Mastering the Art: How to Kiss in Fortnite | Tips and Tricks

Curious about all the buzz surrounding kissing in Fortnite? Wondering how to unlock those elusive kissing emotes? Or maybe you’re just not sure if it’s appropriate for the game?

In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about kissing in Fortnite, including what it means, how to do it, and how to get those exclusive kissing emotes. If you’re ready to dive into the world of Fortnite romance, keep reading!

What is Fortnite?

Fortnite is a highly popular online multiplayer battle royale game made up of two releases by the game developer Epic Games. The first, Fortnite: Save the World, was released in 2017 and features a cooperative gameplay where players defend against zombie-like husks after a cataclysmic event in which 98% of the human population disappears. The second release, Fortnite: Battle Royale, is a free-to-play version that was released in 2018 that is similar to other battle royale games – originated by the Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds (PUGB) game while adding its twists. It injects the original game with more friendly features, cartoony graphics, and silly, fun, optional character costumes to achieve a less violent feel compared to other modern shooting games.

What is Emoting in Fortnite?

Emoting in Fortnite means activating sprites, dances, or gestures from the game’s inventory using your keyboard’s B button or triggers on a game console and getting your player’s avatar to perform these acts for the purpose of self-expression or sharing experiences.

Battle Royale and Creative modes all have emote presets that assign them to specific keys or inputs. The game software itself calls upon the player to emote in various situations. In competitive Battle Royale mode, players can emote to celebrate a successful kill or communicate to potential allies when they corrupt a bush or pretend to be injured to distract them.

In Creative Mode, emotes have solely entertainment value and no tactical benefit. For example, a player can use them to perform music or build personalized stories during role-playing sessions.

What is Kissing in Fortnite?

Kissing in Fortnite refers to a form of celebration on the Fortnite video game where you shoot hearts from a kiss emote to show appreciation or love toward another player. Additionally, it is a children’s game that has elements of bonding and love, which gain unexpected nuance when applied to this game. This simplicity allows the developers Epic Games to dance with the line of romantic themes without going too far towards themes that may be deemed inappropriate for all age groups playing the game.

What Does Kissing in Fortnite Mean?

Kissing in Fortnite is a friendly gesture usually performed by the members of The Grefg Factor. All participants partake in the celebration and then use a ranged firearm to shoot adjacent gromis in the center of the circle before engaging in a duel with the remaining gromis, using a close-quarters attack for duty. After risking their lives to eliminate locusts, players would then crouch at the same time, signifying both the end of the duel and forgiveness for any v-buck-stealing victims’ ghost. To win the ultimate victory, all players time the last elimination at the right moment.

How to Kiss in Fortnite?

You can kiss in Fortnite by taking advantage of various emotes within the game. You can’t directly perform a kissing action, but you can replicate kissing by performing emotes where two characters get in very close proximity. This is similar to using intimate emotes in MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games).

Along with getting close, you can use emotes such as Whisk Away where the character throws roses in the air to someone below to mimic a kissing moment. Fortnite tips to mimic a kiss include alternating between using the running man emote and something more intimate with the other player such as a gesture like *slow claps* or popcorn. Beyond using emotes to show love and affection in Fortnite, players will have to accept that the game does not have a kissing action available and this is the most people can do in Fortnite.

What Happens When You Kiss in Fortnite?

When you Kiss in Fortnite, nothing happens. Kissing in Fortnite is not against Epic Games’ policies and is done as a user-created behavior, usually in lobbies outside the game. Because it is not designed to be a game mechanic, it elicits no special responses from the game.

The Fortnite TOS gives a wide range of rules for behavior and play, but kissing or sexual behavior are not among them. It is strongly advised that social interactions are kept clean and appropriate as they can be reported, but getting a warning from moderators is about the worst that can happen when kissing.

If the reason for the kiss is to give someone your partner in-game, then your partner must be standing next to you in a social part of the game, and there’s no need to kiss to pass on the partner status.

How to Unlock Kissing Emotes in Fortnite?

You can unlock kissing Emotes in Fortnite by purchasing them when they come up in the Item Shop, from the Battle Pass, via located QR Codes that open up gifts from Funky Fighters, or by being added to inventory during special game events (like the END Part 8 event featuring Ariana Grande which had new Ariana kissing Emotes to unlock).

Purchasing Emotes in the Item Shop is generally the only way they can be obtained year-round, although they are not always a consistent offering. If Emotes are not available when you look for them, you may need to wait for when Fortnite decides to reintroduce them.

The Emotes are purchased using V-Bucks. In the past, popular Kissing Emotes like True Love, Polyamory Kiss, Swoopin is Real, and Mmmuah! Greeting Pack cost between 300 – 1200 V-Bucks, depending on the outfit and animations that come with the Emote.

Emotes can also be found in the Battle Pass and get unlocked as players level up in the game. But they can only be used in the current Battle Pass season, unlike Item Shop Emotes that can be attached to your Fortnite account and saved for as long as you want.

When new Emotes are released by Fortnite, sometimes they have promotions set up with certain partners to get free downloads. Funky Fighters for example released new kissing Emotes and players could obtain them through a QR Code.

If they are not available simply waiting for them to return to the Item Shop is always an option. Funky Fighters was selling the unlocking of their Emotes vial QR Code in Silver (Rave Kiss) and Gold editions (The Passionate Kiss).

How to Get the ‘Kiss the Cupid’ Emote?

The ‘Kiss the Cupid’ emote was last released in the Valentine 2021 update of the game as a seasonal emote to commemorate the love holiday. It features several characters dressed in Cupid outfits with cut-out heart masks and accessories as they slyly kiss one another. A female character with heart hair and a male one with a cape are among the couple of cupids that can be seen in this rare and festive emote. Although it is the newest emote available, it is currently unknown where to find it or on which island Trident Arena has appeared. While players requested it and it was in the game files, the way to obtain it has still yet to be seen. As a seasonal emote that is considered an ‘Enlightened’ rarity, it is likely lost and will not be available again anytime soon. This means that it will likely be worth more should any player get it added to their game account profile. The price of such an emote varies between $250 and $600 on eBay.

How to Get the ‘Kiss the Fish’ Emote?

The Kiss the Fish emote in Fortnite was available in Season 7 of Chapter 2 for 200 V-Bucks. These are no longer available. Fortnite frequently brings back popular emotes, so it is possible that the Kiss the Fish emote will be available again in the future. Fortnite frequently offers new challenges that unlock emotes as rewards, so players should watch for the opportunity to unlock the Kiss the Fish emote without needing to buy V-bucks

As of the writing of this guide in March 2022, the Kiss the Fish emote is no longer available for purchase in the Fortnite game. There are several emotes players can wave through including Fresh Fish, Guest List, Baited, BIK-NIUJ, Don’t Worry, Cuddleloons, Fish Sticks, Waterworks, Take A Seat.

How to Get the ‘Kiss the Cactus’ Emote?

You can not get the Kiss the Cactus emote anymore as it is a seasonal emote that was awarded to players who completed at least 5 bounties during the Fortnite Week 1 Challenges of the Chapter 2 Season 5. The Week 1 Challenges for each of the 7 chapters up to Chapter 2 Season 5 included a ‘Land at …’ item, ‘Search chests …’ items, and the ‘Jump off the Battle Bus at different named locations’ item. Completing any 5 of them unlocks the Kiss the Cactus emote back bling.

If you missed that season, then you are out of luck and this emote is not available for purchase. A search on eBay for ‘fortnite kiss the cactus emote code’ returns a partial code for $3.50, though we do not recommend purchasing these dubious online transaction streams.

Is Kissing in Fortnite Appropriate?

Kissing in Fortnite is considered appropriate by most, but not all players. Since 2018, when the game really took off, people have been coming up with in-game behaviors that were not originally part of the franchise. Mostly, Fortnite developer Epic Games does not discourage kissing. As long as no inappropriate actions or adult situations are created in the game, users are free to do what they want.

The Fortnite terms of service do not specify the appropriateness of kissing. They do say that users can get banned for reporting an issue they know is not a violation. If the issue is kept to kissing between players, let’s be real – it’s hardly a case for banning active Fortnite users. There is a Reddit thread that started with the question, During Isabela’s fame, did you ‘almost kiss’ your bro/sis on Fortnite as play? 123 people responded in poll format and 88.6% of them put themselves in category one, meaning that they did not kiss a player during the event or mention of Isabela’s situation.

That particular situation on her Instagram Live stirred up a lot of hubbub about kids ‘pretend kissing’. The attitude on the thread was well summed up by a player who responded, I had a girlfriend at the time and every time we kissed or hugged it was a nonsexual, just open mouth kissing, but we still had this deep loving energy create whenever we did. An interesting instance of a deeper level of interaction during the hundred-player Hunger Games that Fortnite has become. This can be a positive and helpful natural evolution of interactivity.

A notable opinion on this debate is from the regional marketing supervisor for Fortnite, Anwar Zibaoui, who believes that the speculations about Fortnite kissing were just to market the game and that even if children are just mimicking adult interactions, it’s not an issue.

What is the Age Rating for Fortnite?

The age rating for Fortnite is 12 years and older and this is marked as PEGI rating 12 meaning the game should have ‘moderate violence’ and is suitable for playing by children over 12 years old. Triggers for this age rating include mild violence and occasional scenes involving dangerous situations and conflict. Both the Campaign (Save the World) and Battle Royale modes are rated as Violence in the real world (PVS) with slight differences according to the PEGI website.

What Are the Guidelines for Appropriate Behavior in Fortnite?

The guidelines for appropriate behavior in Fortnite are observed via the game’s code of conduct. This requires players to show good manners towards other players and not deceive, bijack, or mislead them. Do not engage in any activity that may be harmful to other players.

According to the Epic Game guidelines, these following activities are considered inappropriate behavior:

• Bullying.
• Violence towards children or animals
• Sharing pornographic or inappropriate content.
• Sharing deepfakes or manipulated (steering other people’s electronic identities) content.
• Racism or hateful language.
• Fraud or phishing.
• Violence or threats of violence.”

Can You Turn Off Kissing Emotes in Fortnite?

There is economic disincentive to them staying on, since they can be bought. Kissing emotes and other emotes for that matter can be turned off by Epic by not allowing them in the item store and showrooms or by banning them from being used. Kiss emotes can be turned off in the same way as other emotes.

What Are Some Alternatives to Kissing in Fortnite?

Some alternatives to kissing in Fortnite are emoting and dancing. Kissing dances were all the rave in the early 2010s, but are no longer common, though kissing emotes are more common in games.

Emoting and dancing during a game are ways to interact at a personal level with the opponent, where typical interactions with them may be more terse.

Their purpose is to show people that you are having a good time with the game. Emotes are available in Fortnite and can be seen in videos like ‘How GTA Players Play Fortnite’.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Kiss in Fortnite?

While it may seem strange, kissing in Fortnite is actually a popular topic among players. Here’s how you can do it in the game.

Are there specific items or emotes for kissing in Fortnite?

No, there are no specific items or emotes for kissing in Fortnite. However, players have found creative ways to make it happen.

Can I kiss another player in the game?

Yes, you can kiss another player in the game, but it requires both players to have good timing and coordination.

What are the steps to kiss in Fortnite?

First, get close to another player in the game. Then, both players should use the “kiss” emote at the same time. The timing should be perfect for it to work.

Is kissing in Fortnite just for fun or does it serve a purpose in the game?

Kissing in Fortnite is purely for fun and it does not serve any purpose in the game. It’s just a way for players to express their affection for each other in a virtual world.

Can I kiss my own character in Fortnite?

No, unfortunately, you cannot kiss your own character in Fortnite. You’ll need another player to make it happen. But you can always try using the “kiss” emote on your own, just for fun.