Abstract: A marking element (1) for the labelling of a textile, wherein said marking element (1) comprises an adhesive layer (2), a reinforcement fabric (3) and a printable layer (4) which forms an outer surface (5) of the marking element (1), wherein the said outer surface (5) is thermal transfer printable and/or digital printable and wherein the fabric (3) is embedded between the printable layer (4) and the adhesive layer (2), wherein the fabric (3) is a porous fabric (3) having a thickness of at most 1000 ?m and in that one or both of the abovementioned layers (2, 4) extend at least partly through the fabric (3) in such a way that the said layers (2, 4) are in direct contact with each other and method for producing such a marking element (1).