Drying symbols

This square-glyph family identifies natural drying by line drying, drip drying, flat drying, and drying in shade.

	Line dry: a damp garment suspended from a line or bar, indoors or outdoors. A square with a curved line near its top
	Drip dry: a dripping-wet garment suspended from a line or bar, indoors or outdoors, without hand shaping or smoothing. A square with three vertical lines inside
	Dry flat: the garment laid out horizontally for drying. A square with one horizontal line inside
	Dry in shade: dry away from direct sunlight. A square with two diagonal lines in its upper-left corner
	Line dry in shade: line dry, away from direct sunlight. A square with a curved line near its top and two diagonal lines in its upper-left corner
	Drip dry in shade: drip dry, away from direct sunlight. A square with three vertical lines inside and two diagonal lines in its upper-left corner

The inner line pattern identifies line dry, drip dry, or dry flat; two diagonal lines in the upper-left corner indicate drying in shade and are usually added to line- or drip-dry symbols. Dots and X marks are not specified for this family.

Easy to mix up

The three vertical lines for drip dry are confused with the curved line for line dry.
The single horizontal line for dry flat is confused with a washing or ironing symbol.
The diagonal shade modifier is sometimes mistaken for a crossed-out symbol.

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Grounded in: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu. Meanings follow sentences verified verbatim on those pages.

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