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👏 Clapping Hands iPhone Emoji
Represents applause, congratulating an achievement, or emphatic syllable clapping.
Copy Clapping Hands & Developer Codes
Character Glyph
👏
Unicode Code Points
U+1F44F
HTML Entity
👏
CSS Escape
\1F44F
JavaScript String
"\uD83D\uDC4F"
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%91%8F
🌐 Universal Emoji for All Devices & Platforms
This emoji uses standard universal Unicode encoding. When copied, it works seamlessly across iPhone (Apple iOS), Android (Google & Samsung), Windows, macOS, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and web browsers. Each platform automatically displays the glyph in its native high-resolution system design.
What does the 👏 Clapping Hands mean in a text?
Offers sincere congratulations or energetic encouragement.
Nuanced Contextual Interpretations
- General Meaning
- Two hands clapping together in applause, celebrating success, milestones, and brilliant performances.
- Romantic Messages
- Cheering on your partner's professional accomplishments or personal wins.
- Friendship & Chats
- Celebrating exam results, career promotions, or running a marathon.
- Social Media & Captions
- Used between words (e.g., 👏 READ 👏 THE 👏 ROOM) to convey rhythmic emphasis.
Technical Specifications & Unicode Data
| Character Glyph | 👏 |
|---|---|
| Unicode Code Point(s) | U+1F44F |
| HTML Entity | 👏 |
| CSS Escape | \1F44F |
| JavaScript Unicode | "\uD83D\uDC4F" |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%91%8F |
| Category | Hands & Gestures |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does clapping between words mean online? ▾
Placing clap emojis between words represents emphatic verbal delivery, similar to clapping for each syllable during an argument or speech.