Baffled or confused by washing symbols on your clothes? We’ve got you covered! Discover our quick guide to washing symbols so doing the laundry has no secret for you.
The good thing too is that you can print it and pin in it where the whole family can see it… In case they want to help with the laundry (you never know!)

Our laundry guide

Let’s be honest, doing the laundry is rarely one’s favourite chore in any household. Even more so, when we have to decipher the confusing washing and drying symbols to decide what wash cycle or dryer setting to use.
But worry not, we’re to help! We put together a list of the washing and drying symbols so you know what they mean and can get on with your laundry with your mind at peace.
To download and print your Laundry Guide, it’s just here or click on the image above.

Know your washing symbols

The washing symbols for machine washable clothing are generally depicted as a bucket filled with water. The number or dots inside the bucket symbol indicate the maximum temperature recommended for the wash. For example, one dot means 30 °C (meaning that you have to wash your clothing in cold water). Two dots or 40 °C mean a warm water wash while four dots mean 60 °C.
One line drawn underneath the bucket means that you should wash your piece of clothing on a synthetic cycle. Two lines represent the gentle or wool wash cycle. If you find the hand wash symbol on your garment’s fabric care label, wash the item by hand at 40 °C or lower, or use your washing machine’s hand wash program.

Drying symbols

Drying symbols can also be mind boggling. Here is a quick list of the ones you will find on the care labels of your clothes.

Other laundry care symbols

There are other symbols that you might see on care labels. Some refer to the treatments you can or cannot use on your clothes (bleach or not).

Others will indicate if you can iron your clothes or not, and if the former at what temperature.

Mine4Sure labels: Standing the washing and drying tests

Laundry symbols are now clear as day! You don’t need to wonder what cycle to use in your machine or dryer ever again.
You can also be at ease knowing that our sew in name labels and school uniform labels have been specifically designed to withstand machine washing and tumble dryer sessions. That also applies to clothing labels, one of the quickest way to identify clothes in the name of your choice. All you need to do is stick them on the care or brand labels of your clothes.