Talk:2619: Crêpe

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You can almost make the same weird circumflex by using combining diacritics. e, then inverted breve then circumflex. Doesn't seem to render properly with firefox at least --> ȇ̂ 172.70.114.241 14:20, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

U+2372 is a caret with a tilde through it: ⍲ 108.162.245.251 14:45, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
Would you like a crē̂pe? 162.158.63.32 20:05, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
I looked at a few more unicode things. I'm not too familiar with unicode; there are a few more down curves I think, but I didn't see any way to make it just like the image. I think wiki markup or an embedded image would probably do this best, and may be worthwhile if anybody's excited. 162.158.63.32 20:05, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
Is it possible to vertically stretch a character? A combination of a "regular" circumflex and a vertically-stretched circumflex might work. BunsenH (talk) 18:41, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

I think the circumflex is not an "A" but more of a split-and-stretched delta, or an arrowhead. Maybe show a zoom-in of the circumflex (obviously from the 2x image) in the explanation? 108.162.221.163 14:47, 13 May 2022 (UTC)Bumpf

Also, i noticed there are weird white dots past the corners of the border. They are even more visible in the 2x! 108.162.221.163 14:50, 13 May 2022 (UTC)Bumpf
A chevron, perchance? --172.68.50.15 14:52, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Is it not also a play on "weird flex but OK"? https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/weird-flex-but-okay/

IPA would be appreciated

It doesn't really look like an "A". It's more a hollow outline of a circumflex. You can see it more clearly in the 2x version. 172.70.54.247 19:28, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

The crêpe itself is also in the same of an accent. -JT