Deciphering the symbols and icons associated with laundering fabrics can be tricky. Here’s a run-down of the most common symbols and their meanings, so you won’t be caught short ever again.
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Wash Symbols

The pictogram showing a bucket containing water is a basic symbol indicating that the item to which it is attached is washable.

The same bucket of water as shown above, with the addition of up to six dots drawn inside it, indicates the ideal water temperature at which the item to which it is attached should be washed. One dot means a recommended temperature of 30 degrees C; two dots 40; three dots 50; four dots 60; five dots 70; and six dots 95 degrees C.




Drying Symbols





Dry Cleaning Symbols




Ironing Symbols

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