The font is officially regulated by the 1992 Codice della Strada, article 39 section 125. Each name uses one font, but names in Alfabeto Normale and in Alfabeto Stretto can co-exist on one sign. A condensed version, called Alfabeto Stretto, is also used for long names that wouldn't fit. It uses both allowed fonts: the words VIAREGGIO and Marina di Vecchiano are in Alfabeto Normale, and the word autostrade is in Alfabeto StrettoĪ version of the Transport typeface employed on road signs in the UK, called Alfabeto Normale, is used on Italian road signs. The indication to a motorway is in a green box, and the indication to a tourist attraction is in a brown box. It is blue because it is on a main road (not a motorway) outside a town. if the destination is a tourist attraction, the sign is brownĮxample of directional road sign with multiple destinations.if the destination is a city district, a hospital or an airport, the sign is white.in the other cases when the destination is a city, the sign is blue.if the destination is a city that is reached by means of a motorway, the sign is green and carries the motorway name as well as the destination.On main roads and within cities, the colour of a directional sign with a single destination depends on the type of destination:

Within cities, directional signs with more than one destination are white with black lettering.

On main roads, directional signs with more than one destination are blue with white lettering.

On motorways, directional signs are green with white lettering.

Signs follow the general European conventions concerning the use of shape and colour to indicate function of signs:Ĭolours of directional road signs Prohibition signs and mandatory instruction signs, instead, are placed exactly at the beginning of the area of validity. Warning signs are usually placed 150 metres before the area they're referring to if they're farther or nearer, an additional sign displays the actual distance in metres. Distances and other measurements are displayed in metric units.

Bumpy road sign