Laundry Care Symbol Chart
Decode laundry care symbols for wash, bleach, dry, iron, and professional care, in English and Thai, with search and a printable chart.
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What is Laundry Care Symbol Chart?
The Laundry Care Symbol Chart decodes the five families of textile care symbols — washing, bleaching, drying, ironing and professional care — with plain-language meanings in English and Thai. Search by name or meaning, click any symbol for its full explanation, and print the whole chart to pin above the machine. Every symbol is drawn as a vector from the international ISO-style spec, so it stays crisp at any size, and the whole reference works offline.
Key Benefits
- Decode a care label before you ruin a favorite garment
- Bilingual meanings settle disputes about what a symbol says
- Printable chart for the laundry room, dorm or utility closet
- Learn the system: five shapes, five families, dozens of variants
- Instant search — no squinting at tiny printed manuals
Common Use Cases
- •Decoding a care label before washing something new
- •Sorting laundry correctly the first time
- •Buying clothes online and checking care requirements
- •Teaching kids or housemates what the tags mean
- •Printing a bilingual reference for a shared laundry room
How to Decode a Care Label
- Spot the shape family: Care symbols come in five shapes: the tub for washing, the triangle for bleaching, the square for drying, the iron for ironing and the circle for professional care.
- Find it in the chart: Search the chart by name or meaning — in English or Thai — and compare the tag against the matching symbol.
- Read the dots and crosses: Dots inside a symbol mean temperature (one for low, up to three for high), bars mean gentler action, and a cross through anything means do not.
- Print a reference: Print the chart and pin it above the machine so the whole household can decode tags without asking.
Key Features
- Twenty symbols across the five ISO care families
- English and Thai names plus plain-language meanings
- Search by name or meaning in both languages
- Detail panel with a large vector rendering
- Printable chart layout for the laundry room
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the five symbol shapes mean?
The tub means washing, the triangle means bleaching, the square means drying, the iron means ironing and the circle means professional (dry) cleaning. Dots inside set the temperature level, bars add gentleness, and a cross through the symbol means do not do it.
Are these symbols the same worldwide?
The ISO-style symbols are used across Europe, Asia and most of the world, and North American labels use largely the same set. Exact legal requirements vary by country, but the shapes and their meanings are effectively universal.
What do the bars under a wash symbol mean?
A single bar under the tub means permanent press or the synthetic cycle; two bars mean the gentle or delicate cycle. More bars mean less agitation, protecting stretchy or finely woven fabrics.
Is the chart printable as a reference?
Yes — the print button lays out all twenty symbols with their names grouped by family, sized for a standard sheet. Pin it above the machine so the whole household can decode tags.