Clapping Hands emoji
Type :clap: · #27 most-used emoji · People & body
What 👏 means
Applause, sincere by default. Beware the every 👏 word 👏 pattern, which is emphatic and slightly combative; a single clap row after good news is just credit where due.
How to type 👏 without a picker
With Emoji Anywhere
installed, type :clap
in any text field (X, Gmail, Facebook, LinkedIn, anywhere), pick 👏 from the suggestion
that appears, and keep typing. No picker, no copy-paste round trip.
Shortcodes
:clap: :clapping_hands: Search terms
Also found by searching applause, approval, awesome, clap, congrats, congratulations.
Related emojis
:ok_hand: 👍️ :+1: 👎️ :-1: 👋 :wave: ✋️ :high_five: ✌️ :v: 🤞 :fingers_crossed: 🤘 :metal: 🤙 :call_me_hand: 👈️ :point_left: All people & body shortcodes are in the full shortcode list.
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