TikTok is always full of lots of weird and wonderful things, but one of the latest things to become popular has left users a little stumped. You never really know what you’re getting with an emoji as lots of them have a hidden meaning. But the croissant emoji taking over TikTok has left the platform’s fans confused over its meaning and asking what the croissant army is.
Long gone are the days of food emojis simply meaning what they actually are. The aubergine/eggplant and taco have all taught us to know what we’re actually saying before we click send. Luckily, the meaning of the croissant emoji on TikTok isn’t anything like that. That doesn’t mean it isn’t confusing though, particularly with mentions of a croissant army.
Croissant Emoji TikTok Meaning Explained
No, there’s no gross meaning or hidden agenda behind the emoji. Instead, it’s actually just a bit of a prank that’s taking over the platform.
It all started when content creator The Sleepy Paramedic noticed that one of his followers kept commenting on his uploads. That would be pretty normal in itself, yet the fan would only ever comment a single croissant emoji.
What’s even worse, is that the fan didn’t really have a good explanation for why she committed the croissant crime when asked for an answer.
“I’m just an EMT who loves her bread.”
We have to admit, we love croissants too, but we’re not sure if we’ll make it our whole personality.
Although he thought that bringing the croissant emoji situation to light would make it stop, it actually had the opposite effect. Instead, other fans of The Sleepy Paramedic thought they would join in too and spam his comment section with a single croissant emoji each. Fans joining in left the original TikToker dismayed, but also a little inspired.
What Is The Croissant Army On TikTok?
Calling themselves the croissant army, those who commented on the original video with the emoji are now spreading the croissant love to other content creators on TikTok. Not only is it the original fans, but the trend is picking up soldiers with every comment section that they fill.
The more content creators they inundate, the larger the croissant army becomes. This is all encouraged by The Sleepy Paramedemic, who suggests specific targets to his army all in good fun.
However, his control of the army is now questionable, with croissants filling comment sections all across TikTok. However, The Sleepy Paramedic is now turning the trend into something positive but using his influence to raise money for charities and those in need.
It’s great to see that something that started out as a meme has actually turned into something really positive. If only all trends could end up like this. But then, there aren’t many that are as wholesome as the croissant army.