A tub-shaped outline with a wavy water line, the GINETEX base symbol for washing instructions on a garment care label.
Also known as: Wash tub symbol
One of five base categories in the GINETEX/ISO 3758 textile care labelling system, indicating whether and how a garment may be washed; a number inside the tub gives the maximum washing temperature in degrees Celsius, and bars beneath the tub indicate a delicate or very delicate cycle.
Indicates whether and how a garment may be washed (by hand or machine); a number inside the tub gives the maximum permitted washing temperature in °C, and bars beneath indicate a delicate or very delicate cycle.
Contexts: Laundry
Related forms that are not treated as separate canonical symbols — see our variant rules.
Temperature and cycle variants
A number inside the tub (e.g. 30, 40, 60) specifies the maximum wash temperature in °C; one bar underneath means a delicate cycle, two bars mean a very delicate cycle.
An outline of a tub or basin containing a single wavy line representing water.
Both belong to the Laundry care symbols system.