Tumble dry, low heat
Tumble drying is allowed, but only on a mild, reduced-heat setting. GINETEX gives 60 °C for this setting.
What to do
Pick the low-heat or 'delicate' dryer setting, and consider a shorter time — or finish drying on a hanger.
- Maximum temperature
- 60 °C (140 °F) dryer air
- Family
- Drying (square)
- ISO 3758 name
- Tumble drying possible, lower temperature
- Distinguishing mark
- circle + 1 dot
On US and Canadian labels
North American one dot is also low heat, but with a lower ceiling: not exceeding 55 °C (131 °F).
Often confused with
Tumble drying is fine at the normal heat setting, with a normal load. GINETEX gives 80 °C as the normal drying temperature.
Other drying symbols
Tumble dry, normal heatcircle + 2 dotsDo 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 linesLine dry in the shade1 vertical line + cornerDrip 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.