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Clapping Hands emoji ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ‘ is the Clapping Hands emoji, in Smileys & People. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like clap, praise, applause, congrats, yay.

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:clap:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

What ๐Ÿ‘ means

Applause and praise. Placed between words, it adds emphasis.

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Every code for ๐Ÿ‘

NameClapping Hands
Shortcodes:clap:
CategorySmileys & People
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsclap, praise, applause, congrats, yay
Code pointsU+1F44F
HTML👏
CSS\1F44F
JavaScript\u{1F44F}
Python\U0001f44f
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F 91 8F
URL encoded%F0%9F%91%8F

How to type ๐Ÿ‘

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :clap: in any text box and it turns into ๐Ÿ‘.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "clapping hands" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "clapping hands" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "clapping hands".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "clapping hands".
HTMLWrite 👏 in the page source.

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About ๐Ÿ‘

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ๐Ÿ‘ mean?
Applause and praise. Placed between words, it adds emphasis.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿ‘?
:clap:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ๐Ÿ‘ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "clapping hands". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐Ÿ‘?
U+1F44F, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 👏, in CSS "\1F44F", and in JavaScript "\u{1F44F}".

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