon Face, Cartoon, or Cartoon 3D Style to open them.

Step 5: Tap on the heart or Favourites icon at the bottom of the screen to save the lens for future use.

Step 6: Now, use the front-facing camera or rear-facing camera to see your subject turn into a cartoon-like character.

Step 7: You can also open your phone's gallery by selecting the Camera Roll button to try out the lens on your existing photos and videos. In case there are two or more subjects in the frame, the lens can be applied to only one.

Step 8: Choose from the options on the right to customise features like eye shape, eyebrow shape, etc., or add text, stickers, music, and more to the snap, should you wish to.

Step 9: Once you take your snap, you can save it to your camera roll, add it to your story, or send it to the friends or groups in your list by tapping on the yellow arrow button.

Most popular cartoon lens on Snapchat

Snapchat offers an array of fun filters, but there are three cartoon lenses that are attracting users and trending worldwide. Check them out:

Cartoon Face Lens

• Released in August 2020, the Cartoon Face Lens portrays the subject (human or animal) in a cute cartoon avatar by replacing its eyes and eyebrows with a set of oversized ones making it look like it's straight out of an animated classic.
• The Cartoon Face lens can turn you into a lookalike of your favourite Disney characters.

Cartoon Lens

• Launched after the Cartoon Face Lens, the Cartoon Lens is a more advanced filter that turns the entire face of the subject into their own, unique Disney-style character with the help of machine learning.
  
• What makes this lens popular among millennials is the realistic look and spot-on expressions of how you would look as a cartoon character.

Cartoon 3D Style Lens

• The Cartoon 3D Style Lens was released June 2021 and became instantly viral for its dynamic transformation into a Pixar-like character.
  
• The amazing tracking ability of this lens assisted by Augmented Reality (AR) lets you see how you'd look and move as a cartoon – one with prominent ears. Couples love this lens as it allows you to swap the genders.

Cartoon Kid Lens

• As the name suggests, this particular Snapchat lens de-ages your face and makes it appear like a kid's face while retaining the skin tone and facial features.
• Just like other Cartoon lenses on the list, Cartoon Kid Lens does a pretty good job of detecting the face and mimicking the expressions even during fast head movements.

CARTOON FACE Lens

• CARTOON FACE Lens is a distinct Snapchat lens that turns your face completely flat and adds emoji-like features such as basic eyebrows, eyes, and a mouth.
• If you're aiming for something simple for your Snaps and don't want to reveal too much of your actual face, this is the Snapchat lens to go for.

Sparkling Cartoon Style Lens

• Sparkling Cartoon Style Lens is nothing but a modification of the Cartoon 3D Style Lens that simply adds sparkles and glitters around the face.
• While the Snaps clicked with this lens will look great, using it for recording videos will make more sense as it puts emphasis on glitter animations, which is something not possible with static images.

Anime Style Lens

• Although it's not right to associate cartoons with anime, this particular Snapchat lens is hard to ignore if you're on the lookout for something that's animated and visually appealing.
• The Anime Style Lens perfectly forms an anime avatar of your face that makes up for a perfect Snap to share with your anime and manga-loving friends.

FAQ

What is the difference between Snapchat lens and Snapchat filter?

Snapchat lenses use Augmented Reality, better known as AR, to transform you into a unique and different version of yourselves like in this case, a cartoon. Snapchat filters, on the other hand, are creative effects or design overlays that can be added on top of your snaps.

How to access lenses on Snapchat?

To access and use different lenses on Snapchat, simply open the app and on the camera screen, select the 'Explore' option from the bottom which will be displayed as a 'Search' icon. Here, you'll find all kinds of lenses which you are free to use for your Snaps.