Do not wet clean
No professional wet cleaning. It says nothing about home washing — that is the tub symbol's job.
What to do
If the item needs a professional clean, use dry cleaning as the P or F symbol allows.
- Maximum temperature
- None stated by this symbol
- Family
- Professional care (circle)
- ISO 3758 name
- Do not wet clean
- Distinguishing mark
- W + cross
On US and Canadian labels
The North American guide lists do-not-wet-clean as a supplementary symbol.
Often confused with
No professional dry cleaning. By extension, do not use solvent-based stain removers on it.
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.