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👏🏻U+1F44F U+1F3FB

Clapping hands emoji: light skin tone

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

Unicode name
clapping hands: light skin tone
Category
People & body, Two hands
Added
Emoji 1.0 in 2015
Code points
U+1F44F U+1F3FB
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: light skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Clapping hands emoji: light skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Clapping hands emoji: light 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. 🏻Light skin toneU+1F3FB

How to type 👏🏻

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

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolmanos aplaudiendo: tono de piel claroaplaudir, manos, manos aplaudiendo, palmas, señal, tono de piel claro
Françaisapplaudissements : peau claireapplaudissements, bien joué, bon travail, bravo, félicitations, formidable, geste, mains, mains qui applaudissent, peau claire, super
Deutschklatschende Hände: helle Hautfarbeapplaudieren, Applaus, Beifall, Gratulation, großartig, gut, Hand, Hände, helle Hautfarbe, Klatschen, klatschend, toll
Italianomani che applaudono: carnagione chiaraapplaudire, applauso, bravo, carnagione chiara, clap clap, complimenti, congratulazioni, mani che applaudono, ok, pregare, preghiera, segno, yeah
Portuguêsmãos aplaudindo: pele claraaplauso, bom trabalho, mãos, mãos aplaudindo, palmas, parabéns, pele clara, sinal
Nederlandsklappende handen: lichte huidskleurapplaudiseren, applaus, bidden, dankjewel, gefeliciteerd, goed gedaan, goedkeuring, hand, hoera, klappen, klappende handen, lichte huidskleur
Svenskaklappande händer: ljus hyklappa, klappa händer, klappande händer, ljus hy
Polskiklaskanie: karnacja jasnabrawa, brawo, karnacja jasna, klaskać, klaskanie, oklaski, ręce, ręka
Türkçeel çırpma: açık cilt tonuaçık cilt tonu, alkış, bravo, çırpma, el, eller, işaret, tebrik
Русскийаплодисменты: очень светлый тон кожиаплодисменты, движение, жест, овация, очень светлый тон кожи, рука, хлопать
Українськаруки, що аплодують: світлий тон шкіриаплодисменти, біс, браво, відмінно, вітання, оплески, плескати, рука, світлий тон шкіри, ура, чудово
Ελληνικάπαλαμάκια: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματοςαγαπημένος, αδυναμία, ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, αποδοχή, ενθουσιασμένος, καλή δουλειά, καταπληκτικός, μπράβο, παλαμάκια, προσδοκώμενο, προσεύχομαι, συγχαίρω, συγχαρητήρια, σώμα, υπέροχος, χειροκρότημα, χειροκροτώ, χέρι, χέρια που χειροκροτούν, ωραίο
العربيةيدان تصفقان: بشرة بلون فاتحأصلي, أيادي, بشرة بلون فاتح, تزقيف, تصفيق, تصلي, زقف, صلاة, صلي, عظيم, علامة, مبروك, يد, يد تصفق, يدان تصفقان, يصلي
עבריתמחיאות כפיים: גוון עור בהירגוון עור בהיר, הדרן, ידיים, כל הכבוד, כפיים, מחיאות כפיים
فارسیدست زدن: پوست سفیدبدن, پوست سفید, دست, دست زدن
हिन्दीहाथ की ताली का चिह्न: गोरी त्वचागोरी त्वचा, चिह्न, ताली, बधाई, हाथ, हाथ की ताली, हाथ की ताली का चिह्न
বাংলাহাত জোড় করে তালি বাজানো: হালকা ত্বকের রঙশরীর, হাত, হাত জোড় করে তালি বাজানো, হাততালি, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ
Bahasa Indonesiatepuk tangan: warna kulit cerahbadan, keren, mantap, selamat, tangan, tepuk, tubuh, warna kulit cerah
Tiếng Việtvỗ tay: màu da sánghai bàn tay đang vỗ, màu da sáng, tay, vỗ tay
ไทยตบมือ: โทนผิวสีขาวตบมือ, โทนผิวสีขาว, มือ, อวัยวะ
日本語拍手: 薄い肌色おめでとう, パチパチ, 手, 手を叩く, 拍手, 薄い肌色
한국어손뼉: 하얀 피부기도한, 기쁨, 대단한, 대단해, 박수, 박수 치기, 박수치는 손, 손, 손뼉, 손뼉 치기, 예이, 잘했어, 축하, 하얀 피부
中文(简体)鼓掌: 较浅肤色干得好, 恭喜, 拍手, 赞成, 较浅肤色, 鼓掌
中文(繁體)鼓掌:白皮膚做得好, 恭賀, 拍手, 白皮膚, 贊同, 鼓掌
Names in 102 more languages
Afrikaanshandeklap: ligte velkleur
Akannsa a ɛrebom: wedeε ani a εda so
Albanianduar që duartrokasin: nuancë lëkure e çelët
Amharicአጨብጫቢ እጆች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
Armenianծափահարող ձեռքեր․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
Assameseহাত তালি: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijaniəl çalan əllər: açıq dəri tonu
Bashkirҡул сабыу: аҡһыл тән төҫө
Basquetxaloka ari diren eskuak: 1–2. mota
Belarusianпляскае ў ладкі: светлы тон скуры
Bosnianaplaudiranje: svijetla boja kože
BulgarianПляскащи ръце: светла кожа
Burmeseလက်ခုပ်တီးနေသည့် လက်များ − အသားဖြူရောင်
Canadian Frenchapplaudissements : peau claire
Cantonese拍手: 淺膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)拍手: 浅肤色
Catalanmans que aplaudeixen: pell molt clara
CherokeeᏓᏏᏛᏂᎲᎢ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)拍手:白皮膚
Chuvashалӑ ҫупни: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
Croatianruke koje plješću: svijetla boja kože
Czechtleskající ruce: světlý odstín pleti
Danishklappende hænder: lys teint
Estonianplaksutavad käed: hele nahatoon
European Portuguesemãos a bater palmas: tipo de pele 1–2
Faroeseklappandi hendur: ljósur húðarlitur
Filipinopumapalakpak: light na kulay ng balat
Finnishkäsien taputus: vaalea iho
Galicianmans aplaudindo: ton de pel moi claro
Georgianხელები, რომლებიც ტაშს უკრავს: კანის ღია ტონალობა
Gujaratiતાળી પાડતાં હાથ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
Hausahannuwa mai tafawa: launin fata mai haske
Hindi (Latin)clapping hands: Fair skin
Hungariantapsoló kéz: világos bőrtónus
Icelandiclófaklapp: ljós húðlitur
Igbona-akụ aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
Irishbualadh bos: ton cnis geal
Javanesetangan keplok-keplok: kulit putih
Kabyleaṣerfeq: taglimt taceɛlalt
Kannadaಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆಯ ಕೈಗಳು: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhшапалақтау: 1–2 тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)شاپالاقتاۋ: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerទះដៃ: សម្បុរស
Kinyarwandaibiganza bikoma amashyi: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
Konkaniताळयो मारपी हात: उजळ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzкол чабуу: акжуумал
KʼicheʼUpaq’apaxik upaq’ab’aj: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoຕົບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
Latvianaplausi: gaišs ādas tonis
Liguriancioccâ de moen: carnaxon ciæa
Lithuanianplojančios rankos: šviesios odos
Lower Sorbianpśiklaskujuce ruki: swětła barwa kóže
Luxembourgishklappend Hänn: hell Hautfaarf
Macedonianаплауз: тип на кожа 1–2
Malaybertepuk tangan: ton kulit cerah
Malayalamകൈയ്യടി: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
Malteseidejn iċapċpu: ton ċar tal-ġilda
Marathiटाळ्या वाजविणे: उजळ त्वचा
Mongolianалга таших: цайвар
Māoriringa pakipaki: kiri āhua māmā
Nepaliताली बजाइरहेका हातहरू: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
Nigerian PidginHand-dẹm Wé De Klap: Laít Skín Ton
Northern Sothogo betha matsogo: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
Norwegianklappende hender: hudtype 1–2
Norwegian Nynorskklappande hender: hudtype 1–2
Odiaତାଳି ମାରୁଥିବା ହାତଗୁଡ଼ିକ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromoharka rukutuu: toonii gogaa ifaa
Pashtoلاسونه پړکول: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
Punjabiਤਾੜੀ ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)تالیاں وجاندا ہتھ: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechuajayllisqa makikuna: chuya qara niraq
Romanianmâini care aplaudă: ton deschis al pielii
Romanshmauns che applaudeschan: pel clera
Scottish Gaelicbualadh bhasan: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianруке које тапшу: светла кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)руке које тапшу: свијетла кожа
Serbian (Latin)ruke koje tapšu: svetla koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)ruke koje tapšu: svijetla koža
Shanတူပ်းမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
Sindhiتاڙيون وڄائيندڙ هٿ: گوري رنگت
Sinhalaඅත්පුඩි ගැසීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
Slovaktlieskajúce ruky: svetlý tón pleti
Slovenianploskajoči dlani: svetel ten kože
Somalisacabinta gacmaha: jidh fudud
Swahilimikono inayopiga makofi: ngozi nyeupe
Tajikдастҳои қарсакзананда: ранги равшани пӯст
Tamilகைதட்டல்: வகை 1–2
Teluguచప్పట్లు కొట్టడం: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaኢዶም እናጣቕዑ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
Tongannima pasipasi: kili hinehina
Tswanamatsogo a a opiwang: letlalo le lesweu
Turkmençapak çalýan eller: açyk deri reňki
Upper Sorbianruce, kiž přikleskujetej: swětła barba kože
Urduتالیاں بجاتے ہاتھ: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
Uyghurچاۋاك: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
Uzbekchapak: 1–2-teri turi
Welshdwylo yn curo: arlliw croen golau
Wolofloxo yuy tàccu: xeesaayu der bu woyof
Xhosaizandla eziqhwabayo: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
YorubaN Patẹwọ: amọ́lára
Yoruba (Benin)N Patɛwɔ: amɔ́lára
Zuluukushaya izandla: uhlobo-1-2

Codes

Code points
U+1F44F U+1F3FB
HTML
👏🏻
CSS
\1F44F\1F3FB
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F44F}\u{1F3FB}
Python
\U0001F44F\U0001F3FB
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 91 8F F0 9F 8F BB
UTF-16
D83D DC4F D83C DFFB
URL encoded
%F0%9F%91%8F%F0%9F%8F%BB

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 light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 👏🏻 and 👏?

👏🏻 is the 👏 clapping hands emoji with light skin tone. It's 👏 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44F U+1F3FB.

How do I type 👏🏻?

Find 👏 in your emoji keyboard by searching “clapping hands”, then press and hold it and choose light 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+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 👏🏻

When was 👏🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.