How to Find and Insert Laundry Care Symbols in Word or Excel
Question details
The user needs to add specific laundry, ironing, and dry-cleaning symbols to their documents or spreadsheets.
- Product
- Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Creating clothing labels, care instruction manuals, or textile inventory sheets that require standardized wash and care icons.
- Observed behavior
- Microsoft Office lacks a dedicated built-in font for laundry-care symbols, requiring users to use alternative insertion methods like the Icons library or external images.
Ensure you are using a version of Microsoft Office that supports the built-in Icons feature (such as Office 365 or Office 2019 and newer) and that your device is connected to the internet to browse the icon library.
Use the Built-in Icons Feature
This is the easiest and most recommended method, as it utilizes Microsoft Office's native online icon library without needing to install third-party fonts.
Modern versions of Microsoft Office include a searchable library of scalable vector graphics (SVGs), which includes a variety of standard icons.
Because these are scalable, you can resize them without any loss in image quality, making them perfect for printing on labels or tags.
Launch your Word document or Excel spreadsheet and click on the 'Insert' tab located on the top ribbon.
Click on 'Icons' in the Illustrations group. This will open a side pane or a dialog box with a search bar.
Type 'laundry', 'wash', or 'iron' into the search box to find the required laundry-care symbols. Select the icons you need.
Click 'Insert' to add the selected icons to your file. You can then click and drag the corners to resize them, and use the 'Wrap Text' options in Word to position them perfectly alongside your text.
Insert Downloaded Image Files
If you are using an older version of Office that does not have the Icons feature, you can download care symbols as images and insert them manually.
Insert Icons and Care Symbols Easily with WPS Office
WPS Office is a powerful, lightweight suite that makes formatting documents and inserting vector icons incredibly simple. Whether you're designing care labels in Writer or organizing inventory in Spreadsheets, WPS provides intuitive illustration tools to get the job done efficiently.
- 1. Open Your File in WPS Office: Launch WPS Writer or WPS Spreadsheet and open your existing project or create a new blank file.
- 2. Navigate to the Insert Menu: Click on the 'Insert' tab on the top ribbon to access the illustration and media tools.
- 3. Select Icon or Picture: Click on 'Icon' to browse the built-in graphics library, or choose 'Picture' to upload downloaded laundry symbols from your local drive.
- 4. Customize and Position: Insert your selected symbols, then easily resize or adjust the text-wrapping style to fit your care labels perfectly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a specific font for laundry symbols in Microsoft Word?
Microsoft Office does not include a dedicated font specifically for laundry care symbols. While there are a few miscellaneous Unicode symbols available, using the built-in 'Icons' feature or downloading a specialized third-party dingbat font is the best approach.
Why can't I find the 'Icons' button in my Insert tab?
The 'Icons' feature is only available in Office 365, Office 2019, and newer versions. If you are using an older version like Office 2013 or 2016, you will need to download image files of the symbols and use 'Insert > Pictures' instead.
Can I change the color of the inserted laundry icons?
Yes. If you inserted the symbol using the built-in 'Icons' feature (which uses SVG format), you can click on the icon, go to the 'Graphics Format' tab, and use 'Graphics Fill' or 'Graphics Outline' to change its color.
How do I align multiple care symbols perfectly in a row?
To align multiple icons, hold down the 'Ctrl' key and click each symbol to select them all. Then, go to the 'Graphics Format' or 'Picture Format' tab, click 'Align', and choose 'Align Middle' and 'Distribute Horizontally'.
