Laundry is one of those necessary evils that plagues our nights and weekends. It doesn’t help that the clothing tag symbols are cryptic and not so self-explanatory. Worry not—you’ll soon be able to read those clothes-washing symbols with ease.
INFOGRAPHIC: Clothing Tag Symbols
The Most Common Symbols
Machine Wash Machine washable on any setting. Tumble Dry Can be dried on any heat or cycle setting. Iron Can be ironed, with steam, at any temperature. Bleach Can be treated with any type of bleach. Dry-Clean Dry-clean only. Do Not Do not wash, dry, iron, bleach, or dry-clean if there’s an X over the symbol.
Temperature
Cold or Low
Warm or Medium
Hot or High Any dots inside a symbol refer to washing machine, dryer, and iron temperature settings.
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