What does 🚾 Water Closet mean?
The letters WC on a sign, short for “water closet”, a term for a toilet used across Europe and much of the world. It works as a compact, international label for a bathroom in travel tips and venue directions. Because the phrase sounds a little old-fashioned to English speakers, it also suits jokes about long bathroom breaks or someone hiding in the loo to dodge a conversation.
🚾 Water Closet is an emoji from the Symbols category (transport & facility signs), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about bathroom, lavatory, restroom, toilet and WC.
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🚾 Water Closet on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Water Closet looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Water Closet 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 :wc:.
When was the Water Closet emoji added?
🚾 Water Closet was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Water Closet. The underlying code (U+1F6BE) 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.