U+1F44F "👏" Clapping Hands Sign Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

👏

U+1F44F "👏" Clapping Hands Sign is a popular pictographic symbol representing two hands brought together to produce a clap, commonly used in digital communication to convey applause, congratulations, appreciation, or encouragement. Often referred to as the "clapping hands" emoji, it can signify a round of applause for a job well done, celebrate a milestone, or emphasize a point in text by mimicking the rhythmic clap of hands. Its design typically shows two light skin toned hands with visible fingers and thumbs meeting in mid air, though many platforms support variations in skin tone modifiers to allow for personalization. Beyond literal applause, it is frequently employed in social media reactions, group chats, or written commentary to express enthusiastic approval or to draw attention to a statement, sometimes placed between words or phrases for added emphasis.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F44F
Version Added 6.0
Name Clapping Hands Sign
Block Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 👏
HTML Hex Encoding 👏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83D 0xDC4F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F44F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83d\udc4f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Emoji Base
East Asian Width Wide
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other
Emoji Yes
Emoji Presentation Yes
Emoji Modifier Base Yes
Extended Pictographic Yes