Do not dry clean
No professional dry cleaning. By extension, do not use solvent-based stain removers on it.
What to do
Clean it as the washing symbol says; if that is also crossed out, ask the maker or a professional cleaner about wet cleaning (W).
- Maximum temperature
- None stated by this symbol
- Family
- Professional care (circle)
- ISO 3758 name
- Do not dry clean
- Distinguishing mark
- cross
On US and Canadian labels
Same drawing and meaning in North America.
Often confused with
Do not put the item in a tumble dryer at any setting.
Other professional care 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.