Copy and paste the Clapping Hands emoji (👏) in one click. Explore its Gestures & Body Parts meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F44F).
Unicode Definition: Two human hands held upright and clapping together with celebratory applause.
Context & Expression: Signifies applause, approval, celebration, congratulations, or rhythmic emphasis.
Context Tip: Pairing Clapping Hands (👏) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Often placed 👏 between 👏 words 👏 on social media to add rhythmic, emphatic, or sassy cadence to a statement.
Combine 👏 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Clapping Hands emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Presentation went amazing! The board approved our entire sustainability budget.
Stand up ovation for the whole project team! 👏 Hard work paid off beautifully
Thank you for putting the financial models together on short notice!
Apple shows realistic palms meeting with motion curves; Google features flat cartoon hands; Microsoft renders clean high-contrast finger outlines.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 👏 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 👏 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 👏 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 👏 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 👏 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 👏 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Clapping Hands |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F44F |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 👏 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 👏 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F44F |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F44F} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 8F |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :clapping_hands: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Gestures & Body Parts (clapping) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Signifies applause, approval, celebration, congratulations, or rhythmic emphasis. It belongs to the Gestures & Body Parts category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Often placed 👏 between 👏 words 👏 on social media to add rhythmic, emphatic, or sassy cadence to a statement.
Click the "Copy Emoji (👏)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+1F44F (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 👏 or 👏; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F44F"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F44F}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :clapping_hands:.
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