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Brits are only just realising what triangle symbol means on clothes labels

There are up to five key symbols printed on the label of every piece of clothing, but many people haven't the faintest clue what many of them mean and could damaging their clothes

There are up to five key symbols printed on the label of every piece of clothing but most people haven't the faintest clue what many of them mean and could be exposing their favourite outfits to harm and even a shortened life expectancy with every wash. Your washing symbol may include a hand, indicating hand-washing only, while a cross through means the garment isn't machine washable. There are only six variants of the ironing symbol that you can find on your clothing label to help you know the best ways to leave your items crease free.

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