U+1F44F · emoji since 2010
Clapping hands is applause on demand. It congratulates wins big and small, from graduations to simply getting out of bed for a Monday meeting.
It also has a famous second life as the clap between every word for emphasis: best 👏 idea 👏 ever. Sincere or sassy, it always demands attention.
In texting, 👏 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 👏 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Clapping Hands emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the clapping hands emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 👏 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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