Tumble dry, any heat
You can tumble dry this at a normal heat setting.
What to do
Tumble drying is fine at a normal heat setting.
What to avoid
If another symbol limits the heat, follow that one. This symbol only says tumbling is allowed.
How to spot it on a label
Find the drying square in the third position of the standard care row. A circle inside the square means machine tumble drying, while lines inside it point to an air-drying method. On this mark, the inner circle is empty, with no dots, bars, or cross.
Easy to confuse with
- Tumble dry, any heatTumble dry, low heat
Check the mark
Look inside the circle: this mark is empty, while the low-heat mark has one hollow dot.
- Tumble dry, any heatDo not tumble dry
Check the mark
Check for two diagonal strokes across the square: this permitted mark has no cross over its circle.
- Tumble dry, any heatLine dry
Check the mark
Check the mark inside the square: this one has a round outline, not one straight vertical line.
On a real label
Cotton bath towel
Read together: Wash at up to 60°C, use any bleach only when needed, tumble dry, iron on high (three dots), and do not dry clean.
Denim work shirt
Read together: Wash at up to 30°C, use only non-chlorine bleach, tumble dry, iron on medium (two dots), and do not dry clean.
- Category
- Drying
- Appears on
- US and international labels
Related symbols
Common questions
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What does a square with a circle mean?
- It is the tumble-drying family. The square places it under drying, and the inner circle is the visual check for machine tumble drying. Air-drying symbols use straight lines instead.
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What does a dryer symbol with no dots mean?
- An empty circle inside the square is the general tumble-dry mark. It permits tumble drying without a lower dot-coded heat limit, so check that faint printing is not hiding a dot.
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Is a circle by itself the same as a circle inside a square?
- No. A circle inside a square belongs to drying and sits third in the standard row. A circle by itself belongs to professional cleaning and appears later.