Clapper Emoji

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Clapper Emoji

🎬Clapper boardU+1F3ACReady to copy

56 items. Tap one to copy it.

Clapper board emoji 21

Film symbols 5

Typed slates 4

Clapper drawings 2

Film set calls 9

Film lines 5

Clapper combos 10

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How it works

The clapper emoji is 🎬, from Emoji 0.6. Unicode names it Clapper board and notes one other name, film. It is the only emoji CLDR files under clapper, and the only one under action.

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One board, many names

By Wikipedia the clapperboard is also known as a clapboard, film clapper, film slate or movie slate. So the clapper board emoji, the clapperboard emoji, the film slate emoji and the film clapper emoji are all this tile. It is operated, Wikipedia adds, by the clapper loader.

What the clap is for

By Wikipedia the board marks each scene and take, and shutting the sticks gives picture and sound one sharp moment to be matched on; their diagonal black and white lines help the camera catch it. Hence CLDR’s word action. For a lights camera action emoji, the combo Lights, camera, action uses Light bulb, Movie camera and Clapper board.

Questions and answers

What does the clapper board emoji mean?

Film, and the start of something. Wiktionary defines lights, camera, action as the traditional cue to a film crew as a take begins, and Wikipedia calls the clapperboard a lasting symbol of the whole film industry.

Is there a director emoji?

No emoji has that name and CLDR files none under director. Two combos here build one: Director puts Megaphone and Chair before the clapper board, and Director’s chair keeps the chair alone. Wiktionary’s director’s chair is a folding one, used by film directors on set.

Is the clapper emoji the same as the slate emoji?

For film, yes: slate is one of the clapperboard’s names. A search for slate alone lands elsewhere, though. CLDR files slate under Grey heart and not under Clapper board, whose words are action, board, clapper and movie.

All 56 items

Clapper board emoji 21

  • Admission tickets U+1F39F U+FE0F. Filed under admission. Emoji 0.7.
  • Camera U+1F4F7. Filed under camera. Emoji 0.6.
  • Chair U+1FA91. Filed under seat. Emoji 12.0.
  • Cinema U+1F3A6. Filed under movie and cinema. Emoji 0.6.
  • Clapper board U+1F3AC. The only emoji CLDR files under clapper and under action. Also filed under movie and board. Emoji 0.6.
  • Clapping hands U+1F44F. Filed under clap and applause. Emoji 0.6.
  • Film frames U+1F39E U+FE0F. Filed under movie and film. Emoji 0.7.
  • Film projector U+1F4FD U+FE0F. The emoji before Clapper board in Unicode’s list. Filed under movie and film. Emoji 0.7.
  • Glowing star U+1F31F. Filed under shining. Emoji 0.6.
  • Megaphone U+1F4E3. Filed under megaphone. Emoji 0.6.
  • Movie camera U+1F3A5. Filed under movie, film and cinema. Emoji 0.6.
  • Next track button U+23ED U+FE0F. Filed under scene. Emoji 0.7.
  • Performing arts U+1F3AD. Filed under actor and theater. Emoji 0.6.
  • Popcorn U+1F37F. Filed under movie. Emoji 1.0.
  • Scissors U+2702 U+FE0F. Filed under cut. Emoji 0.6.
  • Scroll U+1F4DC. Filed under scroll. Emoji 0.6.
  • Skateboard U+1F6F9. The only other emoji CLDR files under board. Emoji 11.0.
  • Studio microphone U+1F399 U+FE0F. Filed under studio. Emoji 0.7.
  • Television U+1F4FA. The emoji after Clapper board in Unicode’s list. Emoji 0.6.
  • Trophy U+1F3C6. Filed under prize. Emoji 0.6.
  • Video camera U+1F4F9. Filed under camera. Emoji 0.6.
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Film symbols 5

  • Drama, Han character U+5287. A Han character. Unihan defines it as theatrical plays, opera, drama.
  • Image, Han character U+5F71. A Han character. Unihan defines it as shadow; image, reflection; photograph.
  • Play, text style U+25B6. Unicode names it Black right-pointing triangle. Text selector added.
  • Project, Han character U+6620. A Han character. Unihan defines it as project; reflect light.
  • Record, text style U+23FA. Unicode names it Black circle for record. Text selector added.

Typed slates 4

  • [/////] The striped sticks, shut. Plain ASCII
  • [/////] ...and action For the start of anything. Plain ASCII
  • [/////] SCENE 1 TAKE 1 The sticks and what the slate says. Plain ASCII
  • [/////] TAKE 2 For the second try. Plain ASCII

Clapper drawings 2

  • Clapper board, open Seven lines of ASCII
  • Clapper board, shut Six lines of ASCII

Film set calls 9

  • Behind the scenes By Wiktionary: backstage, during the production or rehearsal. Eyes, then clapper board.
  • Blooper By Wiktionary: a filmed outtake of a funny mistake or accident. Clapper board, then face with tears of joy.
  • Cut By Wiktionary, in film and television: an instruction to cease recording. Scissors, then clapper board.
  • Director’s chair By Wiktionary: a light folding chair with a fabric seat and back, used by film directors on set. Chair, then clapper board.
  • Lights, camera, action By Wiktionary: the traditional cue to a film crew as a take begins. Light bulb, then movie camera, then clapper board.
  • Outtake By Wiktionary: a portion of a recording left out of a film's final version. Film frames, then wastebasket.
  • Premiere By Wiktionary: a film's first showing. Clapper board, then glowing star.
  • Take two By Wiktionary a take is a scene filmed at one time, without a break. Clapper board, then keycap: 2.
  • That’s a wrap By Wiktionary, from film production: said when the activity has just ended. Clapper board, then waving hand.

Film lines 5

  • And... action 🎬 For the start of anything
  • Coming soon 🎬 For the teaser
  • Quiet on set 🎬 For the group chat before the call
  • Roll the credits 🎬 For the end of a project
  • Scene one, take one 🎬 For a first day

Clapper combos 10

  • Applause on set Clapping hands, then clapper board, then clapping hands.
  • Award night Clapper board, then trophy.
  • Casting call Performing arts, then clapper board.
  • Director Megaphone, then chair, then clapper board.
  • Film night at home House, then clapper board, then popcorn.
  • Film school Graduation cap, then clapper board.
  • Final cut Film frames, then scissors.
  • Opening weekend Admission tickets, then clapper board.
  • Script read Scroll, then clapper board.
  • Stunt scene Clapper board, then skateboard.

How this list was compiled: Built on 2026-10-09 from sources read that day. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers are from the Unicode emoji list, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file. Search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml). Clapper board is U+1F3AC, Emoji 0.6, in the group Objects, subgroup light & video: Film projector is printed before it and Television after it. CLDR gives it four search words (action, board, clapper, movie); it is the only emoji filed under clapper and under action, one of two under board, with Skateboard, and one of six under movie, all six of them tiles here. No emoji name and no search word holds director or clapperboard, and CLDR files slate under Grey heart alone. Character names are from UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt); Unicode’s note film on Clapper board is from NamesList.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt); Record and Play each have a text style row in https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt. The three Han characters are defined as in the Unihan database, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip). The other names of the clapperboard, what it marks, who operates it, why the sticks are striped and its standing as a symbol of the film industry are from Wikipedia, Clapperboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapperboard, CC BY-SA 4.0). The set calls are as Wiktionary defines them (CC BY-SA 4.0): lights, camera, action (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lights,_camera,_action), cut (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cut), take (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take), that’s a wrap (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/that%27s_a_wrap), blooper (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blooper), outtake (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/outtake), behind the scenes (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/behind_the_scenes), premiere (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/premiere) and director’s chair (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/director%27s_chair). The four typed slates, the two drawings, the five lines and the ten combos are this site’s own work. Licence: own work: the selection, the combo names, the text drawings and the notes are this site's own. Emoji names, code points and search words are Unicode and CLDR data, with definitions from the Unihan database, used under the Unicode License v3 (https://www.unicode.org/license.txt). Facts from Wikipedia and Wiktionary are restated in this site's own words and credited in the source line.

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