What does ๐ Clapping Hands mean?
Two hands clapping, the emoji version of applause. It says congratulations, well done, bravo or I support this. Dropped between words, as in โdrink ๐ more ๐ waterโ, it adds a rhythmic, emphatic beat common in online rants and memes. A single slow clap can also be sarcastic, for when someone states the obvious or makes a mess of things.
๐ Clapping Hands is an emoji from the People & Body category (two-hand gestures), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about applause, approval, awesome, clap, congrats and congratulations.
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๐ Clapping Hands on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Clapping Hands looks on each platform.
Clapping Hands in every skin tone
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Clapping Hands emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Clapping Hands emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :clap:.
When was the Clapping Hands emoji added?
๐ Clapping Hands was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Clapping Hands emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Clapping Hands. The underlying code (U+1F44F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.