clapping hands: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F44F 1F3FF
Description
Clapping Hands emoji with a dark skin tone modifier.
Group:
People & Body > hands
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents applause, approval, congratulations, or celebration. The addition of the dark skin tone specifies the skin color of the hands.
Backstory
The Clapping Hands emoji (U+1F44F) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifier (U+1F3FF, Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-6) was added as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing users to specify the skin tone for various hand emojis, promoting inclusivity.
Usage Examples
- Congratulations on your promotion! 👏🏿
- That was an amazing performance! 👏🏿👏🏿
- Bravo! What a great idea! 👏🏿
- Sarcastically: 'Oh, brilliant, you've done it again! 👏🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely used for expressing appreciation, agreement, or excitement, often in response to performances, achievements, or good news. Also used ironically for sarcasm.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture for praise and congratulations. Can also be used to show anticipation or to get attention.