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Meaning of laundry symbols

Symbols to help you do laundry properly to keep clothes well

Author: Samuel Daniel3 minutes read
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Inside the clothes, there are often labels with the brand name, type of material and size parameters, . in addition, there are laundry symbols. These symbols help the user to do laundry properly to preserve the clothes well. These markings will vary depending on the fabric. The following are the meanings of common laundry symbols.

images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Meaning of laundry symbols

Washing symbols

Symbol Meaning
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not wash
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Machine wash
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Machine wash on Permanent Press
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Machine wash on gentle cycle (Delicate)
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Hand wash, this symbol may include a water temperature limit parameter when washing
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Wash at water temperature not exceeding 30 o C
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Wash at water temperature not exceeding 40 o C
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Wash at water temperature not exceeding 50 o C
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Wash at water temperature not exceeding 60 o C
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Wash at water temperature not exceeding 70 o C
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Wash at water temperature not exceeding 95 o C

Eraser symbols

Symbol Meaning
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not bleach
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Can be erased if necessary
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Use only chlorine-free bleach (if bleach is required).
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not use bleach containing chlorine

 Extraction and drying symbols

Symbol Meaning
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not squeeze
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dryer can be used
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dryer can be used in normal mode, low heat
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dryer can be used in normal mode, medium heat
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dryer can be used in normal mode, high heat
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dryer can be used on normal mode, no heat
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols The dryer cannot be used

Exposure symbols

Symbol Meaning
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Can be dried
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Hang up to dry
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry on a flat surface (do not hang)
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry without squeezing to drip but dry
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry in the shade
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not dry

 Ironing symbols

Symbol Meaning
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not iron
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Can be ironed
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Iron at a temperature not exceeding 110 o C
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Iron at a temperature not exceeding 150 o C
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Iron at a temperature not exceeding 200 o C
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not steam iron

Dry cleaning symbols

Symbol Meaning
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry cleaning
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Can be dried with any solution
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Can be dry cleaned with any solution, except Tetrachlorethylene
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry clean only with petroleum-containing solutions
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry cleaning with short cycle
  images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry cleaning with low humidity
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry cleaning with low heat
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Dry cleaning without steam
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Do not dry clean
images 1 of Meaning of laundry symbols Wet cleaning

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