Bacon 🥓

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 BACON depicts a stylized slice of cooked meat. The official name BACON contains no HARD SIGN, SOFT SIGN, or other name tokens that signal a functional sign or a shape qualifier; there are no markers like ROUNDED, TALL, or NARROW in the label, and the.generic significance is that such tokens usually help identify how a symbol behaves in orthography or typography, not as a word itself. In practice, this emoji sits in the Common script and the Supplementary Symbols and Pictographs block, where it functions as a pictorial item for food context rather than a phonetic or diacritic element. Two to three realistic use cases arise from its name and category: in culinary dictionaries or educational primers, it helps illustrate modern food terms; in scholarly editions or archival transcription of digital menus and recipes, it marks a food item in a neutral glyph set; and in typographic revivals or specimen collections, it demonstrates how pictographs adapt to social media and interface design. Cross‑platform appearance and screen reader accessibility should be considered.

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