👏️ Clapping hands emoji

The clapping hands emoji means applause, praise, celebration, or strong approval. It can show real congratulations or add rhythmic emphasis between words.

Use 👏 for a performance, good news, a finished task, or a point you want to stress. It pairs naturally with 🙌 Raising hands for celebration and 👍 Thumbs up for approval.

Could also be called applause, clap emoji, claps or praise hands emoji.

Other meanings

applause, clap, praise, celebration, approval, emphasis, congratulations

Example Usage

That presentation was excellent 👏

Variants

Related emoji

Hand gestures emojis

• 👋️ Waving hand
• 🤚️ Raised back of hand
• 🖐️ Hand with fingers splayed
• ✋️ Raised hand

Respect emojis

• 🫡️ Saluting face
• 🙌️ Raising hands
• 🫶️ Heart hands
• 🤝️ Handshake

Visual description

On iOS, two yellow hands face each other with small motion marks, showing hands clapping together.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.