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Care label decoder

Match illustrated washing, bleaching, drying, ironing and professional-care instructions from your label.

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Before you start

Read the full label; match each illustration, including dots, bars and written instructions.

What you’ll get

Combined washing, bleaching, drying and ironing instructions, with prohibitions first.

Recognition illustrations cover selected common instructions. Unfamiliar marks need the original label guide.

Preparing your tool…
My Laundry Setup · optional, saved on this browser

Save appliance details, tariffs or measurements you want to reuse. No account is needed. Applying a setup is always your choice; check your exact model and product before using a saved specification.

Create a setup

Empty fields stay unknown. Changing a unit clears its value so it cannot be reinterpreted accidentally. Editing a published value makes it a manual entry.

Match the marks on your care label.

Select the illustrated instructions that match your label. Written product instructions and combined restrictions take priority.

These recognition illustrations are not certified label artwork. Match the shape, dots, bars and wording together. For an unfamiliar mark or a different label system, check the maker’s guide or the official reference below. No photo recognition is offered.

Washing: not enteredBleaching: not enteredDrying: not enteredIroning: not enteredProfessional care: not entered

If a description does not match your symbol, use the original label guide below. Professional-care letters should be interpreted by your cleaner.

Illustrations: Tabler Icons, MIT licence. Meanings use the named references; missing operations remain unknown.

Continue with this information

You choose the next step. Matching fields are shared with their original units and source for review. When there are no matching fields, the link opens the tool directly.

How this tool works

Matches descriptions to referenced instructions and prioritises prohibitions over permissions. Official care-symbol graphics are not reproduced. Professional-care letters remain instructions for a cleaner.

The numerical limits on form fields are validation bounds, not recommended appliance settings. Missing data is not permission to proceed.

Reference sources

Sources reviewed 2026-10-15. No expert testing or manufacturer approval is claimed. Read our full methodology.

Using this tool

Match each illustrated instruction to the finished item label, including bars, dots, temperature and written restrictions. The decoder combines the selected operations and retains prohibitions. Unentered stages remain unknown; professional-care marks are not home cleaning instructions.

Read the whole label rather than one symbol

GINETEX explains that wash numbers are maximum temperatures and bars require reduced mechanical action. Drying instructions concern a separate stage. A selected wash temperature does not grant tumble-drying or bleaching permission.

Use written notes alongside the descriptions. Unselected or unidentified instructions still need checking; selecting only some entries is a partial reading.

Read the evidence: GINETEX care instructions under ISO 3758:2023 · Whirlpool laundry care label guide

How conflicting selections are handled

A do-not-wash selection overrides a selected washing allowance. A do-not-tumble selection suppresses contrary drying permission. Recheck the actual label when your entries conflict rather than using the result to resolve a contradictory product label yourself.

Professional-care letters are instructions for a cleaner, not home solvent directions. Official care-symbol graphics are not reproduced in this tool.

Common questions

Can I upload a label photo?

This version uses selected text descriptions rather than image recognition. Compare them with the actual label.

Does a temperature tell me which exact programme to select?

No. The required treatment and exact machine instructions still matter.

Are unidentified symbols treated as permission?

No. Ask the maker if an instruction remains unclear.

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