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Laundry Symbols

Don't let the new laundry symbols make your life more complicated. You can make sense of it all with this handy guide. Break the laundry language barrier!


Hand Wash

Normal

Permanent Press/wrinkle resistent

Gentle/ Delicate

Do not wash

Hot
(50c/120F)

Warm
(40c/105F)

Cold/cool
(30c/85F)

Do not wring

Any bleach
(when needed)

Only non-chlorine bleach
(when needed)

Do not bleach

Dry

Normal

Permanent Press/ wrinkle free

Gentle/ delicate

Do not tumble dry

High

Medium

Low

No heat/air

Do not dry
(used with do not wash)

Line dry/ hang to dry

Drip dry

Dry flat

In the shade

Iron

High

Medium

Low

Do not iron

No steam

Dryclean

Any solvent

Any solvent except trichloro- ethylene

Petroleum solvent only

Do not dryclean

Reduce moisture

Short cycle

No steam

Low heat
So if you saw this series of symbols on a fabric bolt end or on a garment

it would mean: