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European traffic signs present relevant differences between countries despite an apparent uniformity and standardisation. Most European countries refer to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, and it has been adopted by Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,^[1] Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The convention has not been adopted by Ireland.

Differences between European traffic signs

The main differences relate to

graphic design details
local regulatory significance
the colour-coding of directional signs
local language texts (sometimes bilingual)
the meaning and colour-coding of horizontal road surface markings

Graphic differences

Warning signs in Ireland are yellow and diamond-shaped (as in the Americas, Australasia, and some east Asian countries), and thus differ from the white or yellow, red-bordered, triangular signs found in the rest of Europe.
The design of individual pictograms (tunnel, pedestrian, car, etc.), while broadly similar, often varies in detail from country to country.
Type of arrows may be different.
Fonts of written words

Differences of directional and informatory signage

Country	Motorways (Controlled-access highway)	Expressways (Limited-access road)	Primary roads		Secondary roads	Regional destinations	Local destinations	Tourist signs	Temporary Detour
Country	Motorways (Controlled-access highway)	Expressways (Limited-access road)	outside urban area				Local destinations	Tourist signs	Temporary Detour
Austria	Salzburg	Wien	Villach		n/a	Salzkammergut^{[c 1]}			Umleitung
Belgium	Brussel Bruxelles ^{[c 2]}	Kortrijk Courtrai	Gent Gand		n/a	n/a	Centrum Centre Zentrum	Atomium	Wegomlegging Déviation Umleitung
Bulgaria	Ямбол Yambol	Русе Ruse	Павликени Pavlikeni		Бяла Byala		Център Centre	Етър Etar	Варна Varna
Croatia	Zagreb	Bjelovar	Vukovar		Mokošica		Zračna luka	Plitvička jezera	Obilazak
Czech Republic	BRNO	PRAHA	VYŠKOV		n/a	SLOVANY	Letiště	Hrad Bouzov	PRAHA
Denmark	Aarhus	n/a	Skanderborg^{[c 3]}		n/a		Stadion	Himmelbjerget	Nakskov
Finland	HELSINKI HELSINGFORS	LAPPEENRANTA	PORVOO BORGÅ		n/a	KYMINLINNA	Kirjasto	Hiidenkivi	TURKU
France	PARIS	MARSEILLE	BEAUVAIS^{[c 4]}	TOULON	LA CHAPPELLE	n/a	Gare S.N.C.F.	PARC NATUREL	Déviation
Germany	Hamburg	Freiburg^{[c 5]}	Lübeck		n/a		Bahnhof	Burg Eltz	Umleitung
Greece	Θεσσαλονίκη Thessaloniki	Πάτρα Patra	Αθήνα Αthina		n/a		Κέντρο	Ακρόπολη Akropolis
Hungary	Budapest	Vác	Gyöngyös		Abádszalók	Berekfürdő	◉ Centrum	Vár	Gödöllő
Ireland	Áth Cliath DUBLIN	n/a	Tulach Mhór TULLAMORE^{[c 6]}		Seantrabh SANTRY^{[c 7]}	n/a	Guaire GOREY^{[c 7]}	Srón Bhroin BRANDON POINT	Cúrsa Timpill DETOUR
Italy	VENEZIA	UDINE	BERGOSOLE		n/a		aeroporto	Colfosco	deviazione
Liechtenstein	(CH) St. Gallen	(CH) Chur	Schaan		Vaduz	n/a	Bahnhof	Burg	Umleitung
Lithuania	KLAIPĖDA	KAUNAS	VILNIUS		n/a		CENTRAS		Apylanka
Netherlands	A 44 Amsterdam	Den Haag	Arnhem N 50		n/a		Centrum	Nationaal Park	OMLEIDING Volg A^{[c 8]}
Norway	Nannestad	Lillestrøm	Trondheim		n/a		Sykehus	Kvitsand
Poland	Wrocław	Poznań	Opole		n/a		Stacja	Kraków	Objazd
Portugal	Lisboa	n/a	Portalegre		Póvoa de Varzim	ALGARVE^{[c 9]}	centro	castelo	Desvio
Romania	București	n/a	Pitești		n/a	n/a	Centru	Castelul Bran	Ocolire
Slovakia	Košice	Nitra	Bratislava				Centrum	Hrad	obchádzka
Slovenia	Maribor	Nova Gorica	Medvode		Tomišelj		Center	Postojnska jama	Obvoz
Sweden	GÖTEBORG	STOCKHOLM	FALUN		n/a	NORRMALM	Vårdcentral	Långe Erik
Switzerland	Basel	Chiasso	Moudon		Ftan	n/a	Gare CFF	Castello	Umleitung Déviation Deviazione
Spain	Villalba^{[c 10]}	Córdoba^{[c 11]}	Oviedo^{[c 12]}	PINTO^{[c 13]}	BADAJOZ	n/a	centro	Navacerrada	DESVÍO
UK	Nottingham M1	n/a	Holyhead A55		Aylesbury	The NORTH^{[c 14]}	Village Hall	Thorpe Park	Diversion

^ Used to indicate locations like regions, city centres, city districts and tourist locations. In reality, there is no clearcut and consistent usage of the white on green signs; for city centres and city districts, black on white signals are often preferred if the roads leading to them are primary roads.
^ The directional sings to motorways are white on green, whereas the directional signs on motorways are white on blue. Compare sign F31 of the Belgian Road Code in green (a directional sign to a motorway, but not on a motorway) with the other directional signs in blue (especially F15, F25, F27 and F29, all of which are also used in blue on motorways): "Code de la route - Article 71. Signaux d'indication (F1-F31)". Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ Directional signs that are mounted overhead on multi-lane primary roads are white on blue.
^ Used to indicate specific directions
^ German traffic law does not know the category of "expressways", but there are certain roads commonly referred to as "autobahnähnliche Straßen" ("roads similar to motorways") which, while not being "motorways" in a legal sense, have a very similar profile to motorways. The signs on such roads are not white on blue (like on motorways), but normally black on yellow like on most other primary roads and, in exceptional cases, black on white like on local roads.
^ National primary & secondary roads
^ ^a ^b Regional & local roads
^ On non-motorways only
^ Regional destinations and cardinal directions are written fully in uppercase (e.g. "ALGARVE" or "NORTE"), with the text and background colors being accordingly with the type of road
^ Next to AUTOPISTA also used for AUTOVÍA and AUTOBIA
^ Vía reservada para automóviles
^ vía rápida
^ carretera convencional
^ Regional destinations consist of upper case cardinal destinations and regions (e.g. "The NORTH" or "The SOUTH WEST") and are only used on motorway and primary road signs

Differences in meanings

Sometimes similar signs have minor differences in meanings, following the local traffic codes.^{[citation needed]}
All European countries use the metric system (distances in kilometres or metres; speeds in kilometres per hour; heights, widths and lengths in metres; weights in tonnes) with the exception of the United Kingdom, where distances and speeds are still indicated in imperial measurements (miles or yards and miles per hour). Since 2016, on width and height limit signs both metric and imperial measurements are used (metres and feet & inches), however older signs still show imperial-only measurements ^{[citation needed]}. Since 2011, weight limit signs use metric tonnes with a lower case "t", although some older signs still use the imperial long ton indicated by either an upper case "T" or simply the word "ton".

Horizontal road surface markings

Longitudinal lines (lanes and margins) and symbols on the carriageway are always white (but in Norway a yellow line separates two-way traffic and in Ireland edge lines are yellow). Temporary markings are yellow in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, but red/orange in Switzerland and Russia, and white in the United Kingdom.
A stop line is always represented by a white thick traversal continuous line, but a give way line may be represented by a white thick dashed line as rectangles (Germany, France, Spain) or by a double-dashed line (United Kingdom) or by the combination of a single solid line and a single dashed line (Ireland) or by a white line of triangles (Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland)
A disc (time-limited) parking place is identified by white lines in Germany and by blue lines in the Netherlands, France, Spain, and Switzerland. A chargeable parking place is identified by white lines in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland and by blue lines in Italy and Spain. A parking place reserved for disabled people is bordered in white in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom; in yellow in Italy and Switzerland; and in blue in France. Other reserved parking places (bus, taxis) are bordered with yellow lines in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, but with white lines in Germany.
The prohibition of roadside parking can be indicated by a yellow continuous line (Spain, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom), by a yellow dashed line (Austria,^[2] the Netherlands and France), by a yellow dashed line with X's (Switzerland), a white continuous line (Italy), or else by black-and-white (the Netherlands) or a black-and-yellow (the Netherlands and Italy) kerb markings. Only in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland does a double yellow line (as well as a white zig-zag line in the vicinity of pedestrian crossings) mean "no parking at any time".
The prohibition of stopping / waiting can be indicated by a yellow continuous line (Austria, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland), and in (certain cities of) the United Kingdom by a red continuous line (with double red lines extending the meaning to "no stopping at any time). In the United Kingdom, a yellow zig-zag line near hospitals, police stations, and schools means "no stopping".

Different typefaces in texts

A sign with the use of Transport font in Icelandic

Albania and Italy use the Alfabeto normale typeface (with the narrow variant Alfabeto stretto), a heavier version of the British Transport typeface.
- Albania has recently started using Arial Narrow Bold typeface.
Austria and Slovakia use the TERN typeface. In the past, Austria used the Austria Mittelschrift and Engschrift typefaces until 2010. Slovakia used the Universal Grotesk typeface until 2014.
Belarus, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine use typefaces based on one specified in a Soviet standard ГОСТ 10807–78. In Belarus, the according standard is СТБ 1140–99. In Ukraine, it is ДСТУ 4100–2002. In Russia, it is ГОСТ Р 52290–2004.
Belarus, Estonia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine use the Arial Bold in mixture with other typefaces.
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, and Serbia use the SNV typeface. Switzerland used this typeface until 2003.
Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Turkey, Portugal, and the United Kingdom use the Transport typeface. (Motorway typeface is used on United Kingdom and Ireland motorways)
Denmark uses the Dansk Vejtavleskrift typeface. The typeface is derived from the British Transport typeface.
Finland uses a typeface developed in the 1960s by the former national board of roads and waterways.^[3]
France uses the Caractères typeface.
Germany, Czech Republic and Latvia use the DIN 1451 typeface.
Greece uses a modified version of the British Transport typeface on most regular roads; motorway signs use a modified version of DIN 1451.
Hungary does not use a defined typeface as the letters are defined one-by-one in the national regulation. The typeface resembles the DIN 1451 typeface closely.^[4]
- Hungary has recently started using modified version of Verdana typeface.
Luxembourg uses Arial (Bold), Caractères Italic, DIN 1451, and the SNV typefaces, often inconsistently.
The Netherlands uses typefaces derived from FHWA typeface: ANWB/RWS Cc (narrow), Dd (medium) and Ee (wide).
Norway uses the Trafikkalfabetet typeface.
Poland does not use a defined typeface as the letters are defined one-by-one in the national regulation.^[5] There are three typefaces resembling the defined one, with two of them distributed as non-commercial freeware – Drogowskaz and Tablica drogowa typefaces. The third one, fully compliant with the regulation is available only for road signs making companies.
Spain used two typefaces in the past: Autopista (derived from FHWA series E modified) for motorways and Carretera Convencional (also known as CCRIGE or Traffic Type Spain D)^[6] for other situations. The typeface Carretera Convencional is derived from the British Transport typeface, and is almost identical to the Italian Alfabeto Normale. Since 2014, all new signs use Carretera Convencional regardless of the status of the road.
Sweden uses the Tratex typeface.
Switzerland uses the ASTRA-Frutiger typeface since 2003.
Turkey and Ukraine use the FHWA typeface.^{[citation needed]}

In Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Monaco, Russia, San Marino, Sweden, and Ukraine, destinations on direction signs are written in capital letters. In Ireland, they are written in all-capital letters in English and in mixed-case letters in Irish. In Austria, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland both capital and lowercase are used. In Spain, destinations reached by motorway are written in capital and lowercase, while those reached by other roads are written in capital letters. In the United Kingdom and Portugal, regional destinations names and cardinal directions are written in capital letters, while the remaining destinations names are written in capital and lowercase.

Table of traffic signs comparison

Priority

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Stop
Give way												or																			or
Priority road
End of priority road
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic
Stop ahead
Give way ahead
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom

Warning

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Curve
Series of curves
Crossroads with priority to the right
Crossroads with a minor road
Roundabout												or
Traffic signals													or										or
Two-way traffic					or							or																			or
Traffic queues
Steep ascent
Steep descent
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Pedestrians
Children
Cyclists
Domestic animals
Wild animals
Road narrows
Uneven surface
Bump
Dip
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Slippery surface
Loose surface material
Soft verges
Ice or snow									File:Ice Or Snow.png
Fog																												^{[note 1]}
Falling rocks
Crosswinds
Unprotected quayside or riverbank										or																					or
Opening bridge
Tunnel																													File:Turkey road sign T-28.svg
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Low-flying aircraft				or																							or				or
Trams
Level crossing with barriers ahead												or
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Level crossing
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
Roadworks									or File:Temporary Road Under Construction.png
Other danger
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom

Prohibitory

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
No entry												or
No vehicles
No motor vehicles
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motorcycles
No mopeds
No pedal cycles																												^{[note 2]}
No heavy goods vehicles
No buses
No vehicles pulling a trailer	or						(caravans)	or	or	or					or				or	or			or or		or or			or			(caravans)
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
No agricultural vehicles
No animal-drawn vehicles
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying water pollutants
No vehicles carrying inflammables or explosives
Height limit
Width limit
Length limit	or																														and
Weight limit
Weight limit per axle				or	or	or												or			or or						or or	^{[note 3]}
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
No stopping
No parking
Restricted parking zone
No overtaking
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
No right turn
No left turn
No U-turn									File:No U-Turn Greece Traffic Sign.png
Minimum following distance between vehicles										or
No honking or excessive motor noise
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
No pedestrians
Speed limit
End of speed limit
Speed limit zone						or																						or	(school zone)
End of speed limit zone																												or	(school zone)
End of no overtaking
End of no overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
End of no honking
End of all previously signed restrictions
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom

Mandatory

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Go straight
Turn right
Turn right
Go straight or turn right
Roundabout
Keep right / Keep left
May pass on either side									File:Choose Left Or Right Wikipedia.png
Route for vehicles carrying dangerous goods																											or
Minimum speed limit
End of minimum speed limit
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Footpath (pedestrians only)
Cycle path (pedal cycles only)																												^{[note 2]}
Shared pedestrian and cycle path
Segregated pedestrian and cycle path
Bridle path
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom

Special regulations

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
One-way street
One-way street
Bump
Pedestrian crossing																											or		or
Cyclist crossing
Living street	or																											or
Pedestrian zone																												or	or
Bus lane
Tunnel													or																or
Expressway
Motorway
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom

Indication

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
No through road
Hospital							or								or					or								or			or
First aid
Bus stop												or					or
Taxi stand						or																					or
Parking
Parking garage
Lane configuration												File:Ireland road sign W 092L.svg
Escape lane
Emergency lay-by													or				or									or					or
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom
Advisory speed
National border		or or			or	or
National speed limits
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Turkey	Ukraine	United Kingdom

Built-up area limits

Under the Vienna Convention the begin and end built-up area signs imply a change between built-up area and rural traffic rules including speed limit. In many European Countries the dark background with light coloured text version of the sign is intended for information only.^[7] Poland uses white text on a green background (E-17a/E18a) to show the political boundary of a place as information and uses the black on white pictogram version (D-42/D-43) to designate the change of traffic rules.^[8]

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia Belarus	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland Liechtenstein	Turkey	Ukraine	UK
Entrance to built up area		or or or			or				or	or or		on national roads, or File:Entering built up area Ireland.png on national roads (only), or File:Town-village road sign Ireland.png on regional/local roads	or	or	or	or				or		Russia: or Belarus: or						^{[note 4]} Switzerland: (main roads) (minor roads) Liechtenstein: (main roads) (minor roads)			NOT USED
Leaving built up area		or or or			or				or	or or		File:Leaving built up area Ireland.png on national roads (only)		or	or	or				or		Russia: or Belarus: or						Switzerland:^{[note 5]} (main roads) (minor roads) Liechtenstein: (main roads) (minor roads)			NOT USED
Entrance to locality	NOT USED	NOT USED		NOT USED	NOT USED		NOT USED		NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED			NOT USED		NOT USED					Russia: Belarus:		NOT USED		or		NOT USED			varying design
Leaving locality	NOT USED	NOT USED		NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED			NOT USED		NOT USED					Russia: Belarus:		NOT USED			NOT USED	NOT USED			varying design
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia Belarus	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland Liechtenstein	Turkey	Ukraine	UK

Checkpoints

	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia Belarus	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland Liechtenstein	Turkey	Ukraine	UK
Customs		DEFUNCT		NOT USED						or	NOT USED	NOT USED					or											or			NOT USED
Police	NOT USED	NOT USED		NOT USED			or		NOT USED		NOT USED	NOT USED			NOT USED		NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED		NOT USED					NOT USED	or	NOT USED	NOT USED
Toll	NOT USED	or	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED		or						NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	or or (electronic toll collection)				NOT USED		NOT USED		or		NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	(road charge)
Other Control	NOT USED	NOT USED				NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED	NOT USED		NOT USED	NOT USED			or	NOT USED	NOT USED			DEFUNCT	NOT USED			NOT USED	NOT USED		NOT USED
	Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Hungary	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Latvia	Luxembourg	Moldova	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia Belarus	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland Liechtenstein	Turkey	Ukraine	UK

Notes

^ Plate below danger sign reads one of either: German: Nebel, French: brouillard, Italian: nebbia
^ ^a ^b Also applies to mopeds with a maximum design speed of 25 km/h
^ Also applies to sets of axles not more than 1 metre apart.
^ The presence of an entry sign of a town or village is often accompanied with a speed limit; normally the generally valid speed limit of 50 km/h sign no. 2.30.1.
^ The name above the horizontal line is the name of the next village or town (not the name of the current place!), the name(s) below the line mention the next major settlement(s), and optionally, the distance to them.

Sources

European Standard for Traffic Signs - EN 12899-1:2001 Fixed, Vertical Road Traffic Signs – Part 1: Fixed Signs, Requirements

References

^ http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612722/index.pdf
^ "Halte- und Parkverbot". Fahrschule Fürböck (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ Österman, Tuomas; Miettinen, Saija; Ronkainen, Kaisa (2005). "Opastusmerkkien luettavuus" [Readability of guidance signs] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tiehallinto. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ Útügyi műszaki előírás, e-ÚT 04.02.12.
^ Obwieszczenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 9 września 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu rozporządzenia Ministra Infrastruktury w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach [Announcement of the Minister of Infrastructure of 9 September 2019 on the publication of the uniform text of the Minister of Infrastructure regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals as well as road safety devices and conditions for their placement on roads], Dz. U. z 2019 r. poz. 2311
^ "Traffic Type Spain D". Myfonts.com. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^ "Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals - unece" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). UNITED NATIONS. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Rozporządzenie Ministrów Infrastruktury oraz Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 31 lipca 2002 r. w sprawie znaków i sygnałów drogowych". prawo.sejm.gov.pl. Polish Parliament. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[2] Used to indicate locations like regions, city centres, city districts and tourist locations. In reality, there is no clearcut and consistent usage of the white on green signs; for city centres and city districts, black on white signals are often preferred if the roads leading to them are primary roads.

[3] The directional sings to motorways are white on green, whereas the directional signs on motorways are white on blue. Compare sign F31 of the Belgian Road Code in green (a directional sign to a motorway, but not on a motorway) with the other directional signs in blue (especially F15, F25, F27 and F29, all of which are also used in blue on motorways): "Code de la route - Article 71. Signaux d'indication (F1-F31)". Retrieved 28 September 2021.

[4] Directional signs that are mounted overhead on multi-lane primary roads are white on blue.

[5] Used to indicate specific directions

[6] German traffic law does not know the category of "expressways", but there are certain roads commonly referred to as "autobahnähnliche Straßen" ("roads similar to motorways") which, while not being "motorways" in a legal sense, have a very similar profile to motorways. The signs on such roads are not white on blue (like on motorways), but normally black on yellow like on most other primary roads and, in exceptional cases, black on white like on local roads.

[7] National primary & secondary roads

[IRLrl-8] Regional & local roads

[9] On non-motorways only

[10] Regional destinations and cardinal directions are written fully in uppercase (e.g. "ALGARVE" or "NORTE"), with the text and background colors being accordingly with the type of road

[11] Next to AUTOPISTA also used for AUTOVÍA and AUTOBIA

[12] Vía reservada para automóviles

[13] vía rápida

[14] carretera convencional

[15] Regional destinations consist of upper case cardinal destinations and regions (e.g. "The NORTH" or "The SOUTH WEST") and are only used on motorway and primary road signs

[21] Plate below danger sign reads one of either: German: Nebel, French: brouillard, Italian: nebbia

[CHMopedImplied-22] Also applies to mopeds with a maximum design speed of 25 km/h

[23] Also applies to sets of axles not more than 1 metre apart.

[26] The presence of an entry sign of a town or village is often accompanied with a speed limit; normally the generally valid speed limit of 50 km/h sign no. 2.30.1.

[27] The name above the horizontal line is the name of the next village or town (not the name of the current place!), the name(s) below the line mention the next major settlement(s), and optionally, the distance to them.

[1] ttp://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612722/index.pdf

[16] "Halte- und Parkverbot". Fahrschule Fürböck (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[17] Österman, Tuomas; Miettinen, Saija; Ronkainen, Kaisa (2005). "Opastusmerkkien luettavuus" [Readability of guidance signs] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tiehallinto. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[18] Útügyi műszaki előírás, e-ÚT 04.02.12.

[19] Obwieszczenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 9 września 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu rozporządzenia Ministra Infrastruktury w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach [Announcement of the Minister of Infrastructure of 9 September 2019 on the publication of the uniform text of the Minister of Infrastructure regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals as well as road safety devices and conditions for their placement on roads], Dz. U. z 2019 r. poz. 2311

[20] "Traffic Type Spain D". Myfonts.com. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

[24] "Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals - unece" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). UNITED NATIONS. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[25] "Rozporządzenie Ministrów Infrastruktury oraz Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 31 lipca 2002 r. w sprawie znaków i sygnałów drogowych". prawo.sejm.gov.pl. Polish Parliament. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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 *[[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] uses typefaces derived from ''FHWA'' typeface: ANWB/RWS ''Cc (narrow)'', ''Dd (medium)'' and ''Ee (wide)''.
 *[[Norway]] uses the {{lang|no|[[Trafikkalfabetet]]}} typeface.
-*[[Poland]] does not use a defined typeface as the letters are defined one-by-one in the national regulation.<ref>{{Cite Polish law |title=Rozporządzenie w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach |trans-title=Regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals as well as road safety devices and conditions for their placement on roads |gazette=Dziennik Ustaw |year=2003 |volume=220 |number=2181 |date= }}</ref> There are three typefaces resembling the defined one, with two of them distributed as non-commercial [[freeware]] – {{lang|pl|[[Drogowskaz]]}} and {{lang|pl|Tablica drogowa}} typefaces. The third one, fully compliant with the regulation is available only for road signs making companies.
+*[[Poland]] does not use a defined typeface as the letters are defined one-by-one in the national regulation.<ref>{{Cite Polish law |title=Obwieszczenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 9 września 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu rozporządzenia Ministra Infrastruktury w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach |trans-title=Announcement of the Minister of Infrastructure of 9 September 2019 on the publication of the uniform text of the Minister of Infrastructure regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals as well as road safety devices and conditions for their placement on roads |gazette=Dziennik Ustaw |year=2019 |number=2311 |date= }}</ref> There are three typefaces resembling the defined one, with two of them distributed as non-commercial [[freeware]] – {{lang|pl|[[Drogowskaz]]}} and {{lang|pl|Tablica drogowa}} typefaces. The third one, fully compliant with the regulation is available only for road signs making companies.
-**[[Poland]] has recently started using modified version of ''Allerta'' typeface with Polish extension.
 *[[Spain]] used two typefaces in the past: {{lang|es|Autopista}} (derived from ''FHWA'' series E modified) for motorways and {{lang|es|Carretera Convencional}} (also known as ''CCRIGE'' or ''Traffic Type Spain D'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/traffic-type/spain-d/ |title=Traffic Type Spain D |publisher=Myfonts.com |date=1999-02-22 |access-date=2012-11-09}}</ref> for other situations. The typeface {{lang|es|Carretera Convencional}} is derived from the British ''Transport'' typeface, and is almost identical to the Italian {{lang|it|Alfabeto Normale}}. Since 2014, all new signs use {{lang|es|Carretera Convencional}} regardless of the status of the road.
 *[[Sweden]] uses the ''[[Tratex]]'' typeface.

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