Tag:amenity=toilets

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Public-images-osm logo.svg amenity = toilets
Amenity toilets.svg
Description
Indicates publicly accessible toilets. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Toilets-16.svg
Group: amenities
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
See also
Status: approvedPage for proposal

Use amenity=toilets to identify the location of a toilet open to the public. Public toilets are commonly referred to as restrooms, washrooms, bathrooms, or toiletrooms.

How to map

Place a node centrally at the location of the toilet amenities and tag it amenity=toilets. Alternatively draw an area over the toilet area and tag it with amenity=toilets, and if located in a dedicated building with building=toilets.

Tags used in combination

Following tags maybe useful to mark important properties:

Toilet equipment

Disposal method

Disposal methods
Tag Explanation Example image
toilets:disposal=flush toilets that move waste away from immediate area using a liquid (usually water).

flush toilet

toilets:disposal=pitlatrine waste falls into a lined or unlined pit. If pitlatrine is composting composting=yes. pitlatrine
toilets:disposal=chemical waste falls into a lined pit filled with a chemical.

A place to dispose of the contents of a chemical toilet

toilets:disposal=bucket waste drops into a container which is periodically removed by hand.

bucket

toilets:disposal=dry_toilet a device dehydrates waste into dry matter.

dry

toilets:disposal=tank a storage tank emptied by a pumping truck. Often used for portable toilets.
toilets:disposal=incineration A toilets that burns its contents to a sterile ash.

Toilet seating

  • toilets:position=seated/urinal/squat - specify sitting position, use a semicolon to separate multiple values.
Image Description Tag
seated toilet Only seated toilets toilets:position=seated
urinal toilet Only urinal toilets toilets:position=urinal
squat toilet Only squat toilets toilets:position=squat
seated toileturinal toilet Seated and urinal toilets; i.e., more than one type. toilets:position=seated;urinal

(types listed separated by semicolons)

Tagging access to toilets

Public vs private access

Toilets can have complex access rules. Those rules useful to toilets include:

  • access=yes - explicitly public and open to whoever walks up (a fee=* may still apply).
  • access=customers - while open to the public, the clear policy is to require a purchase prior to use. You may need a key or code to get in. Some people also use access=destination, and a few use locked=* for this.
  • access=private, access=no use room=toilets because amenity=toilets is for toilets "open to the public".
  • centralkey=* is used, if a toilet can be opened by a central key, that is distributed only to a limited group of persons (such as the Euro key).

Gender-based access

The male/female access details might be tagged simply for the overall amenity=toilets object:

  • female=yes/no - whether women can use this toilet.
  • male=yes/no - whether men can use this toilet.
  • unisex=yes - unisex toilet.
  • child=yes/no - children (seats and urinals for children).

Use gender_segregated=yes/no to unambiguously state whether a toilet is gender segregated or not.


It can be useful to map entrances or even areas of a toilet separately.

  • entrance=yes would typically go on a node on each entrance
  • female=yes/no, male=yes/no, unisex=yes/no tags go on the same entrance nodes or even on an area within a building.

Detail like this may be particularly useful for visually impaired users. Individual entrances/areas can also be individually mapped for wheelchair accessibility.


Accessibility features

There are various types of accessibility types that can be found in and around toilets, almost all of them still need proper tagging.

Information for tagging wheelchair-accessibility can be found here.

Stoma-friendly toilets

Logo for ostomy-users

Some toilets have a dedicated toilet for people with an ostomy system. According to the guidelines of the United Ostomy Association of America, the main requirements for such a toilet are having:

  • hooks on the wall to hang equipment
  • a shelf, to place supplies
  • a sink with soap, to wash the skin area around the colostomy
  • a mirror, to easily place the stoma back
  • a waste basket

It is not the goal of OpenStreetMap to make a judgement on all toilets and to mark them as ostomy-friendly. This is a bit subjective (for example: some stoma-users don't require a mirror, whereas it is a must for others). However, mapping what features exist in a toilet can be done - refer to this page for more details. Ostomy-users can then filter out the toilets they need.

However, some toilets have explicit signage for ostomy users. If explicit signage is present, toilets:ostomy=yes can be applied. An example toilet can be found here

Toilets within places

Facilities such as shops and pubs often have toilets inside them for customers, and sometimes free for the public as part of a scheme (e.g. Richmond Council). On the usual tags of amenity=pub, building=yes, shop=* add the following tags and use the 'toilets' namespace.

  • toilets=yes/no - refers to toilets accessible to the public
  • toilets:access=* - refers to toilets accessible to a member of the public. Note that for example toilets:access=customers means that a toilet exists but is only available to customers.

All other tags described above can be used in this case, prefixed with toilets:=*

Avoid using toilet=* (singular).

In general don't map toilets that are inaccessible to the public. Many buildings have toilets inside for workers or owners, but mapping these could create needless conflict or unrealistic expectations. Use toilets=no for places you might expect to find a usable toilet (e.g. a railway station or trailhead) but no public toilets are made available.

Do not use toilets:access=* on toilets tagged as a separate object with amenity=toilets, use access=* instead.

See also

  • drinking_water=yes/no - if a drinking water source is immediately associated with (usually outside) the toilet and/or the water in the sink is drinkable. Note: for micro mapping, it is better to create a separate node with amenity=drinking_water.
  • shower=yes - Are shower facilities in the toilet. However, it might be better to add an extra node with amenity=shower
  • building=toilets - An independent building built to house toilets.
  • man_made=septic_tank - Use for a nearby septic tank e.g., under the soil in the garden. The toilet itself is likely a "flush" type.

Examples

Maps using this tag

See the project listing on taginfo

Possible tagging mistakes

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