# 👏🏽 Clapping hands emoji: medium skin tone

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

- Emoji: 👏🏽
- Unicode name: clapping hands: medium skin tone
- Code points: U+1F44F U+1F3FD
- Category: People & body, Two hands
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [👏 Clapping hands](https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-medium-skin-tone-emoji

## 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.

## Other skin tones

- 👏 [Clapping hands](https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-emoji.md)
- 👏🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44F U+1F3FB
- 👏🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44F U+1F3FC
- 👏🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44F U+1F3FE
- 👏🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F44F U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

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

1. 👏 [Clapping hands](https://emojichart.com/clapping-hands-emoji.md) (U+1F44F)
2. 🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | manos aplaudiendo: tono de piel medio | aplaudir, manos, manos aplaudiendo, palmas, señal, tono de piel medio |
| Français (fr) | applaudissements : peau légèrement mate | applaudissements, bien joué, bon travail, bravo, félicitations, formidable, geste, mains, mains qui applaudissent, peau légèrement mate, super |
| Deutsch (de) | klatschende Hände: mittlere Hautfarbe | applaudieren, Applaus, Beifall, Gratulation, großartig, gut, Hand, Hände, Klatschen, klatschend, mittlere Hautfarbe, toll |
| Italiano (it) | mani che applaudono: carnagione olivastra | applaudire, applauso, bravo, carnagione olivastra, clap clap, complimenti, congratulazioni, mani che applaudono, ok, pregare, preghiera, segno, yeah |
| Português (pt) | mãos aplaudindo: pele morena | aplauso, bom trabalho, mãos, mãos aplaudindo, palmas, parabéns, pele morena, sinal |
| Nederlands (nl) | klappende handen: getinte huidskleur | applaudiseren, applaus, bidden, dankjewel, gefeliciteerd, getinte huidskleur, goed gedaan, goedkeuring, hand, hoera, klappen, klappende handen |
| Svenska (sv) | klappande händer: mellanfärgad hy | klappa, klappa händer, klappande händer, mellanfärgad hy |
| Polski (pl) | klaskanie: karnacja średnia | brawa, brawo, karnacja średnia, klaskać, klaskanie, oklaski, ręce, ręka |
| Türkçe (tr) | el çırpma: orta cilt tonu | alkış, bravo, çırpma, el, eller, işaret, orta cilt tonu, tebrik |
| Русский (ru) | аплодисменты: средний тон кожи | аплодисменты, движение, жест, овация, рука, средний тон кожи, хлопать |
| Українська (uk) | руки, що аплодують: помірний тон шкіри | аплодисменти, біс, браво, відмінно, вітання, оплески, плескати, помірний тон шкіри, рука, ура, чудово |
| Ελληνικά (el) | παλαμάκια: μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος | αγαπημένος, αδυναμία, αποδοχή, ενθουσιασμένος, καλή δουλειά, καταπληκτικός, μεσαίος τόνος δέρματος, μπράβο, παλαμάκια, προσδοκώμενο, προσεύχομαι, συγχαίρω, συγχαρητήρια, σώμα, υπέροχος, χειροκρότημα, χειροκροτώ, χέρι, χέρια που χειροκροτούν, ωραίο |
| العربية (ar) | يدان تصفقان: بشرة بلون معتدل | أصلي, أيادي, بشرة بلون معتدل, تزقيف, تصفيق, تصلي, زقف, صلاة, صلي, عظيم, علامة, مبروك, يد, يد تصفق, يدان تصفقان, يصلي |
| עברית (he) | מחיאות כפיים: גוון עור בינוני | גוון עור בינוני, הדרן, ידיים, כל הכבוד, כפיים, מחיאות כפיים |
| فارسی (fa) | دست زدن: پوست طلایی | بدن, پوست طلایی, دست, دست زدن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | हाथ की ताली का चिह्न: गेहुँआ त्वचा | गेहुँआ त्वचा, चिह्न, ताली, बधाई, हाथ, हाथ की ताली, हाथ की ताली का चिह्न |
| বাংলা (bn) | হাত জোড় করে তালি বাজানো: মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি ত্বকের রঙ, শরীর, হাত, হাত জোড় করে তালি বাজানো, হাততালি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tepuk tangan: warna kulit sedang | badan, keren, mantap, selamat, tangan, tepuk, tubuh, warna kulit sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | vỗ tay: màu da trung bình | hai bàn tay đang vỗ, màu da trung bình, tay, vỗ tay |
| ไทย (th) | ตบมือ: โทนผิวสีเหลือง | ตบมือ, โทนผิวสีเหลือง, มือ, อวัยวะ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 拍手: 中間の肌色 | おめでとう, パチパチ, 中間の肌色, 手, 手を叩く, 拍手 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 손뼉: 갈색 피부 | 갈색 피부, 기도한, 기쁨, 대단한, 대단해, 박수, 박수 치기, 박수치는 손, 손, 손뼉, 손뼉 치기, 예이, 잘했어, 축하 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 鼓掌: 中等肤色 | 中等肤色, 干得好, 恭喜, 拍手, 赞成, 鼓掌 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 鼓掌：淺褐皮膚 | 做得好, 恭賀, 拍手, 淺褐皮膚, 贊同, 鼓掌 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): handeklap: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): nsa a ɛrebom: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): duar që duartrokasin: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): አጨብጫቢ እጆች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): ծափահարող ձեռքեր․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হাত তালি: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): əl çalan əllər: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ҡул сабыу: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): txaloka ari diren eskuak: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): пляскае ў ладкі: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): aplaudiranje: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): Пляскащи ръце: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်ခုပ်တီးနေသည့် လက်များ − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): applaudissements : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 拍手: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拍手: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): mans que aplaudeixen: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᏓᏏᏛᏂᎲᎢ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 拍手：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): алӑ ҫупни: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): ruke koje plješću: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): tleskající ruce: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): klappende hænder: medium teint
- Estonian (et): plaksutavad käed: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): mãos a bater palmas: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): klappandi hendur: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): pumapalakpak: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): käsien taputus: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): mans aplaudindo: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): ხელები, რომლებიც ტაშს უკრავს: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): તાળી પાડતાં હાથ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): hannuwa mai tafawa: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): clapping hands: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): tapsoló kéz: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): lófaklapp: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): na-akụ aka: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): bualadh bos: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): tangan keplok-keplok: kulit kuning
- Kabyle (kab): aṣerfeq: taglimt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆಯ ಕೈಗಳು: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): шапалақтау: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): شاپالاقتاۋ: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ទះដៃ: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ibiganza bikoma amashyi: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): ताळयो मारपी हात: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): кол чабуу: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Upaq’apaxik upaq’ab’aj: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຕົບມື: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): aplausi: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): cioccâ de moen: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): plojančios rankos: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pśiklaskujuce ruki: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): klappend Hänn: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): аплауз: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): bertepuk tangan: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): കൈയ്യടി: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): idejn iċapċpu: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): टाळ्या वाजविणे: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): алга таших: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): ringa pakipaki: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): ताली बजाइरहेका हातहरू: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Hand-dẹm Wé De Klap: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): go betha matsogo: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): klappende hender: hudtype 4
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): klappande hender: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ତାଳି ମାରୁଥିବା ହାତଗୁଡ଼ିକ: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): harka rukutuu: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لاسونه پړکول: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਤਾੜੀ ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): تالیاں وجاندا ہتھ: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): jayllisqa makikuna: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): mâini care aplaudă: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): mauns che applaudeschan: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bualadh bhasan: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): руке које тапшу: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): руке које тапшу: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ruke koje tapšu: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): ruke koje tapšu: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): တူပ်းမိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): تاڙيون وڄائيندڙ هٿ: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): අත්පුඩි ගැසීම: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): tlieskajúce ruky: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): ploskajoči dlani: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): sacabinta gacmaha: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mikono inayopiga makofi: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tajik (tg): дастҳои қарсакзананда: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கைதட்டல்: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): చప్పట్లు కొట్టడం: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኢዶም እናጣቕዑ፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): nima pasipasi: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): matsogo a a opiwang: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): çapak çalýan eller: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): ruce, kiž přikleskujetej: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): تالیاں بجاتے ہاتھ: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): چاۋاك: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): chapak: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dwylo yn curo: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): loxo yuy tàccu: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): izandla eziqhwabayo: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): N Patẹwọ: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): N Patɛwɔ: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ukushaya izandla: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F44F U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `👏🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F44F\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F44F}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F44F\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 8F F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC4F D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%8F%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## 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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 👏🏽 and 👏?

👏🏽 is the 👏 clapping hands emoji with medium skin tone. It's 👏 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F44F U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 👏🏽?

Find 👏 in your emoji keyboard by searching “clapping hands”, then press and hold it and choose medium 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+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 👏🏽

### When was 👏🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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