Tap any symbol from your care label to see what it allows, what it forbids and what it means for stretchy leggings, sports bras and other elastane activewear.
Pick the symbols printed on your label. LEGGIC turns them into one care routine you can follow.
Washing
The washtub shows whether and how the garment can be washed. The number is the maximum water temperature in °C; bars underneath ask for a gentler machine cycle.
Bleaching
The triangle covers bleach. It says nothing about detergent, fabric softener or stain removers.
Drying
A circle inside a square is about the tumble dryer. A square with lines describes air drying.
Ironing
Dots inside the iron show the maximum sole-plate temperature.
Professional care
A circle is for professional textile cleaners, not for home washing. The letter tells the cleaner which process is allowed.
What a typical leggings label says
30 °C with one or two bars: wash cool on a synthetics or delicates cycle.
Crossed triangle: no bleach — including many “oxygen” stain sprays.
Crossed tumble-dryer square: air dry; heat is what breaks down elastane fastest.
Crossed iron and crossed circle: no ironing and no dry cleaning.
How to read a care label in 20 seconds
Symbols always appear in the same order: wash → bleach → dry → iron → professional care. If one category is missing, there is no specific restriction for it — but the gentlest option is still the safest for stretch fabrics.
A number is a maximum, not a recommendation. Washing cooler is always allowed and usually better for elastane.
Bars underneath mean “be gentler”: one bar for a synthetics or easy-care cycle, two bars for delicates or wool.
A cross always means “do not”. Dots mean heat levels: more dots, more heat allowed.
Care label questions
What do the dots in laundry symbols mean?
Dots show heat. Inside a washtub (US labels) they show water temperature; inside a dryer circle or an iron they show the heat setting. One dot is low, two dots medium, three dots high.
What do the lines under the washtub mean?
One line asks for a mild, synthetics-type cycle with reduced spinning. Two lines ask for a very gentle delicates or wool cycle.
Can I wash leggings at 40 °C if the label says 30 °C?
It is better not to. The number is the maximum the manufacturer tested. Higher temperatures can fade colours, damage prints and shorten the life of elastane.
Is there a symbol for fabric softener?
No. Care symbols do not cover fabric softener. Many activewear brands still advise against it because it can coat technical fabrics and trap odour.
My leggings have no care label. What should I do?
Use the safest routine: cold wash inside out, gentle cycle, no bleach, no fabric softener, no dryer and no iron.
Are European and US care symbols the same?
Mostly. The main differences: US labels use dots for water temperature, a filled circle for no-heat tumble drying and a curved line for hang drying.
Symbols are original LEGGIC drawings that follow the international care-labelling system (ISO 3758 / GINETEX) and the US ASTM D5489 conventions. Temperatures are the maximums those systems define; always follow the label on your own garment.