Meaning of laundry symbols

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.

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Washing symbols

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

Eraser symbols

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

Extraction and drying symbols

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

Exposure symbols

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

Ironing symbols

Symbol	Meaning
	Do not iron
	Can be ironed
	Iron at a temperature not exceeding 110 ^o C
	Iron at a temperature not exceeding 150 ^o C
	Iron at a temperature not exceeding 200 ^o C
	Do not steam iron

Dry cleaning symbols

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