Footwear: leather
Footwear: leather
That part of the shoe is leather.
What it looks like
A stretched animal hide seen from above, like a flattened skin with four leg stubs.
What it means
The EU footwear labelling rules require a pictogram for each of three parts — upper, lining and insole, and outer sole — and this hide shape means leather, defined as hide with its original fibrous structure intact. It is the material mark; the part it applies to is shown by a second pictogram beside it, a shoe drawn with the relevant section shaded. Leather here says nothing about grade, so full-grain and heavily corrected splits carry the same symbol.
Defined by Directive 94/11/EC on footwear labelling. Where a symbol differs between standards, the difference is described above rather than resolved — both versions are in circulation on real labels.
Other product care symbols
| Symbol | Means |
|---|---|
| Upholstery cleaning code W | Clean with water-based cleaners only. |
| Upholstery cleaning code S | Clean with solvent-based cleaners only — no water. |
| Upholstery cleaning code W-S | Either water-based or solvent-based cleaners may be used. |
| Upholstery cleaning code X | Vacuum or brush only — no liquid cleaner of any kind. |
| Period after opening (open jar with 12M) | How many months the product stays good after you first open it. |
| Cosmetics hourglass (minimum durability) | The best-before date of a cosmetic product — it is best used before the date shown. |
| Footwear: coated leather | That part is leather with a surface coating no thicker than a third of the total thickness. |
| Footwear: textile | That part of the shoe is a textile, natural or synthetic. |
| Footwear: other materials | That part is made of something that is neither leather nor textile. |
Common questions
- What does the footwear: leather symbol mean?
- That part of the shoe is leather.
- What does it look like?
- A stretched animal hide seen from above, like a flattened skin with four leg stubs.
Related pages
- Footwear: coated leather That part is leather with a surface coating no thicker than a third of the total thickness.
- Footwear: textile That part of the shoe is a textile, natural or synthetic.
- Footwear: other materials That part is made of something that is neither leather nor textile.
- Upholstery cleaning code W Clean with water-based cleaners only.
- Upholstery cleaning code S Clean with solvent-based cleaners only — no water.
- Upholstery cleaning code W-S Either water-based or solvent-based cleaners may be used.
- Upholstery cleaning code X Vacuum or brush only — no liquid cleaner of any kind.
- Period after opening (open jar with 12M) How many months the product stays good after you first open it.
- Cosmetics hourglass (minimum durability) The best-before date of a cosmetic product — it is best used before the date shown.
- Footwear: coated leather That part is leather with a surface coating no thicker than a third of the total thickness.
- Footwear: textile That part of the shoe is a textile, natural or synthetic.
- Footwear: other materials That part is made of something that is neither leather nor textile.
Sources
- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place