Laundry Symbols
Although many clothing tags today spell out care (machine wash warm, delicate cycle, tumble dry low), laundry also has its own language: those little symbols representing washers and dryers on your clothing tags, often with dots on them, lines under them, and Xs through them. Understanding this code language can save you a lot of grief. A primer:
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Washing, symbol of a tub of water: |
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One dot: cold water |
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Two dots: warm water |
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Three dots: hot water |
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Hand reaching into wash: hand wash |
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One dot: low heat |
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Two dots: medium heat |
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Three dots: high heat |
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Dryer with an X through it: do not dry |
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Triangle: bleach okay |
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Triangle with an X through it: do not bleach |
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Circle: dry clean |
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Circle with an X through it: do not dry clean |
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