The table below contains international abbreviations for the most common textile fibers.
Discover the meaning of the acronyms related to the fibers used in our fabrics.
| Code / Abbreviation | Fibre Name |
| AB | ABACA |
| AC | ACETATE |
| AF | OTHER YARNS |
| AG | ALIGNATE |
| AL | ALFA |
| AS | ASBESTOS |
| CA | CANAPA |
| CC | COIR |
| CL | CHLOROFIBRE |
| CLY | LYOCELL |
| CO | COTTON |
| COR | REGENERATED COTTON |
| CU | CUPRO |
| EA | ELASTAN |
| EL | ELASTODIENE |
| EME | ELASTOMULTIESTERE |
| FL | FLUOROFUBRE |
| FV | SPUN VISCOSE |
| GI | BROOM |
| GL | GLASS FIBRE |
| HA | HAIR |
| HE | HENEQUEN |
| HL | COTTON LINEN |
| JU | JUTA |
| KE | KENAF |
| KP | KAPOK |
| LI | LINEN |
| LY | LYOCELL |
| MA | MODACRYLIC |
| MD | MODAL (MODAL COTTON) |
| ME | METALLIC FIBRE |
| MG | MAGUEY |
| PA | POLYAMID |
| PAM | METALIZED POLYAMID |
| PAR | RECYCLED POLYAMID |
| PB | POLYCARBAMIDE |
| PC | ACRYL |
| PE | POLYETHYLENE |
| PI | PAPER |
| PL | POLYESTER |
| PLA | POLYLACTIDE |
| PLR | RECYCLED POLYESTER |
| PM | METALIZED POLYESTER |
| PP | POLYPROPYLENE |
| PR | PROTEIN |
| PSM | SOLID PURE SILVER METALL. YARN |
| PU | POLYURETHANE |
| PVA | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL |
| PVC | POLYVINYLCHLORIDE |
| RA | RAMIE |
| SE | SILK |
| SI | SISAL |
| SN | SUN |
| TA | TRIACETATE |
| TE | LYOCELL |
| TR | TEXTILE RESID. |
| TV | TRIVINYL |
| VI | VISCOSE |
| VY | VINYLAL |
| WA | ANGORA |
| WB | BEAVER |
| WC | CASHGORA |
| WG | VICUNA |
| WK | CAMEL |
| WL | LAMA |
| WM | MOHAIR |
| WO | WOOL |
| WP | ALPACA |
| WS | KASHMIR |
| WT | OTTER |
| WU | GUANACO |
| WV | FLEECE WOOL |
| WY | YACK |