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A triangle with a sloping road and a gradient figure.
Also known as: Gradient sign, Hill sign
A steep hill sign shows a sloping road with a percentage. Which direction the slope is drawn distinguishes ascent from descent, and the two are drawn as mirror images so that only the direction of the slope tells them apart.
Warns of a steep gradient, showing a sloping road profile with the gradient as a percentage.
Contexts: Road signage
Distinguishes ascent from descent only by the direction the slope is drawn, the two signs being mirror images.
Contexts: Road signage
Uses a percentage in most countries and a ratio in some older British signage, which express the same gradient differently.
Contexts: Road signage
A triangle with a red border containing a line sloping down from one side, with a number and a percent sign beside it.