this side up

Box handling instruction

This side up is a shipping label instruction indicating which surface of a package should face upward during handling and storage.

The phrase marks containers with fragile, liquid, or orientation-sensitive contents: The box was stamped THIS SIDE UP with an arrow.

Ignoring it risks damage or spillage.

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Opposites
orientation instruction

this side upupside down

Reversed in vertical orientation

invert · flip over · inverted · bottom up · turn over

handling priority

this side uphandle with care

Instruction for delicate items

fragile

Family

this, side, these, sides, sided, siding, sidelong, sideways, beside

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G