Shallow Pan of Food 🥘

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: SHALLOW PAN OF FOOD depicts a shallow cooking pan as an emoji. In the name tokens, PAN is a concrete object symbol, FOOD signals the edible content, and SHALLOW describes a physical trait of the vessel. In general terms, tokens that denote signs or modifiers help readers infer how a pictographic item is used or read. They guide interpretation of an item in a pictographic catalog. 2 3 contexts: In dictionaries and grammars, this image appears as a pictographic entry for kitchenware and meals. In educational primers for early literacy, it illustrates everyday objects used in cooking and service. In scholarly editions and archival transcription, it marks a scene from domestic life in illustrated manuscripts or period prints. If the block contains EXTENDED, frame as a historical variant. Cross platform note: it should render plainly on screen and be accessible to screen readers with alt text describing the vessel and its use.

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