Only non-chlorine (oxygen) bleach
Oxygen (non-chlorine) bleach is allowed, chlorine bleach is not. The two slanted lines inside the triangle are the whole difference from 'any bleach'.
What to do
Use oxygen-based products — sodium percarbonate stain removers, 'colour-safe' bleach, or a detergent that already contains oxygen bleach — and keep household chlorine bleach away from this item.
- Maximum temperature
- None stated by this symbol
- Family
- Bleaching (triangle)
- ISO 3758 name
- Only oxygen / non-chlorine bleach allowed
- Distinguishing mark
- 2 slanted lines
Often confused with
Any bleach may be used when needed — chlorine (sodium hypochlorite) or oxygen-based.
Other bleaching symbols
Sources
- GINETEX — Care symbols (existing care symbols under ISO 3758:2023) — checked 2026-09-22
- Government of Canada, Office of Consumer Affairs — Guide to Apparel and Textile Care Symbols (North American system) — checked 2026-09-22
Meanings are paraphrased from these sources, not quoted, and checked on the date shown.