Slow Clap Sound Effect

📝 Description

The slow clap is sarcasm's official percussion — single, deliberate claps spaced far enough apart to make their meaning unmistakable. Cinema built the redemptive version, where one clap swells into an ovation; the internet kept the ironic one, where each clap lands like a verdict. Use it after impressively bad decisions, self-inflicted disasters, and explanations that convinced no one. It also works sincerely at the end of underdog edits, if the swell is allowed to build. Few sounds carry this much editorial opinion per beat. Clap responsibly.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:01

Format

MP3

File Size

11 KB

Added

June 21, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by young_daddy via Freesound. View original source →