Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...

Your drying symbol will look like a square on your clothing tag. This is important if you want to know the best way to dry ...

These are all to do with bleach. An empty triangle ... If you notice a line underneath your washing symbol, this means you can machine wash and permanently press, whereas two lines indicate ...