Cucumber 🥒

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 CUCUMBER. In the name, there are no HARD SIGN, SOFT SIGN, MARK/ACCENT, or LETTER tokens to signal a diacritical or structural function. Tokens of this kind typically indicate how a symbol functions in writing or as a graphic unit; when absent, the name points to a concrete object or idea rather than a modifying sign. The shape or qualifier dimension is likewise not present here, which means the token set signals a straightforward pictographic object rather than a modifier or phonetic marker. Practical uses arise in scholarly and educational contexts tied to the emoji’s status as a modern pictograph: in dictionaries and grammars that document symbol sets, in educational primers that introduce everyday objects expressed as emoji within the Common script, and in scholarly editions and archival transcription where modern emoji carry object meaning in descriptive notes. It also appears in typographic revivals and specimen collections that compare Extended Pictographic symbols. Cross‑platform appearance is generally stable, and accessibility tools can render alt text for assistive users.

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