Editing Gingerbread man (section)

==Characteristics==
[[Image:Gingerbread landscape.jpg|thumb|Gingerbread man (styled after [[List of Shrek (franchise) characters|The Gingerbread Man]] from ''[[Shrek]]'') with his wife and dog in front of a [[gingerbread house]]]]
[[File:Gingerbreadmen salesman.jpg|thumb|Gingerbread salesman (1902)]]
Most gingerbread men share a roughly humanoid shape, with stubby feet and no fingers. Many gingerbread people have a face, though whether the features are indentations within the face itself or other candies stuck on with [[Icing (food)|icing]] or [[chocolate]] varies from recipe to recipe. Other decorations are common; hair, shirt cuffs, and shoes are sometimes applied, but by far the most popular decoration is shirt [[button]]s, which are traditionally represented by [[gum drops]], icing, or raisins.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}