👏 Clapping Hands
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Emoji Meaning
1
Two hands clapping — when repeated a few times, it becomes a round of applause, a simple way to show appreciation.
2
This emoji shows two yellow hands with their palms pressed together, mimicking applause.
You can send it to congratulate someone—say, for passing exams. It’s also used to acknowledge a friend’s success or to show admiration for their talent. The emoji often stands in for the word "bravo." It can be used sarcastically, too—for example, when someone posts a photo of a broken smartphone, vase, or plate.
Also Known As
- 👏 Applause
- 👏 Clap
- 👏 Clapping
- 👏 Golf Clap
- 👏 Round Of Applause
Apple Name
- 👏 Clapping Hands
Unicode Name
- 👏 Clapping Hands Sign
How does this emoji look on different platforms?
👏 Emoji Codes
Codepoints
U+1F44F
Shortcodes
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For developers
| URL escape code | %F0%9F%91%8F |
| Punycode | xn--0p8h |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F 91 8F |
| JavaScript, JSON, Java | \uD83D\uDC4F |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001f44f |
| CSS | \01F44F |
| PHP, Ruby | \u{1F44F} |
| Perl | \x{1F44F} |
| HTML hex | 👏 |
| HTML dec | 👏 |