👏️ Clapping hands emoji
HTML
👏
Unicode
U+1F44F
What is 👏️ called?
👏️ is called the Clapping hands emoji.
Commonly called the applause emoji, clap emoji, or praise hands. “Hand claps” is another natural name, while sarcasm depends entirely on context.
What does 👏️ mean?
👏 depicts applause and means congratulations, praise, approval, celebration, or recognition of a good performance. Repeated claps can make the reaction more enthusiastic.
Writers also place 👏 between words for forceful rhythmic emphasis, and sarcastic context can turn applause into a “slow clap.” The visible motion remains clapping in every case.
Other meanings
Applause, congratulations, well done, approval, celebration, emphatic speech, appreciation, or sarcastic slow-clap praise.
Example Usage
That presentation was excellent 👏
Congratulations to everyone who finished the course 👏
More details
Officially named clapping hands. Its code point is U+1F44F, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0. It supports five skin-tone modifiers applied to both hands.
Variants
Visual description
Two hands face each other at an angle with motion marks or small impact lines around them.
Default colour is yellow, with five same-tone variants. The hands are shown in the act of clapping rather than held in prayer.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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