Pretzel 🥨

🥨 (U+1F968) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Pretzel is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The PRETZEL emoji depicts a pretzel. In messages and interfaces, it expresses a snack idea or a casual treat when talking about food or meals. It can appear in UI hints, recipe notes, or menus to signal snacks or quick bites. When planning a meal, party snack, or travel snack, it adds a light, playful touch to the text. Use it to show comfort food, sharing food plans, or describing a warm snack moment. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning. Appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so designs may differ in color and detail to still communicate the idea.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F968 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.