guide to common home laundering and dry cleaning symbols
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70C
95C
30C
40C
50C
60C
Wash Machine Wash, Normal
GUIDE TO COMMON HOME LAUNDERINGAND DRYCLEANING SYMBOLS
Garment may be laundered through the use ofhottest available water, detergent or soap, agitation,and a machine designed for this purpose.
DOS/WINCode Ref#
MW_Norm
MW30C
MW40C
MW50C
MW60C
MW70C
MW95C
MW_Pres
MW_Gentl
Hndw
W_DoNot
B_Any
B_NonChl
B_DoNt_S
Machine Wash, Cold Initial water temperature should not exceed30C or 65 to 85F.
Machine Wash, Warm Initial water temperature should not exceed40C or 105F.
Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed 50C or 120F.
Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed60C or 140F.
Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed70C or 160F.
Machine Wash, Hot Initial water temperature should not exceed95C or 200F.
Machine Wash,Permanent Press
Garment may be machine laundered only on thesetting designed to preserve Permanent Press withcool down or cold rinse prior to reduced spin.
Machine Wash, Gentle orDelicate
Garment may be machine laundered only on thesetting designed for gentle agitation and/or reducedtime for delicate items.
Hand Wash Garment may be laundered through the use ofwater, detergent or soap and gentle handmanipulation.
Do Not Wash Garment may not be safely laundered by anyprocess. Normally accompanied by Dry Cleaninstructions.
Bleach When Needed Any commercially available bleach product may beused in the laundering process.
Non-Chlorine BleachWhen Needed
Only a non-chlorine, color-safe bleach may be usedin the laundering process. Chlorine bleach may notbe used.
Do Not Bleach No bleach product may be used. The garment isnot colorfast or structurally able to withstand anybleach.
NOTE:
SYSTEM OF
DOTS
INDICATING
TEMPERATURE
RANGE IS THE
SAME FOR ALL
WASH
PROCEDURES.
NOTE:All (98+%)
washable textiles
are safe in some
type of bleach. IF
BLEACH IS NOT
MENTIONED OR
REPRESENTED BY
A SYMBOL ANY
BLEACH MAY BE
USED.
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Written Care InstructionsCare Symbol What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean
Bleach
Dry
GU I DE TO COM MON HOM E LAU N DERI NG AN D DRYCLEAN I NG SYM BOLS
Tumble Dry, Normal
Written Care InstructionsCare Symbol What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean
A machine dryer may be regularly used at the hottestavailable temperature setting.
Tumble Dry, Normal,Low Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at amaximum of Low Heat setting.
Tumble Dry, Normal,Medium Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at amaximum of Medium Heat setting.
Tumble Dry, Normal,High Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used at aHigh Heat setting.
Tumble Dry, Normal,No Heat
A machine dryer may be regularly used only atNo Heat or Air Only setting.
Tumble Dry,Permanent Press
A machine dryer may be regularly used only atthe Permanent Press setting.
Tumble Dry, Gentle A machine dryer may be regularly used only atthe Gentle setting.
Do Not Tumble Dry A machine dryer may not be used. Usuallyaccompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.
Do Not Dry A machine dryer may not be used. Usuallyaccompanied by an alternate drying method symbol.
Line Dry Hang damp garment from line or bar, in or out doors.
Drip Dry Hang dripping wet garment from line or bar, in orout doors, without hand shaping or smoothing
Dry Flat Lay out horizontally for drying.
Dry In Shade Usually added to Line or Drip Dry. Dry away fromdirect sunlight.
Do Not Wring Do not wring.
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Wring
NOTE
SYSTEM OF
DOTS
INDICATING
TEMPERATURE
RANGE IS
THE SAME FOR
ALL DRY
PROCEDURES.
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DOS/WINCode Ref#
TD_Nor
TD_Nor_L
TD_Nor_M
TD_Nor_H
TD_NoHet
TD_PP
TD_Gen_L
TD_DoNot
Dr_DoNot
Dry_Line
Dr_Drip
Dr_Flat
Dr_ Shade
Wr_DoNot
Iron
GU I DE TO COM MON HOM E LAU N DERI NG AN D DRYCLEAN I NG SYM BOLS
Written Care InstructionsCare Symbol What Care Symbol and Instructions Mean
Iron, Any Temperature,Steam or Dry
Regular ironing may be needed and may beperformed at any available temperature with orwithout steam is acceptable.
Iron, Low Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed atLow setting (110C, 230F) only.
Iron, Medium Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed atMedium setting (150C, 300F).
Iron, High Regular ironing, steam or dry, may be performed atHigh setting (200C, 290F).
Do Not Steam Steam ironing will harm garment, but regular dry ironing at indicated temperature setting isacceptable.
Do Not Iron Item may not be smooted or finished with an iron.
NOTE: IF IRONING IS NOT A NECESSARY, REGULAR CARE PROCEDURE IT NEED NOT BE MENTIONED.
A
F
P
Dryclean Dryclean
Dryclean, Any Solvent
Dry Clean, any solvent, any cycle any moisture,any heat.
Dry Clean, any solvent. Usually used with otherrestrictions on proper dry cleaning procedure.
Dryclean, PetroleumSolvent Only
Dry Clean using only petroleum solvent. Usually usedwith other restrictions.
Dryclean, Any SolventExcept Trichloroethylene
Any dry cleaning solvent other thantrichloroethylene may be safely used.
Dryclean, Short Cycle May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Dryclean,Reduced Moisture
May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Dryclean, Low heat May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Dryclean, No Steam May be used with A, P, or F solvent restriction.
Do Not Dryclean Garment may not be commercially drycleaned.
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NOTE
SYSTEM OF
DOTS
INDICATING
TEMPERATURE
RANGE IS THE
SAME FOR ALL
IRONING
PROCEDURES.
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DOS/WINCode Ref#
Ir_Tall
Ir_Tall_L
Ir_Tall_M
Ir_Tall_H
Ir_NoStm
Ir_DoNt
DC_Circle
DC_A
DC_F
DC_P
DC_S_Cyc
DC_RMois
DC_LHet
DC_NSt
DC_DoNot