Water closet Emoji

Symbols

A square blue sign featuring the white capital letters 'WC'. The letters stand for 'water closet', a common term used globally to identify a room containing a toilet.

Usage Context

This sign is a standard sight in public spaces like airports, train stations, and shopping malls. It is often used in digital conversations to ask for directions to a restroom, signal that someone is taking a break, or jokingly refer to needing a bathroom. It is frequently seen alongside other public transit and facility icons like 🚹 or 🚺.

History

Adopted into Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this icon was derived from the international signage standards used in transport hubs to ensure travelers could find facilities regardless of the local language. The term 'water closet' itself dates back to 19th-century plumbing advancements, where it specifically referred to a room equipped with a flushing toilet and running water.

Details

Glyph

🚾

Unicode

U+1F6BE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f6be:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDEBE;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory transport-sign

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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