All 65 care symbols explained. Pick yours: can it be washed at home?
Pick the symbols printed on a clothing care tag and read what each one means, in your language.
Read a tag
- Pick the symbols in the same order as on the tag: washing, bleaching, tumble drying, drying, ironing and cleaning
- Each symbol shows its meaning, for example the maximum water temperature
- A quick answer to "Can I wash it at home?" appears: washing machine, hand wash only, or not at home
- You choose the symbols yourself. The app does not read tags from photos
Symbol dictionary
- All 43 current symbols (JIS L 0001) and 22 older symbols from before December 2016 (JIS L 0217)
- For the symbols whose meaning changed in the August 2024 revision, the older meaning is shown too
- Based on the public information of Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency
My clothes
- Save a garment with its symbols and look it up later
- Back up all saved clothes to one file and restore them, always free
Free, always
- The dictionary, tag reading and the quick answer are free with no limit
- Save up to 10 garments for free
Optional one-time purchase
- Save any number of garments, family folders, and sorting of today's laundry
- No subscription and no automatic renewal. Everything above stays free if you never buy
Privacy
- No account and no ads. Nothing is sent anywhere
- Your saved clothes stay on this device
- No camera or photo access is needed
Languages
- Available in 10 languages: 日本語・English・Deutsch・Français・Español・Italiano・Português (Brasil)・한국어・繁體中文・Tiếng Việt
- Choose the display language in Settings; otherwise it follows your device
Please note
- The quick answer is a guide based on the washing symbol only. Check the other symbols too, and follow the tag if in doubt
- Labels in other countries (for example the US or Europe) may differ from the Japanese symbols shown here