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Care Symbol Guide

Tumble dry, no heat (air only)

Tumble dry with no heat. The drum just moves air. A filled dot, on US (ASTM) labels only.

What to do

Use the dryer's no-heat or air-fluff setting. The drum moves air without warming it.

What to avoid

If drying is slow, don't add heat. The filled dot requires air only.

How to spot it on a label

The drying square appears in the third position of the standard care sequence. A circle inside it identifies machine tumble drying, while lines inside it identify air drying. This ASTM mark has one solid dot centered in the circle, not a hollow heat dot.

Easy to confuse with

  • Tumble dry, no heat (air only)
    Tumble dry, low heat

    Check the mark

    Inspect the center dot: no heat uses a filled dot, while low heat uses one hollow dot.

  • Tumble dry, no heat (air only)
    Tumble dry, medium heat

    Check the mark

    Check both fill and count: no heat has one solid dot, while the medium or normal mark has two hollow dots.

  • Tumble dry, no heat (air only)
    Tumble dry, high heat

    Check the mark

    Count and inspect the dots: no heat has one filled dot, while ASTM high heat has three hollow dots.

On a real label

Category
Drying
Appears on
US (ASTM) labels

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Common questions

What does a black dot inside the dryer symbol mean?

On an ASTM label, the single filled dot permits tumble drying with no added heat. Use the dryer's no-heat or air setting.

Is a filled dryer dot the same as one hollow dot?

No. A filled dot means no heat under ASTM. One hollow dot permits low heat.

Can I use low heat for a no-heat tumble symbol?

No. This mark permits tumbling only without added heat. Low heat is a separate hollow-dot instruction.

Why don't international care labels show a filled dryer dot?

ISO does not define the ASTM filled-dot no-heat symbol. There is no matching ISO glyph.

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