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.

Warning signs

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  Curve to the left
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  Curve to the right
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  Steep descent
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  Steep ascent
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  Road narrows
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  Road narrows on left side
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  Road narrows on right side
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  Opening bridge
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  Quayside or riverbank ahead
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  Uneven road
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  Road for bump
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  Dip
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  Slippery road
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  Slippery road
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  Loose stones
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  Falling rocks
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children
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  Cyclists
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  Animals for cattle
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  Animals for deer
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  Roadworks
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  Traffic signals
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  Crossroad without priority
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  Crossroad without priority
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  Side road junction to right
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  Roundabout
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  Two-way traffic
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  Level crossing with barriers ahead
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  Level crossing without barriers ahead
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Crosswind
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  Other dangers

Cautionary/Warning signs

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  Curve to left
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  Curve to right
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  Right hair pin bend
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  Left hair pin bend
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  Double curve, first to right
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  Double curve, first to left
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  Dangerous curves ahead
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  Degree loop
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  Side road to right
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  Side road to left
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  Y-junction to left
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  Y-junction to right
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  Y-junction
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  Intersection
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  Roundabout
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  Traffic light
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  T-junction
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  T-junction major road ahead
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  Major road ahead
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  Staggered junction
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  Merging traffic from right
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  Merging traffic from left
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  Road narrows
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  Road widens
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  Narrow bridge
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  Steep ascent
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  Steep descent
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  Road narrows on left side
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  Road narrows on right side
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  Start of dual carriageway
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  End of dual carriageway
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  Gap in median
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Children
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  Built-up area
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  Two-way traffic
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  Two-way traffic on cross road ahead warning
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  Roadworks
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  Supplementary plate ''END'' at the leaving side of work zone
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  Danger warning
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  Deaf persons likely on road ahead
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  Blind persons likely on road ahead
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  Cycle crossing
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  Cyclists
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  Dip
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  Bump
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  Rumble strip
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  Rough road
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  Soft verges
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  Loose gravel
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  Slippery road
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  Ice
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  Movable bridge
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  Overhead cables
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  Quayside or riverbank
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  Barrier
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  Crosswind
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  Tunnel
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  Ferry
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  Tramway
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  Falling rocks
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  Animals
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  Wild animals
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  Traffic queues
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Level crossing without barriers ahead
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  Level crossing with barriers ahead
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  Chevron
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  Double chevron
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  Triple chevron
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  Object hazard to left
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  Object hazard to right
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  Two-way hazard marker

Informatory signs

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  Stack-type advance direction sign
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  Map-type advance direction sign
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  Roundabout
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  Flag-type direction sign
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  Confirmatory sign
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  Place identification sign
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  Truck-lay by
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  Weigh bridge ahead
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a grade-separated junction
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction ahead of an at-grade junction
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  Lane dedicated gantry sign
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  Shoulder-mounted sign in advance of grade-separated junction
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  Expressway sign ahead
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  Gantry-mounted advance direction sign ahead of a flyover in urban-city roads
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  Supplementary road sign ''No parking''
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  Supplementary road sign ''No stopping No standing''

Facility informatory signs

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  Restaurant
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  Caffe
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  Hotel or motel
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  First aid station
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  Toilet
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  Petrol station
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  Park and ride
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  Park and ride
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  Telephone
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  Flood gauge

Parking signs

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