Wash at 30 °C
Machine wash in water up to 30 °C on a normal cycle. Common on dark cotton and on prints that fade or bleed in hotter water.
What to do
Set the cotton or mixed programme to 30 °C or a cold wash; the cycle itself can be normal.
- Maximum temperature
- 30 °C (86 °F) wash water
- Family
- Washing (tub)
- ISO 3758 name
- Washing, maximum 30 °C, normal process
- Distinguishing mark
- 30
On US and Canadian labels
North American labels show one dot in the tub for 30 °C (about 85 °F, cool).
Often confused with
Machine wash up to 30 °C on a gentle cycle with reduced agitation (one bar). For delicate synthetics and viscose blends.
Other washing symbols
Wash at 95 °C95Wash at 70 °C70Wash at 60 °C60Wash at 60 °C, gentle cycle60 + 1 barWash at 50 °C50Wash at 50 °C, gentle cycle50 + 1 barWash at 40 °C40Wash at 40 °C, gentle cycle40 + 1 barWash at 40 °C, very gentle cycle40 + 2 barsWash at 30 °C, gentle cycle30 + 1 barWash at 30 °C, very gentle cycle30 + 2 barsHand washhandHand wash in cool waterhand + 1 barDo not washcrossMachine wash, any temperatureempty tub · USDo not wringcrossed twist · US
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.