Clapper Board 🎬

🎬 (U+1F3AC) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Clapper Board is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The CLAPPER BOARD depicts a clapper board used in film and video production. In messages, it can signal a new scene or take, or mark a project milestone. In educational or workflow contexts, it helps label steps, stages, or editing tasks to keep teams aligned. It can also appear in tutorials or documentation to indicate a cut, transition, or important note in a sequence. Because the same character can look different across platforms, apps, and fonts, color, shape, and detail may vary. For accessibility, provide surrounding text that explains the intended meaning when the emoji is used. Cross‑platform, expect variations in appearance; ensure the surrounding content conveys the message clearly for all users and assistive technologies.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F3AC in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.