Laundry symbols / Care symbols
The care symbols are protected under trademark law by the Groupement International d'Etiquetage pour l'Entretien des Textiles (GINETEX). For the individual countries, the rights are held by the respective GINETEX country organizations;
The meaning of the wash symbols is defined here.
GINETEX attaches great importance to the fact that the complete range of symbols is indicated on the laundry label without exception.
The symbol sequence is:
Washing - Bleaching - Drying - Ironing - Professional textile care
The individual symbols are defined as follows:
