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Symbols used on road signs and traffic control.
All 231symbols recorded in this context, A–Z.
A yellow sign giving a recommended rather than legal speed.
Rows of raised domes warning of a crossing point.
A yellow cross-hatched square a driver may not stop in.
A diamond showing a running animal.
A diamond showing a bicycle.
An inverted triangle lettered DÊ A PREFERÊNCIA.
A rectangular panel naming a destination or a service.
A circle carrying a letter E.
A red-bordered circle imposing a requirement.
A diamond showing two children.
A diamond warning of a lombada ahead.
A red octagon lettered PARE.
A yellow diamond standing on its corner.
A wide line and the word BUS reserving a lane.
A sign bearing a bus silhouette, reserving a lane for buses.
Repeated arrowheads guiding a driver round a curve.
A plate naming a village and its tier.
A shield carrying a letter and number.
A physical frame hung at the limit height.
Plate colour by vehicle class.
A single character opening every plate.
A green gradient plate one character longer.
A struck-through horn on a red-ringed disc.
Circles, triangles and rectangles by function.
A camera figure on a blue plate.
A gate figure over a carriageway.
Eight standardised arm positions.
Right arm forward, palm patting downward.
Right arm out, palm pressing downward.
Left arm raised, palm forward.
A blue disc with a red cross, forbidding stopping.
Two crossed boards marking a level crossing.
A bicycle pictogram and a line defining a cycle lane.
A blue disc bearing a white bicycle, marking a way reserved for pedal cyclists.
A white horizontal bar on a red disc.
Paired centre lines whose rule depends on which side is solid.
A letter E in a circle with a country number, marking a type-approved part.
A circle struck by diagonal bars, cancelling what went before.
An outline of a plug's pin pattern, identifying a charging connector type.
A triangle showing rocks tumbling down a slope.
A circle, square or diamond on a pump and filler flap identifying the fuel.
A downward-pointing triangle with a red border, requiring a driver to yield to traffic on the road ahead.
Diagonal stripes separating streams of traffic.
A circle stating the maximum height that may pass.
A struck-through bullock cart in a red circle.
A triangle showing a humped ox.
An upward triangle with a red border.
A broken white line down the carriageway.
A solid and a broken line drawn together.
A blue circle carrying a horn device.
An unbroken white line prohibiting crossing.
A triangle showing a bicycle.
A triangle showing a hollow in the road.
A triangle showing rocks falling from a slope.
A triangle showing a boat.
A triangle showing a break in a divider.
A triangle showing a crossing gate.
A triangle showing a doubled-back bend.
A struck-through pushed cart in a red circle.
A struck-through horn in a red circle.
A struck-through cart in a red circle.
A rectangular sign carrying directions, distances or facilities.
A triangle showing stones thrown from a wheel.
A red-bordered circle carrying a black device.
A triangle showing a figure with a shovel.
One sign carrying two or three scripts.
A triangle showing a road narrowing at a bridge.
A triangle showing a cable above the road.
A triangle showing a figure on a crossing.
A triangle showing a vehicle entering water.
A pale circle crossed by diagonal bars.
A triangle showing a raised hump.
A triangle showing converging edges.
A triangle showing three curved arrows in a ring.
A triangle showing two children.
A triangle showing a road joining from one side.
A triangle showing a skidding vehicle.
A triangle showing a rising gradient with a figure.
A triangle showing a falling gradient with a figure.
A wide transverse white bar.
A triangle showing a bridge under water.
A triangle showing a locomotive.
Vienna shapes across an archipelago network.
A yellow diamond carrying a sharply cornered stroke.
A yellow diamond carrying an animal in silhouette.
A green arrow lamp beneath the main head.
A yellow diamond carrying a single curved stroke.
A blue plate carrying a bus and a lane figure.
A white or yellow line dividing opposing traffic.
A blue plate carrying an extra lane on a rising road.
A lane surfaced in colour along the kerb.
A yellow diamond carrying a plain cross.
A yellow diamond carrying a windsock streaming sideways.
A blue square carrying a bicycle on a crossing.
Painted blocks that close up as a hazard nears.
A blue plate carrying an arrow curving around an obstruction.
A white diamond painted on the carriageway.
A plate stating from where and for how far.
A yellow diamond carrying an S-shaped stroke.
A green plate carrying a handset.
A green plate carrying a letter and a number.
A yellow diamond carrying rocks tumbling down a slope.
A hatched white area painted between traffic streams.
A red-bordered disc carrying a height between two arrowheads.
Three lamps in a row, red on the right.
A blue disc carrying a horn and two radiating groups.
A yellow diamond carrying two lanes becoming one.
A crossed pair of bars with alternating flashers.
A yellow diamond carrying a steam locomotive in silhouette.
A red-ringed disc carrying a speed figure.
A yellow diamond carrying two lines joining.
A blue plate carrying a P, a period and a time limit.
A red-ringed disc carrying an underlined speed figure.
A blue square carrying a car in white.
A blue plate carrying a municipality name and outline.
An inverted blue triangle carrying a route number.
A red-bordered disc carrying a bicycle.
A red-bordered disc carrying a lorry.
A red-bordered disc carrying a bus.
A red-bordered disc carrying a motorcycle.
A blue disc carrying one arrow crossing a centre stroke, struck through.
A blue disc carrying two vehicles, one struck through.
A blue disc under a red ring with one diagonal stroke.
A red-bordered disc carrying a struck-through walking figure.
A blue disc under a red ring with two diagonal strokes.
A blue disc carrying a struck-through turning arrow.
A red-bordered disc left blank inside.
A red disc with a white bar, matching international practice.
A blue plate carrying a moped turning in a single sweep.
A blue plate carrying a long white arrow.
A yellow diamond carrying a single exclamation mark.
A blue square carrying a large white P.
A band of broad white bars across the road.
A blue square carrying a walking figure on a crossing.
A boxed button plate with a press instruction.
A standing and a walking figure in two lamps.
A blue disc carrying two walking figures.
A blue hexagon carrying a route number.
A blue plate carrying a wide road crossing a narrow one.
A blue plate carrying a bus and a lane figure marked as reserved.
A blue disc carrying the arrows a driver may follow.
A red disc crossed by a white bar.
A yellow diamond carrying two converging edges.
Four sign families told apart by outline before colour.
A blue plate carrying a house and road figure.
A yellow diamond carrying a figure with a shovel.
A yellow diamond carrying three curved arrows in a ring.
A blue disc carrying a raised island figure.
A yellow diamond carrying two children walking.
A blue disc carrying a bicycle above two walking figures.
A yellow diamond carrying a car above two skid tracks.
An inverted triangle carrying the word for slow.
A blue disc carrying a horn and radiating strokes.
A yellow diamond carrying an upward slope and a gradient figure.
A yellow diamond carrying a downward slope and a gradient figure.
A broad white bar painted across the lane.
A blue plate carrying a thick bar across a road figure.
An inverted red triangle bearing the word for stop.
A blue square carrying a P struck through in part.
A small white plate beneath a sign.
A yellow diamond carrying a stroke folded back on itself twice.
A yellow diamond carrying a T-shaped line figure.
A plate carrying the hours a sign applies.
A yellow diamond carrying a three-lamp signal head.
A blue plate carrying a moped turning in two legs.
A yellow diamond carrying two opposed arrows.
A yellow diamond carrying a car over a rippled surface.
A plate naming the vehicles a sign applies to.
A red-bordered disc carrying a tonnage figure.
A yellow diamond carrying a forking line figure.
A coloured road surface bounding a school zone.
Yellow footprints and a bounded waiting box.
A numbered coloured disc per line.
Circles, triangles and rectangles by function.
A lane marked for buses or high occupancy.
Two incompatible sign vocabularies across one region.
A red-bordered triangle warning that the road crosses a railway on the level, with or without gates.
Alternating red lamps and an amber preceding them.
A common plate format across member states.
A diamond showing a bending road.
A shield carrying a federal route number.
A rectangular sign pointing to a destination or a service.
A yellow diamond warning of a hazard.
A white rectangle carrying a red device.
A diamond warning of a tope ahead.
A red octagon lettered ALTO.
A diamond showing a dip that may flood.
A lane reserved for two-wheeled traffic.
The background colour that says which class of road you are on.
A yellow diamond standing on a point, warning of a hazard.
A red disc with a white horizontal bar across it, prohibiting entry to all vehicles.
A white disc with a red border showing two cars side by side, one of them red, prohibiting overtaking.
A blue disc with a red border and a single red diagonal bar, prohibiting parking.
A struck-through U-shaped arrow forbidding a reversal.
A code such as 5W-30 giving an oil's cold and hot viscosity behaviour.
A rectangular blue or white sign bearing a single arrow, showing the only permitted direction of travel.
A blue square bearing a white capital P, marking a place where parking is permitted.
A blue square showing a walking figure on a striped crossing, marking a place for pedestrians to cross.
A yellow diamond with a white border, marking a road whose traffic has priority at junctions.
Two opposed arrows saying who gives way in a narrow section.
A hook symbol or removable cover marking a vehicle's rated recovery point.
Markings and signs setting who gives way at a roundabout.
A blue disc with three curved arrows chasing each other in a ring, marking a roundabout ahead.
A shaped outline whose form identifies the road network.
A stop sign that swings out from a stopped school bus.
A five-sided sign whose shape is reserved for schools.
A surface treatment removing the kerb between traffic and pedestrians.
A triangle showing a windsock straining sideways.
A triangle showing a car with skid marks behind it.
A pictogram of a plate camera warning of enforcement.
A white disc with a red border carrying a number, giving the maximum permitted speed.
A triangle with a sloping road and a gradient figure.
A solid transverse bar a vehicle must not cross.
A red octagon bearing the word STOP, requiring a driver to come to a complete halt.
A background colour reserved for roadworks and diversions.
Sign families following two conventions at once.
A three-lamp signal head showing red, amber and green in a fixed vertical order.
A small triangle or letters on the shoulder, pointing at a moulded wear bar.
Four digits in an oval giving the week and year a tyre was manufactured.
A number and a letter after the size, giving load capacity and maximum speed.
A coded string on a sidewall giving width, profile, construction and rim size.
An electronic panel displaying changeable text and pictograms.
A solid blue circle instructing rather than forbidding.
A red-ringed circle forbidding what its pictogram shows.
A red-bordered upward triangle carrying a hazard pictogram.
Vienna-derived shapes with local pictograms.
A circle stating the maximum weight allowed.
A triangle showing the animal a driver is most likely to hit.
A worded sign facing a driver who has entered against the flow.
One or two yellow lines at the kerb restricting waiting.
A zigzag white line either side of a crossing.