Drinking fountain symbol

A figure bending to an arc of water, marking a drinking water point.

Also known as: Water fountain, Bubbler, Person drinking from a jet

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Meanings

A figure bending to an arc of water marks a drinking fountain. It differs from the plain drinking-water symbol by showing the act rather than the substance, which is what makes it a facility sign rather than a quality statement.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a fountain providing water fit to drink.
Contexts: Public information
Common modern usageVerified fact
Shows the act of drinking rather than the substance, which is what makes it a facility sign where the plain drinking-water symbol is a statement about the water itself.
Contexts: Public information

Visual description

A simplified head and shoulders in profile bending forward towards a short arc of water rising from a basin.

Symmetry: none
Orientation: upright

Commonly confused with: Drinking water symbol
One marks a facility, the other states that water is potable.

Compare: Drinking fountain vs drinking water →

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.
Drinking fountain
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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Meanings

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a fountain providing water fit to drink.

Contexts: Public information

Common modern usageVerified fact

Shows the act of drinking rather than the substance, which is what makes it a facility sign where the plain drinking-water symbol is a statement about the water itself.

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.
Drinking fountain
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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