Laundry Care Symbols

Picture of a bucket with a wavy line to indicate it is full of liquid

Garment can be washed in a normal wash with hot water and detergent

Picture of a bucket with a single dot in the middle

Garment needs a wash no warmer than 30℃

Picture of a bucket with two dots in the middle

Garment needs a wash no warmer than 40℃

Picture of a bucket with three dots in the middle

Garment needs a wash no warmer than 50℃ (more dots represent hotter washes)

Picture of a bucket with a single line underneath

Garment can be washed on the setting with cool down or cold rinse with a slower spin

Picture of a bucket with two lines underneath

Garment can be washed using a gentle setting or for reduced amount of time

Picture of a bucket with a hand over the opening

Garment should not be machine washed – wash only by hand with water and detergent

Picture of a bucket with a cross through it

Garment cannot be washed safely, may require dry cleaning

A simple triangle shape unfilled

Any bleach cleaning product can be used in the cleaning process

Simple triangle shape with two diagonal lines inside

Garment can be washed with non-chlorine products

A filled in triangle with a cross through it

No bleach cleaning product can be used

A square box with a circle inside

Garment can be used with regular tumble dryer machine up to highest setting

A square box with a circle inside and a single dot

Garment can be tumble dried on the lowest setting

A square box with a circle inside and two dots

Garment can be tumble dried up to a medium setting

A square box with a circle inside and three dots

Garment can be tumble dried up to highest setting

A square box with a circle inside shaded in

Garment can be tumble dried with no heat

A square box with a circle inside and a line under the box

Garment can be tumble dried but only with permanent press setting

A square box with a circle inside and two lines under the box

Garment can be tumble dried on a gentle setting

A square box with a circle inside, all crossed out by two lines

Garment cannot be tumble dried

Square box crossed out by two lines

Garment cannot be machine dried

A square box with a small curve inside at the top to denote a fold

Garment can be hung indoors or outdoors

Square box with three vertical lines inside

Garment can be left to drip dry indoors or outdoors

Square box with a single horizontal line in the middle

Garment should be laid flat to dry

Square box with two diagonal lines in the upper corner

Garment can be hung to dry but must be kept in the shade

A twisted cloth with a cross through

Garment must not be wrung at any point

A simple outline of an iron

Garment can be ironed on any temperature

Simple outline of an iron with a single dot in the middle

Garment can be ironed on a low heat setting

Simple outline of an iron with two dots in the middle

Garment can be ironed on a medium heat setting

Simple outline of an iron with three dots in the middle

Garment can be ironed on high heat setting

Simple outline of an iron with two lines beneath which are crossed out

Garment cannot be steam ironed

Simple outline of an iron crossed out

Garment cannot be ironed

A circle with a blank centre

Garment should be dry cleaned on any setting

A circle with a capital ‘A’ in the middle

Garment can be dry cleaned with any solvent

A circle with a capital ‘F’ in the middle

Garment can be dry cleaned with petroleum solvent only

A circle with a capital ‘P’ in the middle

Garment can be cleaned with any solvent except for Trichloroethylene

A blank circle with a cross through it

Garment cannot be dry cleaned