Modern Pentathlon 🤻

Usage snapshot:

• Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
• Appears in the Unicode block Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.

History & usage: The character depicts MODERN PENTATHLON. In name analysis, one can note tokens that signal function in names, such as a HARD SIGN, SOFT SIGN, MARK/ACCENT, or LETTER, which help explain how a symbol may function within a system of orthography or typography, even when the token is not a letter itself. Functional tokens indicate roles like separation, emphasis, or categorization in written forms, while shape or qualifier terms such as ROUNDED, TALL, NARROW, or BROAD reveal design or typographic intent. For usage, editors and scholars may treat this symbol as a compact pictographic unit to record a modern event or activity within a compact symbol set. 1) In dictionaries and grammars, it can appear in sections illustrating contemporary symbols and their categories. 2) In educational primers and scholarly editions, it helps explain how pictographs convey concepts in a modern leisure or sport lexicon. 3) In archival transcription or paleography work, it supports annotations of contemporary iconography within digital or printed corpora. Cross‑platform appearance should be consistent, and screen readers should announce it clearly for accessibility.

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