A shocking number of people have shrunk or damaged their clothes because they can't read laundry symbols. A WHOPPING ninety-seven per cent of Brits are laundry illiterate and can’t read wash symbols.

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." To help decode some of the mystery, we decided to take a deep dive into the most popular laundry ...

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes it’s more confusing than text. That goes double when it’s one of the many laundry symbols found on the care label of your clothes. What are all ...

Looking at a garment tag can quickly make you feel like you've forgotten how to read. Most of us didn't learn the laundry symbols alongside our ABCs, so these modern-day hieroglyphics can be pretty ...

YOU might take a quick glimpse at a laundry label before shoving something into the washing machine. But other than noting the temperature it needs to be washed at, do you ever look at any of the ...

Those tiny, cryptic symbols on clothing tags and car dashboards can confuse anyone. However, your iPhone camera can quickly decipher the meaning of laundry symbols and dashboard icons. You don’t need ...

The iPhone's camera app has a built-in feature that decodes laundry symbols. If a user takes a photo of a clothing tag, a "look up Laundry Care" suggestion will appear. Here's a breakdown of exactly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To help decode some of the mystery, we decided to take a deep dive into the most popular laundry symbols (there are over 40!).

A WHOPPING ninety-seven per cent of Brits are laundry illiterate and can’t read wash symbols. Iron out out whether you are a ‘Laundry Legend’ or a ‘Total Washout’ when it comes to laundry expertise.