Road signs in India

Road signs in India can vary in design, depending on the location. For most part, they tend to closely follow European practices, usually identical with the United Kingdom or the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, although yellow rectangular signs that do carry such messages like "Be gentle on my curves" and "Danger creeps when safety sleeps" are present nationwide.[1] Road signs in India are metric.

A signboard in Kerala
A sign in Bengaluru
Gurgaon Expressway
Sion Panvel Highway
Traffic sign in Kannur
Road sign at a village in West Bengal

There is no official typeface for road signs in India. Typically, road signs may use hand-painted fonts, but some road signs in India use Arial, Highway Gothic or Transport.

Most urban roads and state highways have signs in the state language and English. National highways have signs in the state language, Hindi and English.

In 2012, the Tourism department of Kerala announced plans to upgrade road signs in the state to include maps of nearby hospitals.[2] The Noida Authority announced plans to replace older signboards with new fluorescent signage.[3]

A circle with a slash shows prohibited activities and circles without slashes show rules. Triangles indicate warnings and show risks. Blue circles indicate mandatory instructions and are there for a particular classes of vehicles. Otherwise, the regular colour of sign boards is red and white.

Mandatory/Regulatory Signs
  • Give way
    Give way
  • Stop
    Stop
  • No entry
    No entry
  • One-way traffic
    One-way traffic
  • One-way traffic
    One-way traffic
  • No vehicles in both directions
    No vehicles in both directions
  • No entry for cycles
    No entry for cycles
  • No entry for goods vehicles
    No entry for goods vehicles
  • No entry for pedestrians
    No entry for pedestrians
  • No entry for bullock carts
    No entry for bullock carts
  • No entry for hand carts
    No entry for hand carts
  • No entry for motor vehicles
    No entry for motor vehicles
  • Height limit
    Height limit
  • Weight limit
    Weight limit
  • Axle weight limit
    Axle weight limit
  • Length limit
    Length limit
  • No left turn
    No left turn
  • No right turn
    No right turn
  • No overtaking
    No overtaking
  • Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (50 km/h)
  • Maximum speed limit (60 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (60 km/h)
  • Maximum speed limit (70 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (70 km/h)
  • Maximum speed limit (80 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (80 km/h)
  • Maximum speed limit (90 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (90 km/h)
  • Maximum speed limit (100 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (100 km/h)
  • Maximum speed limit (110 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (110 km/h)
  • Maximum speed limit (120 km/h)
    Maximum speed limit (120 km/h)
  • Horn prohibited
    Horn prohibited
  • End of all restrictions
    End of all restrictions
  • No parking
    No parking
  • No stopping
    No stopping
  • Straight ahead
    Straight ahead
  • Turn left
    Turn left
  • Turn right
    Turn right
  • Turn left ahead
    Turn left ahead
  • Turn right ahead
    Turn right ahead
  • Turn left or straight ahead
    Turn left or straight ahead
  • Turn right or straight ahead
    Turn right or straight ahead
  • Keep left
    Keep left
  • Cycle track
    Cycle track

Cautionary/Warning Signs
  • Left Curve
    Left Curve
  • Right curve
    Right curve
  • Steep descent
    Steep descent
  • Steep ascent
    Steep ascent
  • Narrow road
    Narrow road
  • Narrow bridge
    Narrow bridge
  • Unprotected quarry
    Unprotected quarry
  • Uneven road
    Uneven road
  • Road hump
    Road hump
  • Dip
    Dip
  • Slippery road
    Slippery road
  • Loose gravel
    Loose gravel
  • Falling rocks
    Falling rocks
  • Pedestrian crossing
    Pedestrian crossing
  • School
    School
  • Cyclists
    Cyclists
  • Cattle
    Cattle
  • Roadworks
    Roadworks
  • Traffic signals
    Traffic signals
  • Crossroads
    Crossroads
  • Side road junction
    Side road junction
  • Side road junction
    Side road junction
  • Oblique side road junction
    Oblique side road junction
  • Oblique side road junction
    Oblique side road junction
  • T-junction
    T-junction
  • Y-junction
    Y-junction
  • Staggered side road junction
    Staggered side road junction
  • Staggered side road junction
    Staggered side road junction
  • Roundabout
    Roundabout
  • Guarded level locomotive crossing ahead
    Guarded level locomotive crossing ahead
  • Unguarded level locomotive crossing ahead
    Unguarded level locomotive crossing ahead
  • Level crossing countdown marker
    Level crossing countdown marker
  • Level crossing countdown marker
    Level crossing countdown marker
  • Level crossing countdown marker
    Level crossing countdown marker
  • Level crossing countdown marker
    Level crossing countdown marker

Guide Signs
  • Parking
    Parking
  • Bus stop
    Bus stop
  • First aid post
    First aid post
  • Telephone
    Telephone
  • Petrol Station
    Petrol Station
  • Hotel
    Hotel
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Cafe
    Cafe

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Road signs in India.
  1. "Unusual road signs in Northern India". www.arrivealive.co.za. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. Nair, Sangeetha (2012-07-15). "Tourism dept to update signboards across Kerala". The Times of India. Trivandrum. Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  3. Keelor, Vandana (2012-07-18). "Blue road signboards give way to red ones". The Times of India. Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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