Hand wash symbol

This glyph family uses a washtub containing a hand to identify hand-wash laundering, while related tub modifiers may indicate other care meanings.

	Hand Wash: the garment may be laundered through the use of water, detergent or soap and gentle hand manipulation. A washtub with a hand inside and no other modifier
	The verified evidence does not state the meaning of this modifier. A washtub with a hand inside and one dot
	The verified evidence does not state the meaning of this modifier. A washtub with a hand inside and two dots
	The verified evidence does not state the meaning of this modifier. A washtub with a hand inside and one bar beneath it

The verified evidence does not define how dots, bars, or an X modify the washtub-with-hand glyph. No meaning is assigned to those modifiers here.

Easy to mix up

The washtub-with-hand glyph is commonly confused with a washtub symbol for machine washing on a gentle or delicate setting.
A hand inside the tub is commonly confused with an X over the tub.
Dots or bars beneath a tub are commonly mistaken for changes to the hand-wash meaning.

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

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