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Icons are symbols on a player's map (minimap or world map) representing certain buildings and locations.

World map icon key

The world map key is on the lower left side and when clicked, and displays a list of icons. In this list is an icon for specific locations in the game. Clicking on any of the entries in the key list and yellow circles will flash in the world map indicating where that building or location can be found. The list has four main categories as listed below:

Game features

	Key	Location and notes
	Agility short-cut	Many places
	Altar	Many places, fairly evenly placed inside and outside towns. Only three on islands - one on Entrana, one on Tutorial Island, and another on Ape Atoll. None in Morytania.
	Bank	Most large towns, and some mini games. None in the Wilderness, except in the Mage Arena.
	Dungeon	Many places, extremely dense in Gu'Tanoth. This icon is used for when dungeon map links are not available.
	Hairdresser	Falador
	Holiday event	Only appears during holiday events.
	POH portal	Rimmington, Taverley, Pollnivneach, Hosidius, Rellekka, Brimhaven and Yanille
	Kourend task	Favour-gaining activities in Great Kourend.
	Makeover mage	Southwest of Falador
	Map link	Dungeon exits (exclusive to world map)
	Minigame	Many places
	Poll booth	Mostly located near banks
	Quest start	Various places centred in towns and cities.
	Raids Lobby	Chambers of Xeric on the summit of Mount Quidamortem and the Theatre of Blood in Ver Sinhaza
	Task Master	Karamja, Ardougne, Falador, Rellekka, Camelot, Shantay Pass, Lumbridge, Canifis, Varrock, Edgeville, and Tree Gnome Stronghold
	Transportation	All over Gielinor

Tutors

	Key	Location and notes
	Bank Tutor	Located in Lumbridge Castle (2nd floor[UK]3rd floor[US] bank).
	Bond Tutor	South of the Grand Exchange.
	Combat Tutor	Three trainers found south-east of Lumbridge General Store specialising in melee, ranged, and magic respectively.
	Arthur the Clue Hunter	Inside The Sheared Ram.
	Cooking Tutor	Southern area of Lumbridge.
	Crafting Tutor	Located on the 1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of the Lumbridge Castle.
	Danger Tutor	Centre of Lumbridge by the River Salve.
	Deadman Tutor	Lumbridge's graveyard directly south of the church.
	Fishing Tutor	South of Lumbridge by the fishing spots.
	Hunting Tutor	Feldip Hunter area and Rellekka Hunter area
	Ironman Tutor	Ironman Mode tutor Adam, located by the entrance to Lumbridge Castle.
	Lumbridge Guide	Centre of Lumbridge by the River Salve.
	Mining Tutor	South of Lumbridge by the East Lumbridge Swamp mine
	Prayer Tutor	Lumbridge church.
	Security Tutor	Lumbridge's graveyard directly south of the church.
	Smithing Tutor	Building south of Varrock West Bank. A smelting tutor can be found in Lumbridge by the furnace.
	Woodcutting Tutor	South of the furnace in Lumbridge.

Training

	Key	Location and notes
	Agility training	See: Agility
	Anvil	Various places, generally in towns and cities. Two in the Wilderness.
	Brewery	Port Phasmatys, Keldagrim
	Combat training	Burthorpe, Varrock
	Cooking range	Many places
	Dairy churn	Most farming-related places
	Dairy cow	Various locations, mainly Lumbridge.
	Farming patch	See: Farming
	Fishing spot	Many places which border water. Often placed in clusters, such as in Catherby and in the Fishing Guild in Hemenster.
	Furnace site	Various towns and cities.
	Hunter training	See: Hunter
	Loom	South of Falador, and in Tirannwn
	Mining site	Various places, mostly outside of towns and cities.
	Potters wheel	Rellekka, Barbarian Village, Crafting Guild, Ardougne
	Rare trees	Many places, few in towns or cities.
	Sand pit	Entrana, Yanille, Rellekka and Zanaris
	Singing bowl	Prifddinas and Brimstail's cave
	Slayer Master	See: Slayer master
	Spinning wheel	Lumbridge, Falador, Seers' Village, Sophanem, Neitiznot
	Stagnant water source	Braindeath Island Volcano
	Water source	Many places, mostly inside of towns and cities.
	Windmill	East of Draynor, West of Varrock, and North of Ardougne, Zanaris, Harmony Island
	Woodcutting stump	Neitiznot

Shopping

	Key	Location and notes
	Amulet shop	Brimhaven
	Apothecary	Varrock, Warriors' Guild
	Archery shop	Rimmington, Keldagrim, Catherby, Lletya, the Dwarven Mines, beneath White Wolf Mountain, Void Knights' Outpost
	Axe shop	Warriors' Guild, Port Sarim, Lumbridge, Woodcutting Guild
	Bounty Hunter Store	Edgeville
	Candle shop	Catherby and Lumbridge Swamp entrance
	Chainmail shop	Falador
	Clothes shop	Several places. Mostly minor towns such as Canifis. The only three in large cities are in Keldagrim and Varrock.
	Crafting shop	Keldagrim, Rimmington, Al Kharid, Ape Atoll
	Dye trader	Aggie, Pollnivneach and Lletya
	Estate Agent	Varrock, Seers' Village, Falador, Ardougne and Hosidius
	Farming shop	Catherby, west of Port Phasmatys, south of Falador, north of East Ardougne and Hosidius
	Fishing shop	Port Sarim, Catherby, Rellekka, Miscellania and Etceteria, Witchaven, and the Fishing Guild
	Food shop	Canifis, Keldagrim, Sophanem, Ardougne Cooking Guild, Port Sarim, Miscellania Dungeon (after Royal Trouble)
	Fur trader	Varrock, Rellekka, East Ardougne
	Garden supplier	Falador Park
	Gem shop	Keldagrim, Falador, Ardougne, Al Kharid
	General store	Most towns
	Grand Exchange	Varrock
	Helmet shop	Barbarian Village and Rellekka
	Herbalist	Taverley, Entrana, Nardah, Miscellania, Gu'Tanoth
	Holiday item trader	Diango in Draynor Village
	Hunter shop	Nardah, Yanille
	Jewellery	Port Sarim
	Junk checker	Wise Old Man in Draynor Village
	Mace shop	Falador
	Magic shop	Nine shops, some located in Varrock, Port Sarim, the Void Knights' Outpost, and the Mage Arena.
	Mining shop	Dwarven Mines, Keldagrim
	Newspaper trader	Varrock Square
	Pet insurance shop	East Ardougne
	Platebody shop	Varrock, Ardougne.
	Platelegs shop	Al Kharid
	Plateskirt shop	Al-Kharid
	Pricing expert	Grand Exchange
	Pub/bar	Many places, mostly in towns and cities. Also mostly in continental Gielinor, with only a few on islands - three in Karamja and one in Mos Le'Harmless
	Rope trader	Ned in Draynor Village
	Sawmill	Lumber Yard and the Woodcutting Guild
	Scimitar shop	Al Kharid, Ape Atoll
	Shield shop	Falador, Keldagrim
	Silk trader	Ardougne, Al Kharid. Keldagrim
	Silver shop	Keldagrim, East Ardougne, Kourend Castle
	Spice shop	Ardougne
	Staff shop	Varrock
	Stonemason	Keldagrim
	Sword shop	Varrock, Keldagrim, The Grand Tree, Taverley and Burthorpe.
	Tannery	Al Kharid, Crafting Guild, Ranging Guild, Neitiznot, Canifis
	Taxidermist	Canifis
	Tea trader	Varrock
	Wine trader	Fortunato in Draynor Village

Other

The following, while are not listed in the world map legend, are present on the map.

	Key	Location and notes
	Altar	Found only in Zalcano's prison beneath Prifddinas.
	Cookery shop	Found in Yanille and the Cooking Guild. It is labelled as a "Food shop".
	Dungeon with map link	Many places, used in place of the regular dungeon icon when a map link is present.
	Kebab seller	Found in Al-Kharid, Pollnivneach and Keldagrim. It is labelled as a "Food shop".
	Pricing expert	A variant found in the Grand Exchange
	Pricing expert	A variant found in the Grand Exchange
	Pricing expert	A variant found in the Grand Exchange
	Pricing expert	A variant found in the Grand Exchange
	Vegetable store	Two in shops found in Miscellania