water closet
water closet meaning
The WC sign — water closet, a slightly old-fashioned but still widespread term for a toilet, especially across Europe. It is wayfinding, and as an emoji it means exactly what it says. The term itself confuses a lot of English speakers who have never encountered it, despite it being on signage in half the continent.
Meaning
The WC sign — water closet, a slightly old-fashioned but still widespread term for a toilet, especially across Europe. It is wayfinding, and as an emoji it means exactly what it says. The term itself confuses a lot of English speakers who have never encountered it, despite it being on signage in half the continent.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Flush toilet
How to use it
- WC is just through there 🚾
- Signposted in every European station 🚾
- Water closet. It means toilet 🚾
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 98 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | WC |
| አማርኛ | ባኞ ቤት |
| العربية | حمام |
| অসমীয়া | পানীৰ সংযোগ থকা শৌচাগাৰ |
| azərbaycan | wc |
| беларуская | туалет |
| български | тоалетна |
| বাংলা | বাথরুম |
| bosanski | toalet |
| català | vàter |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎧᏅᏑᎸᎢ |
| čeština | záchod |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | туалет |
| Cymraeg | tŷ bach |
| Deutsch | WC |
| dolnoserbšćina | WC |
| Ελληνικά | WC |
| English | water closet |
| español | aseos |
| eesti | WC |
| euskara | komunak |
| فارسی | سرویس بهداشتی |
| suomi | vessa |
| Filipino | comfort room |
| føroyskt | wc symbol |
| français | WC |
| Gaeilge | na leithris |
| Gàidhlig | clòsaid-uisge |
| galego | sinal de aseo |
| ગુજરાતી | વૉટર ક્લોઝેટ |
| Hausa | tukunyar bahaya |
| עברית | שלט WC |
| हिन्दी | वॉटर क्लोसेट |
| hrvatski | nužnik |
| hornjoserbšćina | WC |
| magyar | toalett |
| հայերեն | զուգարան |
| Indonesia | kloset air |
| íslenska | salerni |
| italiano | simbolo del WC |
| 日本語 | WC |
| Jawa | wese |
| ქართული | საპირფარეშო ოთახი |
| қазақ тілі | ватерклозет |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ۆاتەركلوزەت |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាបង្គន់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ವಾಟರ್ ಕ್ಲಾಸೆಟ್ |
| 한국어 | 더블유씨 |
| कोंकणी | उदकाचो नळ |
| кыргызча | даараткана белгиси |
| ລາວ | ປ້າຍຫ້ອງນໍ້າ |
| lietuvių | tualeto patalpa |
| latviešu | ateja |
| македонски | вц |
| മലയാളം | വാട്ടർ ക്ലോസറ്റ് |
| монгол | жорлонгийн суултуур |
| Melayu | tandas pam |
| မြန်မာ | ရေအိမ် |
| नेपाली | पानी पाइने ठाउँ |
| Nederlands | wc |
| norsk | do |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଶୌଚାଳୟ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਟੈਂਕੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wọ́tá Kọnténa |
| polski | WC |
| پښتو | د تشناب د اوبو لوښی |
| português | WC |
| rumantsch | WC |
| română | wc |
| русский | туалет |
| سنڌي | پاڻي جو هبار |
| တႆး | ပၢႆးႁွင်ႈၼမ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | ජල මුද්රිත වැසිකිළි කට්ටලය |
| slovenčina | splachovací záchod |
| slovenščina | wc |
| Soomaali | qolka biyaha |
| shqip | banjë |
| српски | ве-це |
| srpski | ve-ce |
| svenska | WC |
| Kiswahili | msala |
| தமிழ் | வாட்டர் குளோசட் |
| తెలుగు | వాటర్ క్లోసెట్ |
| ไทย | ป้ายห้องน้ำ |
| ትግርኛ | መዕቆሪ ማይ |
| türkmen dili | unitaz |
| lea fakatonga | toileti |
| Türkçe | wc |
| українська | символ убиральні [WC] |
| اردو | واش روم |
| o‘zbek | hojatxona |
| Tiếng Việt | WC |
| Èdè Yorùbá | iléìyàgbẹ́ olomi |
| 粵語 | 衛生間 |
| 粤语 | 卫生间 |
| 中文 | 厕所 |
| 繁體中文 | 廁所 |
| isiZulu | indawo yamanzi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6BE
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :water_closet: :wc:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the water closet emoji (🚾) mean?
- The WC sign — water closet, a slightly old-fashioned but still widespread term for a toilet, especially across Europe. It is wayfinding, and as an emoji it means exactly what it says. The term itself confuses a lot of English speakers who have never encountered it, despite it being on signage in half the continent.
- How do you type the water closet emoji?
- Copy the water closet emoji 🚾 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the water closet emoji in?
- The water closet emoji belongs to the Symbols category.