clapper board
clapper board meaning
A film clapper board. It stands for film-making, takes and the start of a scene — the clap synchronises sound and picture, which is its actual purpose and which almost nobody knows. It appears in film contexts and figuratively for starting something at last: take one, action, and no more rehearsing.
Meaning
A film clapper board. It stands for film-making, takes and the start of a scene — the clap synchronises sound and picture, which is its actual purpose and which almost nobody knows. It appears in film contexts and figuratively for starting something at last: take one, action, and no more rehearsing.
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How to use it
- Take one, action 🎬
- The clap syncs sound to picture. That is what it is for 🎬
- That is a wrap 🎬
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | klapbord |
| አማርኛ | የፊልም ቀረጻ መቀንጠቢያ ሰሌዳ |
| العربية | كلاكيت |
| অসমীয়া | ক্লেপাৰ ব’ৰ্ড |
| azərbaycan | numerator |
| башҡорт | кино таҡтаһы |
| беларуская | нумаратар з хлапушкай |
| български | клапа |
| বাংলা | ক্ল্যাপার বোর্ড |
| bosanski | filmska klapa |
| català | claqueta |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏏᏛᏂᎭ ᏯᏖᎾ |
| čeština | filmová klapka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шартлатакан хӑма |
| Cymraeg | clepiwr |
| Deutsch | Filmklappe |
| dolnoserbšćina | filmowa klapa |
| Ελληνικά | κλακέτα φιλμ |
| English | clapper board |
| español | claqueta |
| eesti | klapptahvel |
| euskara | klaketa |
| فارسی | کلاکت |
| suomi | klaffitaulu |
| Filipino | clapper board |
| føroyskt | klapptræ |
| français | clap |
| Gaeilge | clabaire |
| Gàidhlig | bòrd-braig |
| galego | claqueta |
| ગુજરાતી | ક્લેપર બોર્ડ |
| Hausa | allon nunan wasan fim |
| עברית | קלאפר |
| हिन्दी | क्लैपर बोर्ड |
| hrvatski | klapa |
| hornjoserbšćina | filmowa klapa |
| magyar | csapó |
| հայերեն | կինոդուբլների համարացույց |
| Indonesia | papan sutradara |
| íslenska | klapptré |
| italiano | ciak |
| 日本語 | カチンコ |
| Jawa | papan aba-aba adhegan |
| ქართული | ნუმერატორი ტკაცუნათი |
| қазақ тілі | шартылдақ нөмірлеуіш |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | شارتىلداق نومىرلەۋىش |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្តារធ្វើជាសញ្ញាពេលចាប់ផ្តើមថតកុន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕ್ಲಾಪರ್ ಬೋರ್ಡ್ |
| 한국어 | 슬레이트 |
| कोंकणी | क्लेपर बोर्ड |
| кыргызча | шакылдак нумератор |
| ລາວ | ແຜ່ນແຄລບເປີ |
| lietuvių | pliauškė |
| latviešu | klapīte |
| македонски | филмска клапа |
| മലയാളം | ക്ലാപ്പർ ബോർഡ് |
| монгол | кадр |
| मराठी | क्लॅपर बोर्ड |
| Melayu | papan pengetap |
| မြန်မာ | ရုပ်ရှင် ကလက်ဘုတ် |
| नेपाली | क्ल्याप्पर बोर्ड |
| Nederlands | klapbord |
| norsk | filmklapper |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କ୍ଲାପର୍ ବୋର୍ଡ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਲੈਪਰ ਬੋਰਡ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Klápa Bọd |
| polski | klaps |
| پښتو | د کلیپر تخته |
| português | claquete |
| rumantsch | clappa da film |
| română | clachetă |
| русский | хлопушка-нумератор |
| سنڌي | ڪليپربورڊ |
| တႆး | ပႅၼ်ႈၶလႅပ်ႉပႃႇ |
| සිංහල | ක්ලැපර් බෝඩ් |
| slovenčina | klapka |
| slovenščina | klapa |
| Soomaali | samuurada bilowga duubista |
| shqip | tabelë dublimi e skenës |
| српски | режисерска клапа |
| srpski | režiserska klapa |
| svenska | filmklappa |
| Kiswahili | ubao wa kuanzisha matukio wakati wa kutengeneza filamu |
| தமிழ் | கிளாப்பர் போர்டு |
| తెలుగు | క్లాప్ బోర్డ్ |
| ไทย | สเลท |
| ትግርኛ | ክላፐር ቦርድ |
| türkmen dili | hlopuşka |
| lea fakatonga | papapasi |
| Türkçe | film tahtası |
| українська | кінохлопавка |
| اردو | کلیپر بورڈ |
| o‘zbek | klaper taxtasi |
| Tiếng Việt | bảng clapper |
| Èdè Yorùbá | pataki alapade |
| 粵語 | 拍板 |
| 粤语 | 拍板 |
| 中文 | 场记板 |
| 繁體中文 | 場記板 |
| isiZulu | i-clapper board |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3AC U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :clapper:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the clapper board emoji (🎬️) mean?
- A film clapper board. It stands for film-making, takes and the start of a scene — the clap synchronises sound and picture, which is its actual purpose and which almost nobody knows. It appears in film contexts and figuratively for starting something at last: take one, action, and no more rehearsing.
- How do you type the clapper board emoji?
- Copy the clapper board emoji 🎬️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the clapper board emoji in?
- The clapper board emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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