Standard Universal Care Symbols

These are the Universal Care Symbols used by yarn/textile manufacturers around the world. Laundering instructions include four symbols: washing, bleaching, drying, and ironing. The water temperatures listed below are provided as a guideline. Actual water temperatures obtained in the home depend on washing machine settings - hot, warm, cold.

Fabric Collection » Fabric care symbols

Washing instructions	Bleaching instructions	Machine drying instructions	Ironing and pressing	Dry-cleaning
Hand washable	Chlorine bleach per directions on label	Do not use dryer	Cool iron	Dry-cleanable with Any solvent
Machine washable in lukewarm water	Do not use chlorine bleach	Do not use machine dryer	Warm iron	Dry-cleanable with any solvent except trichloethylene
Machine washable in hot water		Machine dryer	Hot iron	Dry-cleanable with fluorcarbon or petroleum solvents only
Do not machine wash			Do not iron	Do not dry clean