Fan with bottom heat (pizza setting)

The bottom element heats and the fan circulates hot air, so the base gets concentrated heat from below while moving air cooks the top.

What it is for

Pizza with a crisp base that does not burn the topping, and pastry dishes where the filling should stay moist (Neff); pastries and pizzas (Hotpoint); pizza, bread or cake (Samsung).

Makes differ, check your oven’s manual: the same drawing can mean different things on different brands, and only your model’s manual says exactly which elements run and how hot.

What it looks like: A fan with a single straight line below it and nothing above. Siemens and Samsung put the fan in a circle; Neff draws a bare fan.
Names makers use: Pizza setting (Siemens); Pizza symbol or fan with bottom heat (Neff); Bottom Heat + Convection (Samsung); Fan with bottom heat (Hotpoint)

Where makes differ

Other ovens draw their pizza mode as a pizza instead (Bosch, AEG, and Neff models with a dedicated pizza mode). Siemens shows this fan-and-bottom-line drawing for its Pizza setting but describes that setting as top and bottom heat with the bottom stronger — the same words it uses for Intensive heat — so on a Siemens oven check the manual for which elements run. Samsung also has a Top Heat + Convection mode, drawn with the line above the fan.

Often confused with

Pizza (a pizza or a slice)A round pizza with one slice pulled out (Bosch), a single slice…

A dedicated pizza mode. Which elements it runs and how hot it goes are set by the maker, which is why the picture is used instead of a heating diagram.

Other symbols with the same shapes

Top and bottom heat (conventional)A square with a straight line along the top and another along the…Fan oven (hot air, true fan)A fan — three curved blades round a hub — usually inside a circle,…Fan with top and bottom heat (fan-assisted)A fan with a straight line above it and another below it.Bottom heatA square with a single straight line along the bottom and nothing…Fan grill (turbo grill, hot-air grilling)A zigzag along the top with a fan below it.Intensive heat (top heat and stronger bottom heat)One line at the top and two lines at the bottom.Slow cookDashed lines at the top and bottom (Bosch, Siemens; Neff adds a…Eco fan (hot air eco, eco convection)A fan, usually in a circle, with “eco” (Bosch, Samsung) or a small…

Sources

No single published standard defines oven function icons, so this meaning is taken from 4 makers’ own guides, each fetched and checked on the date shown:

Neff: NEFF UK — Oven symbols explained: your complete guide — “Pizza symbol (fan with bottom heat)”: a fan with a single line below; bottom heat with the fan crisps pizza bases and keeps pastry fillings moist. Checked 2026-09-23.
Samsung: Samsung Australia support — Cooking modes on your Samsung oven — “Bottom Heat + Convection” mode button icon (fan in a circle, line below): bottom element heat distributed by the fan; pizza, bread or cake. Checked 2026-09-23.
Hotpoint: Hotpoint UK — Understanding the different symbols on a Hotpoint oven — “Fan with bottom heat”: a fan with a straight parallel line underneath; hot air circulated plus concentrated heat from below; pastries or pizzas. Checked 2026-09-23.
Siemens: Siemens Home UK — Oven symbols guide — “Pizza setting” pictogram (fan in a circle over a bottom line): perfect for crisping pizza bases or tarts. Checked 2026-09-23.

Written in our own words; quotations are the makers’ wording.