What does 🚱 Non-Potable Water mean?
A tap and glass crossed out, warning that the water is not safe to drink. Travellers use it to tell each other not to drink from the tap in a certain place, and campers flag streams or outdoor taps that need filtering. It can also mark a boil-water notice in a neighbourhood group. The opposite of 🚰, it is practical and focused on safety.
🚱 Non-Potable Water is an emoji from the Symbols category (warning signs), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about dry, non-drinking, non-potable and prohibited.
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🚱 Non-Potable Water on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Non-Potable Water looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Non-Potable Water emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🚱 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :non-potable_water:.
When was the Non-Potable Water emoji added?
🚱 Non-Potable Water was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🚱 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Non-Potable Water. The underlying code (U+1F6B1) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.