Road signs in Iceland

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A sign displaying the location of scattered villages and homesteads in a rural area of Iceland

Road signs in Iceland conform to the general pattern of those used in most other European countries, with certain design elements borrowed from British practice. Signs tend to be more sparsely employed than in other European countries, especially in rural areas.

1 Design
- 1.1 Colours and shapes
- 1.2 Typeface
2 External links

[edit] Design

Distances and other measurements are displayed in metric units.

[edit] Colours and shapes

Shape and colour are used to indicate the function of signs:

Type of sign	Shape	Border	Background colour
Warning	Triangular	Red	Yellow
Prohibition	Circular	Red	Yellow
Mandatory instructions	Circular	White	Blue
Supplementary	Rectangular	White Red	Blue Yellow
Information	Rectangular	White	Blue

[edit] Typeface

A version of the Transport typeface employed on road signs in the UK – modified to include accented characters and the Icelandic letters ð (eth) and þ (thorn) – is used on Icelandic road signs.

[edit] External links

Driving In Iceland

v • d • e Traffic Signs

Signs	Warning sign • Regulatory sign • Priority to the right • Yield sign • Stop sign • Prohibitory traffic sign • One-way traffic • Speed limit • Advisory speed limit • Mandatory sign • Special regulation sign • Informative sign • Information, facilities, or service sign • Direction, position, or indication sign • Additional panels

By country	Iceland • Ireland • Malaysia • Norway • Singapore • Sweden • United Kingdom (Scotland)

Lights	Traffic light • Variable-message sign

Typefaces	Clearview • DIN 1451 • FHWA Series • Frutiger • NPS Rawlinson Roadway • Trafikkalfabetet • Transport • Tratex

Conventions	Vienna Convention on Road Traffic • Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals • Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices