Our toilet is backed up and water is filled to the brim but there is nothing else in the bowl. I turned off the water supply for the toilet with the little knob connected to the wall, but will the water still be able to drain out of the bowl?
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Water usually seeps past most blockages, but not always.
You may have to hand bail the bowl down 1/3 or 1/2. THEN employ a plunger. The older cup plungers worked best with a strong UP pull (hence the bowl draining).
If its a newer, smaller tank, an older cup plunger may not make a tight fit:
This style may work better and will both push and pull against the blockage: