👏 Clapping Hands Sign Emoji — Meaning & Copy Paste

📋 Copy & Code

Emoji 👏

With name 👏 Clapping Hands Sign

Shortcode :clap:

Unicode U+1F44F

HTML Dec 👏

HTML Hex 👏

CSS \1F44F

C, C++ & Python \U0001f44f

Java, JS & JSON \uD83D\uDC4F

Perl \x{1F44F}

PHP & Ruby \u{1F44F}

URL Escape %F0%9F%91%8F

💡 What does 👏 mean?

👏 captures a visual idea around Hands. Sitting in the Hands group within People & Body, it's one of those emojis that communicates meaning at a glance — no explanation needed for most people worldwide.

Popular in text messages, Instagram comments, Twitter replies, and Discord reactions. It adds quick emotional context without extra words.

Related emojis include 👋 Waving Hand Sign, 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand, 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed. Mixing them creates more expressive, nuanced messages.

First introduced in Unicode 0.6.

💬 Chat Examples

Here's how the Clapping Hands Sign emoji 👏 is used in real conversations:

She finally stood up for herself 👏

👏👏👏 about time!

So proud of her 👏😭

🖼️ Clapping Hands Sign on Different Platforms

Apple

Google

Twitter / X

Facebook

Microsoft Fluent

Microsoft 3D

Samsung

JoyPixels

OpenMoji

Noto Emoji

👏 Your Browser

🔗 Word Associations

The 👏 emoji is often associated with:

⌨️ How to type 👏

Windows

Win + . → search "clapping hands sign"

Mac

Cmd + Ctrl + Space

Linux

Ctrl + . (GNOME)

Mobile

Emoji keyboard 🔤

Or simply copy from this page!

🎨 Skin Tone Variants

👏 👏🏻 👏🏼 👏🏽 👏🏾 👏🏿

👥 Related Emojis

👋 Waving Hand Sign 🤚 Raised Back Of Hand 🖐️ Hand With Fingers Splayed ✋ Raised Hand 🖖 Raised Hand With Part Between Middle And Ring Fingers 🫱 Rightwards Hand 🫲 Leftwards Hand 🫳 Palm Down Hand 🫴 Palm Up Hand 🫷 Leftwards Pushing Hand 🫸 Rightwards Pushing Hand 👌 Ok Hand Sign

📦 Other hands Emojis

🙌 Person Raising Both Hands In Celebration 🫶 Heart Hands 👐 Open Hands Sign 🤲 Palms Up Together 🤝 Handshake 🙏 Person With Folded Hands

🌍 👏 Clapping Hands Sign In Other Languages

Discover the name of the 👏 emoji in various languages:

Arabic يدان تصفقان

Chinese 鼓掌

Chinese (Traditional) 鼓掌

French applaudissements

German klatschende Hände

Hindi हाथ की ताली का चिह्न

Italian mani che applaudono

Japanese 拍手

Korean 손뼉

Portuguese mãos aplaudindo

Spanish manos aplaudiendo

Turkish el çırpma

Vietnamese vỗ tay

Russian аплодисменты

Thai ตบมือ

Source: Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)

❓ FAQ

What does the Clapping Hands Sign emoji 👏 mean?

The Clapping Hands Sign emoji 👏 is part of the People & Body category (hands group). It was added in Unicode 0.6 and is available on all major platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.

How do I copy the Clapping Hands Sign emoji?

Click the "Copy 👏" button at the top of this page, or click any copy button next to the format you need (emoji, shortcode, HTML entity, or Unicode).

What is the shortcode for 👏?

The shortcode is :clap:. You can use it on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Clapping Hands Sign Emoji