Line dry in the shade
Hang to dry, but out of direct sunlight. The slanted line in the top-left corner is the 'in the shade' mark; it protects colours that fade in the sun, such as silk and non-colourfast dyes.
What to do
Hang it indoors or in the shade after removing excess water; keep it off a sunny window or radiator.
- Maximum temperature
- None stated by this symbol
- Family
- Drying (square)
- ISO 3758 name
- Line drying in the shade
- Distinguishing mark
- 1 vertical line + corner
On US and Canadian labels
North American labels mark shade with two slanted lines in the corner and usually draw the line dry as a sagging curve.
Often confused with
Hang the item up to dry — on a washing line, airer or hanger — after spinning or squeezing out the excess water.
Other drying symbols
Tumble dry, normal heatcircle + 2 dotsTumble dry, low heatcircle + 1 dotDo not tumble drycircle + crossTumble dry, high heatcircle + 3 dots · USTumble dry, any heatempty circle · USTumble dry, no heat (air only)filled circle · USDo not drycrossed square · USLine dry1 vertical lineDrip dry (hang wet)2 vertical linesDry flat1 horizontal lineDrip dry flat2 horizontal linesDrip dry in the shade2 vertical lines + cornerDry flat in the shade1 horizontal line + cornerDrip dry flat in the shade2 horizontal lines + corner
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.