A board which contains the scene name, number, and film. A person ‘claps’ the board shut at the top while saying “Action” or “Cut” to indicate the start and stop of a scene that is being filmed.
This is used to synchronise the audio of the clap with the visuals.
| Emoji | 🎬 |
| Unicode Name | Clapper Board |
| Apple Name | Clapper Board |
| Also Known As | Clapboard, Director, Film Slate |
| Codepoints | U+1F3AC |
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | কলযপর বরড |
| Danish | klaptræ |
| German | filmklappe |
| English | clapper board |
| Spanish | claqueta |
| French | clap |
| Hindi | कलपर बरड |
| Italian | ciak |
| Japanese | カチンコ |
| Korean | 슬레이트 |
| Marathi | कलपर बरड |
| Malay | papan pengetap |
| Dutch | klapbord |
| Norwegian | filmklapper |
| Portuguese | claquete |
| Swedish | filmklappa |
| Tamil | களபபர பரட |
| Telugu | కలప బరడ |
| Chinese | 场记板 |











































































