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👏🏾U+1F44F U+1F3FE

Clapping hands emoji: medium-dark skin tone

👏🏾 is the clapping hands emoji (👏) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 👏 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

Unicode name
clapping hands: medium-dark skin tone
Category
People & body, Two hands
Added
Emoji 1.0 in 2015
Code points
U+1F44F U+1F3FE
Base emoji
👏 Clapping hands

What it means

Two hands clapping together. Applause and praise are the obvious reading, along with congratulations and approval. Use it for 'well done', for celebrating wins, and, with one placed between each word, to add emphasis to a statement.

How it looks

👏🏾
Your device
Clapping hands emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Clapping hands emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Clapping hands emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in OpenMoji by OpenMoji, the open-source emoji and icon project
OpenMoji

Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

👏🏾 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

  1. 👏Clapping handsU+1F44F
  2. 🏾Medium-dark skin toneU+1F3FE

How to type 👏🏾

iPhone and iPad
Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “clapping hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “clapping hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “clapping hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “clapping hands”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolmanos aplaudiendo: tono de piel oscuro medioaplaudir, manos, manos aplaudiendo, palmas, señal, tono de piel oscuro medio
Françaisapplaudissements : peau mateapplaudissements, bien joué, bon travail, bravo, félicitations, formidable, geste, mains, mains qui applaudissent, peau mate, super
Deutschklatschende Hände: mitteldunkle Hautfarbeapplaudieren, Applaus, Beifall, Gratulation, großartig, gut, Hand, Hände, Klatschen, klatschend, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, toll
Italianomani che applaudono: carnagione abbastanza scuraapplaudire, applauso, bravo, carnagione abbastanza scura, clap clap, complimenti, congratulazioni, mani che applaudono, ok, pregare, preghiera, segno, yeah
Portuguêsmãos aplaudindo: pele morena escuraaplauso, bom trabalho, mãos, mãos aplaudindo, palmas, parabéns, pele morena escura, sinal
Nederlandsklappende handen: donkergetinte huidskleurapplaudiseren, applaus, bidden, dankjewel, donkergetinte huidskleur, gefeliciteerd, goed gedaan, goedkeuring, hand, hoera, klappen, klappende handen
Svenskaklappande händer: mellanmörk hyklappa, klappa händer, klappande händer, mellanmörk hy
Polskiklaskanie: karnacja średnio ciemnabrawa, brawo, karnacja średnio ciemna, klaskać, klaskanie, oklaski, ręce, ręka
Türkçeel çırpma: orta koyu cilt tonualkış, bravo, çırpma, el, eller, işaret, orta koyu cilt tonu, tebrik
Русскийаплодисменты: темный тон кожиаплодисменты, движение, жест, овация, рука, темный тон кожи, хлопать
Українськаруки, що аплодують: помірно темний тон шкіриаплодисменти, біс, браво, відмінно, вітання, оплески, плескати, помірно темний тон шкіри, рука, ура, чудово
Ελληνικάπαλαμάκια: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματοςαγαπημένος, αδυναμία, αποδοχή, ενθουσιασμένος, καλή δουλειά, καταπληκτικός, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, μπράβο, παλαμάκια, προσδοκώμενο, προσεύχομαι, συγχαίρω, συγχαρητήρια, σώμα, υπέροχος, χειροκρότημα, χειροκροτώ, χέρι, χέρια που χειροκροτούν, ωραίο
العربيةيدان تصفقان: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامقأصلي, أيادي, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, تزقيف, تصفيق, تصلي, زقف, صلاة, صلي, عظيم, علامة, مبروك, يد, يد تصفق, يدان تصفقان, يصلي
עבריתמחיאות כפיים: גוון עור כהה בינוניגוון עור כהה בינוני, הדרן, ידיים, כל הכבוד, כפיים, מחיאות כפיים
فارسیدست زدن: پوست گندمیبدن, پوست گندمی, دست, دست زدن
हिन्दीहाथ की ताली का चिह्न: हल्की साँवली त्वचाचिह्न, ताली, बधाई, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हाथ, हाथ की ताली, हाथ की ताली का चिह्न
বাংলাহাত জোড় করে তালি বাজানো: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙমাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাত, হাত জোড় করে তালি বাজানো, হাততালি
Bahasa Indonesiatepuk tangan: warna kulit gelap-sedangbadan, keren, mantap, selamat, tangan, tepuk, tubuh, warna kulit gelap-sedang
Tiếng Việtvỗ tay: màu da tối trung bìnhhai bàn tay đang vỗ, màu da tối trung bình, tay, vỗ tay
ไทยตบมือ: โทนผิวสีแทนตบมือ, โทนผิวสีแทน, มือ, อวัยวะ
日本語拍手: やや濃い肌色おめでとう, パチパチ, やや濃い肌色, 手, 手を叩く, 拍手
한국어손뼉: 진한 갈색 피부기도한, 기쁨, 대단한, 대단해, 박수, 박수 치기, 박수치는 손, 손, 손뼉, 손뼉 치기, 예이, 잘했어, 진한 갈색 피부, 축하
中文(简体)鼓掌: 中等-深肤色中等-深肤色, 干得好, 恭喜, 拍手, 赞成, 鼓掌
中文(繁體)鼓掌:褐皮膚做得好, 恭賀, 拍手, 褐皮膚, 贊同, 鼓掌
Names in 100 more languages
Afrikaanshandeklap: medium-donker velkleur
Akannsa a ɛrebom: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
Albanianduar që duartrokasin: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
Amharicአጨብጫቢ እጆች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
Armenianծափահարող ձեռքեր․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
Assameseহাত তালি: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijaniəl çalan əllər: orta-tünd dəri tonu
Bashkirҡул сабыу: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
Basquetxaloka ari diren eskuak: 5. mota
Belarusianпляскае ў ладкі: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
Bosnianaplaudiranje: umjereno tamna boja kože
BulgarianПляскащи ръце: средно тъмна кожа
Burmeseလက်ခုပ်တီးနေသည့် လက်များ − အသားညိုရောင်
Canadian Frenchapplaudissements : peau modérément foncée
Cantonese拍手: 中深膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)拍手: 中深肤色
Catalanmans que aplaudeixen: pell fosca
CherokeeᏓᏏᏛᏂᎲᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)拍手:中深皮膚
Chuvashалӑ ҫупни: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
Croatianruke koje plješću: smeđa boja kože
Czechtleskající ruce: středně tmavý odstín pleti
Danishklappende hænder: medium til mørk teint
Estonianplaksutavad käed: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
European Portuguesemãos a bater palmas: tipo de pele 5
Faroeseklappandi hendur: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
Filipinopumapalakpak: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
Finnishkäsien taputus: keskitumma iho
Galicianmans aplaudindo: ton de pel escuro
Georgianხელები, რომლებიც ტაშს უკრავს: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujaratiતાળી પાડતાં હાથ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausahannuwa mai tafawa: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
Hindi (Latin)clapping hands: medium-dark skin
Hungariantapsoló kéz: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
Icelandiclófaklapp: meðaldökkur húðlitur
Igbona-akụ aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
Irishbualadh bos: ton cnis meándorcha
Javanesetangan keplok-keplok: kulit sawo mateng
Kabyleaṣerfeq: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
Kannadaಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆಯ ಕೈಗಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhшапалақтау: 5-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)شاپالاقتاۋ: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerទះដៃ: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
Kinyarwandaibiganza bikoma amashyi: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
Konkaniताळयो मारपी हात: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzкол чабуу: кара тору
KʼicheʼUpaq’apaxik upaq’ab’aj: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoຕົບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
Latvianaplausi: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
Liguriancioccâ de moen: carnaxon assæ scua
Lithuanianplojančios rankos: tamsios odos
Lower Sorbianpśiklaskujuce ruki: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
Luxembourgishklappend Hänn: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
Macedonianаплауз: тип на кожа 5
Malaybertepuk tangan: ton kulit sederhana gelap
Malayalamകൈയ്യടി: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
Malteseidejn iċapċpu: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
Marathiटाळ्या वाजविणे: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
Mongolianалга таших: бордуу
Māoriringa pakipaki: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
Nepaliताली बजाइरहेका हातहरू: छालाको प्रकार-५
Nigerian PidginHand-dẹm Wé De Klap: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
Northern Sothogo betha matsogo: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
Norwegianklappende hender: hudtype 5
Norwegian Nynorskklappande hender: hudtype 5
Odiaତାଳି ମାରୁଥିବା ହାତଗୁଡ଼ିକ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromoharka rukutuu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
Pashtoلاسونه پړکول: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
Punjabiਤਾੜੀ ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)تالیاں وجاندا ہتھ: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechuajayllisqa makikuna: tunpa yana qara niraq
Romanianmâini care aplaudă: ton semi‑închis al pielii
Romanshmauns che applaudeschan: pel mez stgira
Scottish Gaelicbualadh bhasan: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianруке које тапшу: средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)ruke koje tapšu: srednje tamna koža
Shanတူပ်းမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhiتاڙيون وڄائيندڙ هٿ: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
Sinhalaඅත්පුඩි ගැසීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
Slovaktlieskajúce ruky: stredne tmavý tón pleti
Slovenianploskajoči dlani: srednje temen ten kože
Somalisacabinta gacmaha: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
Swahilimikono inayopiga makofi: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
Tajikдастҳои қарсакзананда: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
Tamilகைதட்டல்: வகை 5
Teluguచప్పట్లు కొట్టడం: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaኢዶም እናጣቕዑ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
Tongannima pasipasi: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
Tswanamatsogo a a opiwang: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
Turkmençapak çalýan eller: orta goýy deri reňki
Upper Sorbianruce, kiž přikleskujetej: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
Urduتالیاں بجاتے ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
Uyghurچاۋاك: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbekchapak: 5-teri turi
Welshdwylo yn curo: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
Wolofloxo yuy tàccu: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
Xhosaizandla eziqhwabayo: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
YorubaN Patẹwọ: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)N Patɛwɔ: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zuluukushaya izandla: uhlobo-5

Codes

Code points
U+1F44F U+1F3FE
HTML
👏🏾
CSS
\1F44F\1F3FE
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F44F}\u{1F3FE}
Python
\U0001F44F\U0001F3FE
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 8F F0 9F 8F BE
UTF-16
D83D DC4F D83C DFFE
URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%8F%F0%9F%8F%BE

Questions

What does 👏🏾 mean?

Two hands clapping together. Applause and praise are the obvious reading, along with congratulations and approval. Use it for 'well done', for celebrating wins, and, with one placed between each word, to add emphasis to a statement. 👏🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 👏🏾 and 👏?

👏🏾 is the 👏 clapping hands emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 👏 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44F U+1F3FE.

How do I type 👏🏾?

Find 👏 in your emoji keyboard by searching “clapping hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

What is the Unicode for 👏🏾?

U+1F44F U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 👏🏾

When was 👏🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.