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Laundry Care Symbols

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Laundry symbols, also called care symbols, are pictograms displaying instructions on how to care for a particular piece of laundry. This care includes washing, bleaching, tumble drying, ironing, and professional textile care or dry-cleaning. Not knowing at least those common symbols can result in ruining a perfectly wonderful piece of clothing.

• Washing
• Bleaching
• Drying
• Ironing
• Dry-Cleaning

Washing

Do not wash

Hand wash

Machine wash, normal

Machine wash, delicate cycle

Machine wash, cold: 65°F-85°F (30°C)

Machine wash, warm: 105°F (40°C)

Machine wash, hot: 120°F (50°C)

Machine wash, hot: 140°F (60°C)

Machine wash, hot: 160°F (70°C)

Machine wash, hot: 200°F (95°C)

Bleaching

Bleach as needed

Do not bleach

Non-chlorine bleach as needed

Drying

Tumble dry, normal

Tumble dry, low heat

Tumble dry, medium heat

Tumble dry, high heat

Tumble dry, no heat

Do not tumble dry

Do not tumble dry

Dry flat

Ironing

Iron, any temperature

Iron, low temperature

Iron, medium temperature

Iron, high temperature

Do not iron

Dry-Cleaning

Dry-clean, any heat, any cycle

Do not dry-clean