The non-potable water emoji (🚱) is the universal “do not drink” sign for anything that looks wet but screams bad idea. On Apple/iOS, it shows a gray faucet pouring a blue stream into a tumbler-style glass, all dramatically crossed by a bold red prohibition circle and diagonal slash—classic safety-sign energy, flat angle, crisp colors, instantly recognizable from campgrounds and construction sites. People drop it when the tap tastes like pennies, the office coffee is suspicious, or the hotel bathroom sink feels… adventurous. It also doubles as internet slang for “this take is toxic,” “don’t sip that tea,” or “vibes are contaminated—absolutely not sipping.”
On social feeds, you’ll see it used as a cheeky PSA during boil-water advisories, or as a meme caption for sketchy fountains and sad breakroom Keurigs. Sarcastically, it’s perfect for rejecting thirst traps (“thirst denied 🚱”), shutting down hype you’re not buying, or labeling bad info as unfit for human consumption—often paired with a skull or biohazard for extra drama. It’s the emoji version of a lifeguard whistle: quick, loud, and very red-slashy, telling the timeline to step away from the spigot.
Definition
Do not drink this water! Non-potable water is water that is not safe to drink and consume. Not good enough to put in a cooking pot. Some communities, especially those with scarce water, use recycled water for plants. Plants love this water, but people can get sick if they were to drink it.
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This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
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:non-potable_water:
Keywords
Non-potable, Water, Not Drinkable, Dirty, Gross, Aqua, H20
