The technology for remotely transmitting and receiving haptic information is gaining popularity. The work aims to discuss the design strategy for virtual haptics to enhance user experiences in remote communication. A review of existing theories on tactile perception was conducted to clarify the relationship between the tactile dual system and interpersonal tactile senses. Additionally, the potential for tactile sensation was analyzed to serve as the "meta-sense" of human emotional interaction. A four-level model of virtual tactile experience was presented to delve into specific virtual tactile content and their corresponding relationships layer by layer. Using a haptic communication device as an illustration, a top-down haptic language analysis was carried out. With the promotion of social communication as a vision, from social to psychological images and through physical participation, specific objects bearing tactile meaning and new functions of objects were found out and then design strategies were summarized. Virtual haptics, as an intervention in remote communication, holds promise in realizing a sense of "tactile presence", mitigating the absence of haptic feedback in digital social interactions, addressing emotional needs in remote social engagement, and charting a new course for evolving remote communication paradigms.