Clapping Hands is applause and praise. It is also known as the clap emoji and applause emoji. ๐ Clapping Hands is an emoji from the People & Body category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F44F and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ Clapping Hands mean?
Clapping Hands is applause and praise. Placed between words, it adds emphasis: "Read ๐ the ๐ instructions."
The ๐ Clapping Hands emoji belongs to the hands group of the People & Body category. It is commonly associated with applause, approval, awesome, clap and congrats. Clapping Hands has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. It supports five skin tones: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :clap: to insert it.
Clapping Hands skin tones & variations
Click to copy a variation:
Clapping Hands emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F44F |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 👏 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 👏 |
| CSS | \1F44F |
| JavaScript | \u{1F44F} |
| Python | \U0001F44F |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%91%8F |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 91 8F |
| Shortcode | :clap: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :clapping_hands: |
How to type ๐ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โclapping handsโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โclapping handsโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โclapโ.
- HTML: write
👏in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Clapping Hands keywords
- applause
- approval
- awesome
- clap
- congrats
- congratulations
- excited
- good
- great
- hand
- homie
- job
- nice
- prayed
- well
- yay
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ mean?
Clapping Hands is applause and praise. Placed between words, it adds emphasis: "Read ๐ the ๐ instructions."
What is the ๐ emoji called?
Its official Unicode name is Clapping Hands, but people also call it the clap emoji and applause emoji.
How do I copy and paste the Clapping Hands emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ Clapping Hands added to Unicode?
Clapping Hands was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Does ๐ come in different skin tones?
Yes. Clapping Hands supports five skin-tone modifiers based on the Fitzpatrick scale: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one from the list above to copy it.
Related Hands emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.