👏 Clapping Hands
The 👏 Clapping Hands emoji is part of the Gestures category in the Emoji Kitchen library, which groups it with 26 related emojis. It is tagged with the keywords clap, applause, and bravo, which is how the search tool surfaces it — anyone looking for clap will land here. In the editor, 👏 can play either role in a mashup: use it as the base layer and let a second emoji reshape it, or layer it on top of another emoji to inject clap energy into a different subject. All 8 blend modes are available for it — Fusion, Ghost, Split, Surround, Mirror, Swap, Pulse, Glitch — and each mode treats the Clapping Hands glyph differently, so it is worth cycling through a few before exporting. Emojis that sit next to 👏 in the Gestures category and pair well with it include 👍 Thumbs Up, 👎 Thumbs Down, 🙌 Raising Hands, 🤝 Handshake, 🙏 Folded Hands, 💪 Flexed Biceps, ✌️ Victory Hand, 🤞 Crossed Fingers. To start mixing, open the Emoji Kitchen editor or the quick pair tool and select 👏 as either emoji.