Road signs in India

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

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. Road signs in India are metric.

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. The Noida Authority announced plans to replace older signboards with new fluorescent signage.

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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

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  Give way
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  Stop
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  Stop (in major Indian languages)
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  No entry
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  Priority for oncoming vehicles
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  One-way traffic
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  One-way traffic
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  No vehicles in both directions
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  Cycle prohibited
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  Truck prohibited
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  Pedestrians prohibited
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  Tongas prohibited
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  Bullock cart prohibited
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  Hand cart prohibited
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  Bullock cart and hand cart prohibited
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  All motor vehicles prohibited
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  Height limit
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  Width limit
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  Load limit
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  Axle load limit
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  Length limit
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  Left turn prohibited
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  Right turn prohibited
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  Overtaking prohibited
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  Speed limit (50 km/h)
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  Horn prohibited
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  Restriction ends
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  No parking
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  No stopping or standing
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  Compulsory ahead
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  Compulsory turn left
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  Compulsory turn right
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  Compulsory turn left ahead
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  Compulsory turn right ahead
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  Compulsory ahead or turn left
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  Compulsory ahead or turn right
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  Compulsory keep left
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  Compulsory cycle track
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  Compulsory sound horn
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  Compulsory minimum speed

Cautionary/Warning signs

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  Left hand Curve
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  Right hand curve
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  Left hair pin bend
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  Right hair pin bend
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Narrow road ahead
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  Narrow bridge
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  Quayside or river bank
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  Hump or rough road
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  Hump ahead
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  Dangerous dip
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  Slippery road
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  Loose gravel
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  Falling rocks
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  School ahead
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  Cyclists
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  Cattle
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  Men at work
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  Traffic signal
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  Cross road
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  Side road left
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  Side road right
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  Y-intersection
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  Y-intersection
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  T-intersection
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  Y-intersection
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  Staggered intersection
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  Staggered intersection
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  Roundabout
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  Guarded level crossing
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  Unguarded level crossing
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  Level crossing countdown marker
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  Level crossing countdown marker
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  Level crossing countdown marker
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  Level crossing countdown marker

Informatory signs

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  Truck lay-by
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  Weigh-bridge ahead
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  Lane dedicated gantry sign
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction ahead of an At-Grade Junction
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a Grade-Separated Junction
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a flyover in urban/city roads
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  Map-type advance direction sign at rotary intersection (shoulder-mounted)
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  Stack-type advance direction sign (shoulder-mounted)
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  Shoulder-mounted sign in advance of Grade-Separated junction
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  Map-type advance direction sign (shoulder-mounted)
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  Confirmatory sign
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  Flag-type direction sign
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  Place identification sign
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  Expressway sign ahead
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  No Parking supplementary sign
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  No Stopping, No Standing supplementary sign

Facility informatory signs

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  Parking
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  Bus stop
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  First aid post
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  Public telephone
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  Petrol pump
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  Resting place
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  Eating place
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  Light refreshment

Parking signs

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