Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit oven symbols
9 symbols that Hotpoint itself documents, each in our own drawing, with the Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit name for the mode next to ours. Tap a symbol for what it does, where makes differ and every source.
Check your manual — models differ. Two Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit ovens can carry different sets of symbols, and the same drawing can mean different things on different brands; only your model’s manual says exactly which elements run and how hot.
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Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit are one company in Europe (Whirlpool Corporation), and people look their ovens up together. Every symbol below is confirmed by Hotpoint UK’s own symbol guide; no Whirlpool- or Indesit-branded guide has been checked yet, so on those ovens confirm in your manual. Hotpoint names to know: Forced air is its fan oven, Convection bake is the fan with top and bottom heat, Turbo grill is grill with fan, and its pizza mode reaches 310 °C.
The 9 symbols
Fan oven (hot air, true fan)
Hotpoint calls it “Forced air”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Forced air”: a fan enclosed within a circle; circulates hot air evenly for a consistent cooking temperature.
Fan with top and bottom heat (fan-assisted)
Hotpoint calls it “Convection bake”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Convection bake”: a parallel line at the top, a fan in the middle and a straight parallel line at the bottom; distributes air more evenly.
Fan with bottom heat (pizza setting)
Hotpoint calls it “Fan with bottom heat”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Fan with bottom heat”: a fan with a straight parallel line underneath; hot air circulated plus concentrated heat from below; pastries or pizzas.
Pizza (a pizza or a slice)
Hotpoint calls it “Pizza 310°C”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Pizza 310°C”: illustrated by a piping hot pizza; the oven reaches temperatures as high as 310 °C.
Fan grill (turbo grill, hot-air grilling)
Hotpoint calls it “Turbo grill”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Turbo grill”: a jagged shape with a fan underneath; for sizeable food such as a large joint of meat.
Plate warming (stacked plates)
Hotpoint calls it “Plate warming”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Plate warming”: the symbol of three plates stacked on top of each other.
Steam or added steam (cloud)
Hotpoint calls it “Gentle Steam”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Gentle Steam”: three vertical lines in a cloud; water poured into the recess at the bottom; bread, meat or fish.
Child lock (key or padlock)
Hotpoint calls it “Child lock”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Child lock”: the symbol with a key; prevents accidental changes to the settings.
Timer or minute minder (clock)
Hotpoint calls it “Timer”.
Confirmed by:
- Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven, checked 2026-09-23: “Timer”: designed as a clock; adjust the cooking time and start a timer.
Not listed for Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit
The Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit sources checked here do not show these symbols from this site, so they are left off this page: Top and bottom heat, Bottom heat, Full grill, Centre or half grill, Intensive heat, Slow cook, Eco fan, Defrost, Keep warm, Reheat, Dough proving, Oven light, Fast preheat, Pyrolytic self-cleaning, Steam cleaning, Alarm, Bread baking. That does not mean no Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit oven has them — only that no Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit manual or support page cited here confirms the drawing. If your oven shows one, see all oven symbols by shape.
Other brands
Sources
A symbol is listed here only when one of these Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit pages shows it. Each was fetched and checked on the date shown; the names in quotes are the brand’s wording, everything else is ours.
- Hotpoint: Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven Checked 2026-09-23.