IRC :30-1968

STANDARD LETTERS
AND
NUMERALS OF DIFFERENT
HEIGHTS FOR USE
ON
HIGHWAY SIGNS
THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS
1983
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IRC 3C 196 8
STANDARD LETTERS
AND
NUMERALS OF DIFFERENT
HEIGHTS FOR USE
ON
HIGHWAY SIGNS
PubI~shedby
THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS
Jamnagar House, Shabjahan Road,
New Delhi-lW 011
1983
Price Rs ~ ~
(plus packing and postage)
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IRC: 30-1968
First published : December, 1968
Reprinted : June, 1983
(Rights of Publication and of Translation are reserv ed)
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1RC : 30-1968
ST: ~NiflRDLETTERS AND NUMERALS OF DIFFERENT
UEIGHTS FOR USE ON HIGHWAY SIGNS
I. INTRODUCTI ON
1. I. Letters and numerals of different heights are required
for use on various highway signs such as the kilometre stones, route
markers igns. inlormatorv signs. etc. To meet this need, charts fo r
standard letters and numerals given herein had been prepared by
the Specifications a ii ci Stan dards C ommittee (personnel given on
inside front cover) which were approved by the Executive C om-
mittee at their meeting held on 24th September, 196 8 and finally by
the C ouncil at their meeting held at Bo nibay on 2nd November,
196 8, for general adoption on a national basis. The size range for
which dimensions of letters and numerals are given is 5 30 cni.
2. SUAPES OF LETTERS/NUMERALS
2.1. The shapes of standard letters and numerals are shown
in Plates I and 2 respectively. The dimensions of different com-
ponents of standard letters, for various sizes, are indicated in
Table 1. Similarly the dimensions for standard nume rals are given
in Table 2.
2.2. All characters having an arc at top or bottom are
extended slightly above or below the line of the other letters. This
is in accord with the accepted practice for rounded letters and
nu mera Is.
3. SPACING BETWEEN ADMCENT LETTERS/NUMERALS
Table 3 gives the recommended spacings between adjacent
letters/numerals of different sizes. The space between any combi-
nation of letters/numerals may be obtained through a two step
process described in the footnote to the Table, This space is the
distance measured horizontally between the extreme right edge of
the preceding letter/numeral and the extreme left edge of the
following letter/numeral. No part of any letter/numeral may extend
into this space.
4. USE OF STANDARD LETTERS/NUMERALS
4.1. Most Public Works Departments and sign manufacturers
should find it advantageous to make up a set of templates of light
metal or other suitable material for letters/numerals of different
sizes to simplify the laying out of signs.
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TABLE
Dimensions for
Weight ofletters I
ip i centimetres
S
a aj b
3 20 42
m m
1 U
16 38 10
D,n~ension~~n
b1 c
34 14
Uj 0
6 U
c~ d
39 34
Oj p
44 39
a
10
a a1 b b1 c c1 d
13 31 67 55 23 62 54
lU ml U U1 0 Oi
P
26 60 16 10 18 70 63
0
29 22 17
Pi q q1 r
32 1 42 18
a a1 I
46 35 27 2
Pi q q1 F
51 1 68 29
a a1 b b1 e c1 d
d1 a a~
16 39
84 69 28 77 67 58 44
34 2
m m1 fl U1
0 01
P P1 q q1
r
32 75 20 13 22 88
79 64 2 84
13
~
a a1 b b1 cc~ d d1 a a1
20 51 109 89 ~ 101 87 75 57 44 3
m m~ n n1 ~ 0~ P P1 q q1 r
42 98 26 16 28 ill 103 83 2 110 47
a a1 8 b1 a c1 d d1 a 61 ~
23 59 125 103 42 116 1~i 87 66 50 4
m m1 n U1 0 Oi ~ P1 q q1 r
48 ~13 30 19 33 131 118 96 Z 127 54
20
a a1 b b1 a a1 d d1 a e~
31 78 167 138 56 15~ 134 116 88 67 5
m m1 n U1 0 01 P P1 q q1 r
64 iSO 41 25 44 175 158 128 3 169 72
25
30
a a1 b b1 a a1 d d1 a a1 f
39 98 209 172 70 193 168 145 109 84 6
m n n1 a 0~ p Pi q q1 r
SD 188 51 31 55 219 197 160 4 211 90
a a~ b b~ e c1 d d~ a e1 I
47 117 251 206 84 232 202 173 131 101 7
ru m1 n n1 a i P P1 q q1 ~
96 225 61 38 56 263 297 192 5 253 108
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Standard Letters
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4C 211 28 87 183 300 45 54 188 103
3
li h
1 1
726 4 l3 2 14
11
9
jj1
8 15
k k~
2 16
1
16
1~
2
~i t U V
7 35 5 l~ 30 50
W
7
X
9
j
1 3
3
31
j 1
24
Z
17
k k1
3 25
I
26
h
3
~z g1 Ii h~ I
11 42 0 20 4 22
i1
1 4
Ti B ~ t U ~
II 56 8 23 49 80
W
12
X
1 4
3
50
Z
28
g1 h h1
14 52 0 25 5 27
i~
17
j
16
j1
30
k k1
3 31
I
33
l~
4
B B j 1, U V
19 70 9 29 61 100
W
15
1
1 8
3
63
Z
34
g g1 ii hL I
186810 33 6 36
~T
22 21
h
~0
k k1
4 41
I
43
I~
5
t U V
17 91 12 38 79 130
W
19
X
23
3
81
Z
45
(~ g ~1t h~ i
21 79 12 313 7 41
26
i
25
ii
46
k k1
5 47 49
1~
6
B r~1 t U v
20 105 14 43 91 150
w
22
x
27
y
9 4 52
g gt h h1
28 1(15 16 50 9 55
34
j
33
j1
6 1
k k~
6 63
1
6 6
1~
8
Ti B t U V
27 141 19 58 122 200
W
30
X
36
3
125
Z
6 9
f, g gj h h1 i
35 131 20 6 3 l2~ 6 8
i1
43
j
41
j~
7 6
k k1
8 7 8
1
82
l~
10
S B 1 t U V
3 3 176 23 7 2 152 250
W
37
I
45
y
1 56
z
8 6
f1 g g1 h h1 I
42 157 23 7 5 14 82
i1
52
j
49
j1
91
k k1
9 94
1
98
l~
12
B t U V W X y z
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a 14 b
21) 7 87
k 1~ 1
7 9 42 35
a a b h~
:9 Ii 168 6
1. k
1
152 130 6 6 7 2
a ~ b
47 16 202 7
k k1 1
8 3 96 80 87
TABLE
Dimensions for
a e1 d
10 223 23
fl 0
4 ~ 7 6
I RC : 3(i) I 96 3
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Dimensions in
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3
Sj
3
b
34
lsi
1
a
2
c~
45
d
5
d1
18
Ii
20
k1
16
1
13
m
14
n
1
o
10
p
15
q
17
a
13
ii1
4
1)
51
U~
2
a
3
c1
7 1
U
8
U1
29
I~
49
k1
26
1
21
m
23 1
o
16
p
24-
q
27 ~
a
16
at
5
b
6 7
b1
2
c
4
~i
89
U
9
U1
36
1-; ,
6 !
P1
32
1
27
m
29
ii
2
C )
2~
P
30
13
3-1
3
n-i
311
C C 1 U
2~ 116 12
U 0 p
2 25 40
I -El
U1
9
a a1 P
23 8 10!
k k1 1
01 18 -10
4
in
C C1 1
6 134 14
ii 0 }~l
2 30 -16
21)
U
C I
5))
a a1 P
. .iI ii 134
k i~ I
122 6 4 53
Lit
5
-i
58
c1 Ci
8 17 8 19
Ii 0
3 41 6 2
25
7 2
C l
67
30
U1
q
84
Cj d
12 26 7 28
n a p
5 61 9 1
U
1138
q
101
4
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Standard Numerals
T it t U
7 13 28
a a
1 f f1
10 120 11 24
T it t U
28 12 20 45
a a1 ~
13 158 14 30
t S t U
34 15 25 56
B i e1 f
(6 195 1 8 3 9
1 S t U
40 19 33 73
B B j 1 f1
1-9 225 21 45
C it t U
52 22 38 8 4
~
23 30028 59
a B t U
6 9 30 50 113
g g, Is
ii 3 4 8
V W I
8 3 93 66
g g~ Ii
13 3 9 9
V ~ X
96 108 7 6
g g~ h
17 52 13
V W X
128 144 102
.1 i~ j j ,
15 43 9 1 51 13))
3
6 7 6
b1 I ii
1 8 49 lOS 59 iSO
3
7 7 7
bt I i~ ~ ii
23 66 141 7 8 200
y 7 ;
103 9
h1 I i~ i
29 8 2 17 6 98 .250
3 2
12
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a a
1
fi g ~i h
8 ~ I
~t
,j j I
6 75 7 15 4
19 3 5 16 35 20 50
V
32
W
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7;
25
V
26
z
2
j
31
j1
80
g
7
iz~
2!
Ft
5
Is5
I
26
i
56
V
51
Vi
5,
7;
41
3
41
Z
4
g g Is h1
1
9
26 6 12 33 7 0 39 1013
V W
X
3/ 7;
6 4 52 5! 52 5
e ~ 1 1, g g1 h
~1 37 5 35 7 4 21 6 4 16
T B t U
V W I
86 37 6 3 141 16 0 180 127 129
B ei
f f1 g gi
Is Is1 I i~ j j ~
28 450 42 89 26 7 7
19 35 98 21 1 1 1 7
3 00
a a t U
V W X 3 2
103 45 7 5 1 69 1 9 2 21G 1 52 1 55 1 4
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TA1~LE3
Spacing heh~cenStandard LeHers or Numerals of Different heights
1
1 1
2
2
1
2 2
3 1 2
2
4 2
2 4
5 1
2 2
6
1 2 2
7 2
8 1
9 1
0 1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Code
Nu~rtber
Letter or Numeral Height In cm
5 8 10 13 ~5 20 25 30
1
2
3
4
12
9
6
3
1 9
15
10
5
24
19
13
6
3 1
24
16
8
3 5
28
19
9
47
3 8
25
1 3
59
47
3 1
1 6
71
56
3 8
19
Vote To iieterfltiiie the proper spacing between letters or numerals,
obtain the coda number from Tables 3 (a) and 3 (b) and enter Table 3 (c) for
ths I code ii Limber to desired letter or numeral hteigh Spacing is ineastired
horizon tally from the es Ereme right edge of the preceding letter numeral to
the ostrome left edge tO the fo]Fowing (etternumeral
TAB LE 3 (a)
Letter to Letter Code Number
TABLE 3 (b)
Numera to Numeral
Code Number
Following Numeral
Preceding
Numeral
4, 7 2,3,6,
8,9,0
Following Letter
Preceding
Letter 8,D,E,,F,f-i c,G,O,Q, A,/,T,
J,K,L,M, S,X,Z Y,W,Y
N,P,R,U
A 2 2 4
B I 2 2
C 2 2 3
I) 1 2 2
E 2 2 3
F 2 2 3
(1 1 2 2
H I 1 2
1 1 1 2
J I 1 2
K 2 2 3
L 2 2 4
M 1 2
1 I 2
(i) 1 2 2
P 1 2
Q I 2
H I 2 2
S 1 2 2
T 2 2 4
U 1 1 2
2 2 4
W 2 2 4
X 2 2 3
Y - 2 2 4
Z 2 2 3
TAB LE 3 (c)
Spacing between Letters and Numerals In mm
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IRC 30-1968
42. In some cases design of a particular letter or numeral in
a given si-:.e may he found incompatible with the manufacturing
process involved in the production of signs. When that happens,
minor modifications to shape/spacing may be made within reason-
able limits.
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