Footwear: textile
Footwear: textile
That part of the shoe is a textile, natural or synthetic.
What it looks like
A cross-hatched weave — two sets of threads interlaced at right angles, like a magnified fabric.
What it means
Covers canvas, mesh, knit uppers and fabric linings without distinguishing between them or between natural and synthetic fibres. On the lining pictogram it is worth noticing, because a textile lining absorbs moisture where a synthetic one does not, which is most of the difference in how a shoe feels after an hour. Cleaning follows the fabric rather than the shoe: textile uppers take water-based cleaners that would mark leather.
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: leather | That part of the shoe is leather. |
| Footwear: coated leather | That part is leather with a surface coating no thicker than a third of the total thickness. |
| Footwear: other materials | That part is made of something that is neither leather nor textile. |
Common questions
- What does the footwear: textile symbol mean?
- That part of the shoe is a textile, natural or synthetic.
- What does it look like?
- A cross-hatched weave — two sets of threads interlaced at right angles, like a magnified fabric.
Related pages
- Footwear: leather That part of the shoe is leather.
- 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: leather That part of the shoe is leather.
- Footwear: coated leather That part is leather with a surface coating no thicker than a third of the total thickness.
- Footwear: other materials That part is made of something that is neither leather nor textile.
Sources
- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place