clapping hands: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F44F 1F3FC
Description
A clapping hands emoji, showing two hands with the fingers spread, coming together swiftly in a gesture of applause. The skin tone modifier (1F3FC) indicates a light-medium skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > hands
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents applause, approval, congratulations, appreciation, or excitement.
Backstory
The clapping hands emoji (1F44F) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. Skin tone modifiers, like 1F3FC (Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-3), were added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing users to select a skin tone for human-like emojis.
Usage Examples
- Congratulating someone: 'Great job on the presentation! 👏🏼'
- Showing appreciation: 'Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! 👏🏼'
- Cheering for an event: 'What a performance! 👏🏼👏🏼'
- Expressing enthusiasm: 'Finally the weekend! 👏🏼'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely used to express enthusiastic approval, praise, or to signify 'well done'. Often used ironically or sarcastically in some contexts.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage for applause and congratulations. Can also be used to signify excitement or anticipation.