Women's room emoji 🚺
The women’s room emoji 🚺 shows the familiar sign for a women’s restroom, and this page explains its meaning, usage, and how it compares to the men’s room and restroom symbols.
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What the women’s room emoji means
The women’s room emoji 🚺 represents the sign for a women’s toilet or restroom, using the standard female figure from public toilet signs. The emoji’s official Unicode name is ‘women’s room’, and it sits in the transport-sign subgroup under Symbols. Because it is a standardised sign, it works across languages and cultures.
As a wayfinding symbol, 🚺 appears on signs and maps in many countries. The emoji carries that meaning into digital text, so it is useful for giving directions or describing facilities in messages.
You might also see it combined with other emojis to give directions, such as “🚺 ➡️” to point towards the toilet. It can stand alone as a wayfinding symbol in text.
How people use the women’s room emoji
In text messages and social media, people often use 🚺 to indicate needing the toilet, to share that they are in a women’s restroom, or to talk about women-only spaces. It can appear in signs, wayfinding posts, reviews of public venues, or travel tips.
The emoji is sometimes used playfully to mean ‘women only’ or to mark something as for women, such as a girls’ night out. In group chats it may signal a trip to the ladies’, and it can crop up in jokes about long queues for the women’s room.
- Indicating a women’s restroom location
- Asking where the nearest women’s toilet is
- Marking content or events intended for women
- Reacting to discussions about women’s spaces
It can also be used in more serious contexts, such as highlighting the lack of women’s facilities in a building or discussing accessibility issues.
Compare women’s room with similar emoji
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| women’s roomU+1F6BA | Women's toilet sign | |
| men’s roomU+1F6B9 | Men's toilet sign | |
| restroomU+1F6BB | General or unisex toilet sign | |
| water closetU+1F6BE | WC letters for water closet | |
| baby symbolU+1F6BC | Baby changing facility sign | |
| wheelchair symbolU+267F | Accessibility symbol, often used for accessible toilets |
Similar emojis to the women’s room
Several other transport-sign emojis cover related facilities. The men’s room emoji 🚹 is the direct counterpart, showing a male figure. The restroom emoji 🚻 combines both figures, often used for general or unisex toilets. The water closet emoji 🚾 shows the letters WC, common in some European countries.
The baby symbol emoji 🚼 marks baby-changing facilities, and the wheelchair symbol emoji ♿ indicates accessible restrooms. These emojis are useful when giving detailed directions or describing what facilities are available at a venue.
If you are looking for a more general way to talk about toilets, the restroom emoji might be a better fit than the women’s room emoji, which is specifically gendered.
How to type or copy the women’s room emoji
You can copy 🚺 directly from this page by selecting it and pressing Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). If you use an emoji keyboard, look for it near other transport signs or symbols.
For quick access, you can also use the emoji search bar by typing “women” or “room”. Some apps and websites support typing a shortcode like :womens_room: to insert it. See our guide to emoji keyboard shortcuts for more tips.
If you need a whole set of related symbols, check out the symbols emoji category, where you’ll find the men’s room, restroom, and other signs.
Questions people ask
What does the women’s room emoji mean?
The women’s room emoji 🚺 shows the sign for a women’s toilet or restroom. It is used to indicate the location of women’s facilities or to talk about women-only spaces.
How is the women’s room emoji different from the restroom emoji?
The women’s room emoji specifically shows a female figure, while the restroom emoji 🚻 shows both male and female figures together, often meaning a general or unisex toilet.
Can I use the women’s room emoji for a unisex toilet?
It’s better to use the restroom emoji 🚻 for unisex or all-gender toilets, as the women’s room emoji is specifically female.
Where can I type the women’s room emoji on my phone?
The exact location varies by device, so searching for “women” or “room” can help if your keyboard supports search.
What is the Unicode name for the women’s room emoji?
The official Unicode name is “women’s room”. The character is U+1F6BA, but you don’t need to know that to copy and paste it.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
