Category: People & Body

👏clapping hands

👏 clapping hands belongs to People & Body. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

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Meaning

Two hands clapping together, often used to show applause, praise, or congratulations.

Aliases

:clap:

Keywords

applauseapprovalawesomeclapcongratscongratulationsexcitedgoodgreathandhomiejob

What does 👏 clapping hands mean?

Represents a pair of hands clapping together, typically symbolizing applause or approval. It is often used to congratulate someone, show support, or express excitement. Additionally, it can be placed between words or phrases to add strong emphasis, mimicking a rhythmic clapping motion.

Often used for

Congratulating someone on an achievement
Showing approval or praise for a statement
Expressing excitement or hype
Emphasizing words in a sentence (e.g., do 👏 not 👏 do 👏 that)
Indicating a round of applause

Tone: While generally positive, using it between every word can sometimes come across as aggressive, condescending, or overly intense depending on the context.

👏 in real messages

omg congrats on the new job!! 👏
well said 👏👏👏
we 👏 love 👏 to 👏 see 👏 it
great presentation today everyone 👏
yesss the album is finally out 👏

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How 👏 clapping hands looks

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👏 clapping hands codes for developers

Every format below produces 👏 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.

Emoji	`👏`
Unicode codepoints	`U+1F44F`
HTML (decimal)	`👏`
HTML (hex)	`👏`
CSS	`\1F44F`
JavaScript	`\u{1F44F}`
JSON	`\uD83D\uDC4F`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%91%8F`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:clap:`