Bilamana lambang kebesaran dianugerahi penopang, biasanya lapik ikut pula ditambahkan. Jarang sekali lapik dijadikan [[tanda penghargaan (heraldik)|tanda penghargaan]]. Lapik boleh saja ditampilkan tanpa penopang, tetapi tidak lazim, kecuali dalam [[lambang negara bagian Australia Selatan]].
Lapik lazimnya berupa semacam bentang alam (indalam thekasus caselambang ofkebesaran Scottishpara chiefskepala itklan isdi generallySkotlandia, apada umumnya berupa "''mount vert''" -alias "bukit berumput" yang ditutupi bunga khas klan) atau hamparan laut, dan gambar-gambar lapik ini dapat saja dibuat cukup rumit.<!-- Gambar-gambar rumit ini These elaborate designs particularly feature in more recent [[Canada|Canadian]] grants, such as the lapik of the [[Universitas Northern British Columbia]], in which the [[Kermode bear]] [[betina]] dan [[woodland caribou]] buck stand on a [[forest]], [[mountain]] peaks and ears of [[wheat]], all rising out of the conventionalised heraldic representation of water, which is itself charged with an [[orca]].<ref>[http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1739 University Of Northern British Columbia]. online Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges. Vol. II, p. 321</ref>
Lapik-lapik can have a specific piece of geography; [[Kenya]]'s lapik is [[Gunung Kenya]] and the lapik of [[Arbeláez]], [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]], Colombia berupa sebuah bola dunia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fotw.net/flags/co-cunar.html|title=Fotw.net|website=www.fotw.net}}</ref>
