What does the drying prohibited icon mean in a dryer (crossed out circle): interpretation and care recommendations

This symbol means that tumble drying is prohibited. This means that tumble drying is prohibited. If this rule is violated, there is a risk of damage to clothing.

Recommendations

After washing clothes, you should wring them out by hand and hang them to dry. The icon is located mainly on the label, so you should definitely check it.

What does a sign prohibiting tumble drying look like?

The machine drying prohibited symbol looks like a crossed out circle inside a square.

Additional information: There is a variety with a square, which is crossed out by a cross inside a circle. These symbols mean the same thing.

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Question to the expert

What not to do

Under no circumstances should you dry or spin clothes in a washing machine. It may lose its color and, in rare cases, tear.

What can you do

• Are there exceptions to the rules? No.


• Is it possible to dry it in a special dryer? No.


• What to do if the tag is lost? Find this item on the Internet. Usually in the specifications they write how to wash this item.


• After washing, nothing happened to the item, so it turns out that it can be dried in a washing machine? No, just because nothing happened to an item the first time does not mean that nothing will happen in the future.