clapping hands: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F44F 1F3FB
Description
A clapping hands emoji with a light skin tone. It depicts two hands clapping together, usually symbolizing applause, appreciation, or celebration.
Group:
People & Body > hands
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents applause, approval, congratulations, encouragement, agreement, or general celebration.
Backstory
The 👏 (Clapping Hands) emoji was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. The skin tone modifier (1F3FB for light skin tone) was added as part of Emoji 2.0 in 2015, allowing for more diverse representation of human emojis.
Usage Examples
- Congratulating someone: 'Great job! 👏🏻'
- Showing approval: 'Couldn't agree more! 👏🏻'
- Appreciating a performance: 'That was brilliant! 👏🏻'
- Encouraging someone: 'Keep it up! 👏🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely understood as applause or appreciation. Often used for congratulations or showing support.
East Asian culture:
Similar meaning to Western cultures, used for applause and approval. Can also be used to express admiration or encouragement in a polite way.