Croissant 🥐

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: CROISSANT depicts the croissant emoji as a plated pastry. The official name is a simple lexical label and contains no diacritic or sign token such as a HARD SIGN or SOFT SIGN. In general, functional tokens in names or signs mark grammatical function, emphasis, or letter status, but here the term signals a culinary item rather than a typographic sign. As a shape or qualifier, the word itself does not include such modifiers, and the meaning rests with the pictographic image rather than a diacritic cue.

In practice, this character appears in reference works and educational primers to illustrate food vocabulary in the Common script category of the Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs block. It is used in scholarly editions or archival transcription when noting a dessert item in annotations or glosses. It also helps typographic revivals and specimen books show a modern pictograph used in recipe text, menus, or digital glossaries. Cross‑platform appearance and accessibility vary; provide descriptive alt text so screen readers convey the pastry concept.

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