Clapping Hands

👏 is clapping hands. It means applause or congratulations; placed between words it adds emphasis, sometimes sarcastically.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

clapping hands

clapping hands: light skin tone

clapping hands: medium-light skin tone

clapping hands: medium skin tone

clapping hands: medium-dark skin tone

clapping hands: dark skin tone

Common uses

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applauding or congratulating someone
Adding emphasis between words, often sarcastically

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: CLAPPING HANDS SIGN
CLDR short name: clapping hands
Codepoint: U+1F44F
Hex: 1F44F
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: hands
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:clap:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

applause · approval · awesome · clap · congrats · congratulations · excited · good · great · hand · homie · job · nice · prayed · well · yay

How it looks

Clapping Hands — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Clapping Hands — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 👏 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 👏. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 👏 clapping hands emoji mean?: 👏 is clapping hands. It means applause or congratulations; placed between words it adds emphasis, sometimes sarcastically.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 👏?: U+1F44F, named CLAPPING HANDS SIGN in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 👏 clapping hands emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 👏 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “clapping hands”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 👏 from this page with one click.
Does 👏 come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 👏🏻 👏🏼 👏🏽 👏🏾 👏🏿. They all mean the same thing; long-press 👏 on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for 👏?: On GitHub, type :clap: and it turns into 👏 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.