Cloakroom symbol

A coat on a hanger or hook, marking where garments may be left.

Also known as: Coat check, Coat on a hanger

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Meanings

A coat on a hanger marks a cloakroom. It is one of the wayfinding pictograms whose depicted object has barely changed in a century, because the thing itself has not.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a facility where coats and bags may be left and collected.
Contexts: Public information
Common modern usageVerified fact
Depicts a hanger rather than a person, which keeps it distinguishable from changing-room pictograms that show a figure.
Contexts: Public information

Visual description

A simplified coat hanger with a hooked top, sometimes with a coat outline draped over its shoulders.

A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Pictogram
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Cloakroom
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31

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Terminal and venue wayfinding

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Meanings

A coat on a hanger marks a cloakroom. It is one of the wayfinding pictograms whose depicted object has barely changed in a century, because the thing itself has not.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a facility where coats and bags may be left and collected.

Contexts: Public information

Common modern usageVerified fact

Depicts a hanger rather than a person, which keeps it distinguishable from changing-room pictograms that show a figure.

Contexts: Public information

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Pictogram
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Cloakroom
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31