Tag:amenity=toilets
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Public toilets
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Public toilets (a.k.a. Lavatories / W.C.s) May be run as a local amenity by the government, or part of commercial provisions e.g. in a shopping mall. May charge a fee.
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Usage
Place a node (
) centrally at the location of the toilet amenities and tag it amenity=toilets.
If possible use an area 
for a toilet building and add a node building=entrance to the entrance on the outline. (This is helpful for blind navigation users).
Tags to use in combination
Standard combination tags:
- name=* for the name of the toilet (if it has a name)
- opening_hours=*
- fee=yes/no
- supervised=yes/no/interval (whether the toilet is staffed with a cleaner; these toilets are usually tidier, and the cleaner might expect a tip)
- wheelchair=yes/no/limited
- drinking_water=yes/no For drinking water directly associated (usually outside) the toilet. Note: if you have detailed attributes for the drinking water source, it is cleaner to create a separate drinking water node.
Ideas for "access" tags (under discussion) :
- male=yes/no
- female=yes/no
- unisex=yes/no
- child=yes/no (smaller, like in Kindergardens)
- diaper=yes/no for diaper changing tables (DE: Wickeltisch)
- access=key used if asking for a key is needed
- pitlatrine=yes used for pit latrines
Toilets inside places
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=*, etc. You could add the following tags and use the 'toilets' namespace.
- toilets=yes
- toilets:access=customers|public|private
- toilets:scheme=*
- opening_hours=* or toilets:opening_hours if different for the toilets
- Other tags above, but in the toilets: namespace.
Do not use toilet=yes (singular).
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Related terms: privy. head. restroom. bathroom. lavatory. water closet. toilets. latrine.
