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Hand Dryer

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Hand Drier

Category

Public Facilities, Hygiene

Message / Function

For notice in general and to show the location of a hand dryer

 

Source Description
ISO 7001 Public Information Symbol PI PF 075 Hand Dryer ISO 7001 Open rectangle, three parallel vertical wavy lines, hand below
Hora page 152, CNIS: Pictogram Hand Dryer CNIS Open rectangle, three parallel vertical wavy lines, hand below
UIC 413 Pictogram B.7.10 -  Essuie-mains par air - Händetrockner - Hand drier UIC 413 Slot, four parallel curved lines, hand below in outline
Deutsche Bahn (DB), Pictogram A 275: Hand Dryer (Händetrockner) DB 2017 Slot, four parallel curved lines, hand below in outline
BS 8501 Public Information Symbol No 5016: Hand Dryer BS 8501:2002 Open rectangle, four parallel vertical wavy lines, hand below
Icon No 4339416: Hand Dryer by Juicy Fish Juicy Fish Frontal view of hand dryer, three vertical lines, side view of hand below
Hand dryer icon created by surang - Flaticon surang Side view of hand dryer, three vertical wavy lines, hand below, vertical line on the right
Icon No 2198437: Hand Dryer by fauzan akbar fauzan akbar Side view of hand dryer, four vertical wavy lines, hand below
Icon No 145038: Hand Dryer by Arthur Shlain Arthur Shlain Side view of hand dryer, three vertical wavy lines below
ÖBB (Austrian Railways) Pictogram Hand Drier (Handtrockner, Gebläse) ÖBB 2007 Four vertical wavy lines, two hands, almost touching each other, below
Avanti, L’Illa Diagonal, Barcelona: Pictogram Hand Drier Avanti LID Five parallel diagonal wavy lines, hand below

Discussion

Besides the rather device independent pictograms conforming to the image content of ISO 7001 public information symbol PI PF 075, variants displaying specific hand dryers can be found quite often. A few pictograms just show one or two hands below several wavy lines indicating the warm air from the dryer.

Data from tests is sparse, as only a single pictogram was examined:

The pictogram from the Chinese standard GB/T 10001.1-2012, Public Information Graphical Symbols, labeled CNIS in the table above, was understood well in a Comprehension Test with 95 % correct responses among Chinese respondents (ISO/TC 145/SC 1, 2015).

Recommendations

HandDryer

Regarding the test results available we recommend using a pictogram displaying an open rectangle with several parallel vertical wavy lines and a hand below similar to this example pictogram from the Chinese standard GB/T 10001.1-2012, Public Information Graphical Symbols. This pictogram is comprehensible for most persons and suitable for all kinds of hand dryers, as it does not display a specific hand dryer design.

Tests of pictograms of referent Hand Dryer

ISO/TC 145/SC 1 (2015): N648 Application and test results for N 642-646, dated 2015-02-26. ISO: ISO/TC 145/SC 1 N 648.

See also

Handwashing Facility, Toilet

 

Updated 2024-10-12 by Ch.Brugger