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clapping

percussive sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, in humans, the hands
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clapping

Summary

clapping ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • clapping is a type of body percussion[2].
  • clapping's Commons category is recorded as Clapping[3].
  • clapping's Unicode character is recorded as 👏[4].
  • clapping's different from is recorded as applause[5].

Body

Definition and Type

clapping is a type of body percussion[2].

Why It Matters

clapping ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month).[1] clapping has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] clapping is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). clapping. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/clapping
MLA “clapping.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/clapping.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_clapping_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{clapping}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/clapping}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-07}}
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  1. 5w ago · Estopedist1 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Different from → applause
    Subclass of → body percussion
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