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First published: December, 1968 STANDARD LETTERS AND NUMERALS OF DIFFERENT

Reprinted: June, 1983 HEIGHTS FOR USE ON HIGHWAY SIGNS

1. INTRODUCTION
J.J. Letters and numerals of different heights are required
for use on various high way signs such as the kilometre stones, route
marker signs, informatory signs, etc. To meet this need, charts for
standard letters and numerals given herein had been prepared by
the Specifications and Standards Committee (personnel given on
inside front cover) which were approved by the Executive Com-
mitteeat their meeting held on 24th September, 1968 and finally by
the Council at their meeting held at Bombay on 2nd November,
1968, for general adoption on a national basis. The size range for
which dimensions of letters and numerals are given is 5-30 em.

(Rights of Publication and of Tram/at ion are reserved)
2. SHAPESOF 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
#t-, I " 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
numerals.
3. SPACING BETWEENADJACENTLETTERS/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.
f- 4. USE OF STANDARDLETTERS/NUMERALS
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~ 4.1. Most Public Works Departments and sign manufacturers
t 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' '!
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Dimensions for
Standard Letters

Dimensions ill millime/res

Heightof letter
i1lcentimetreS
° d dl e 61 f Ij g gl h hi i il j h k k] 1 11
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0.1 b bl
22 17 , 7 26 4 13 2 14 9 8 15 2 16 16 2
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m rol
20 42.
n
34
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14
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39
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29
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x
9
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31
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H 39 32 1 42
16 38 10 6 11
f £1 g gl h hI i il j Jl Ie kl I 11
d d1 e el
-0. 0.1 b bl 0 <'1 II 42 6 20 4 22 H 13 24 3 25 26 3
46 35 27 2
31 67 55 23 62 54
13 r fJ 8 1 t U Y W x y z
8 0 P PI q ql
ro n11 n nl 01 II 56 8 23 49 80 12 14 50 28
51 1 68 29
16 10 18 70 63
26 60
f] g gl h i k k1 1
d d1 e C>1 f- h] i] j h 11
0. 0.1 b bl 0 °1 14 52 8 25 5 27 17 16 30 3 31 33 4
67 58 44 34 2
84 69 28 77
16 39 r rl 8 81 t U v W x y, z
10 0 P PI q ql
ro ml' n nl 01 13 70 9 29 61 100 15 18 63 34
64 2 84 36
20 13 22 88 79
32 75
f () g SI h hi i i1 j h k k1 1 1]
0 d d1 e el
0. 0.1 b bJ °1 18 68 10 33 6 36 22 21 'to 4 41 43 5
75 57 44 3
89 37 101 87 t u -w z
20 51 109 r fl 8 81 v X y
15 0 P PI q ql
m ml n Dl oJ 17 91 12 38 i9 130 19 23 81 45
83 2 110 47
16 28 114 103
42 98 26
11 g gl h hi i i1 j j1 k k1 1 11
d e et f
b b1 0 °1 d1 21 79 12 38 7 41 26 25 46 5 «,7 49 6
0. 0.1 4-
116 101 87 66 50
23 59 125 103 42 fI 8 8] t u v w x y z
q ql r
15 D 0 01 P PI 20 IuS 14 43 91 150 22 27 94 52
m ml Dl 54
131 118 96 7, 127
48 ,13 30 19 33
f) g gI h hI i iI j h k k1 1 11
e el f
b ° °1 d d1 .28 105 16 50 9 55 34 33 61 6 63 66 8
0. 8.1 bl 5
155 134 116, 88 67
31 78 167 138 56 fl 8 81 t U v w. x 'Y z
20 q q1 r
m ml n Dl 0 01 P PI '27 141 19 58 122 200 30 36 12-5 69
128 3 169 72
64 150 41 25 44 175 158
fJ S SI h hi i i1 j h k kl 1 11
d e 61 f
0. al b bl ° °1- d1 35 131 20 63 12' 68 43 41 76 8 78 82 10
145 109 84 6
70 193 168 8 t v w x z
25
39 98 209 172 , q ql r
fl 81 U y
m ro1 n nl 0 01 g PI 33 176 23 72 152 250 37 45 156 86
160 4 211 90
80 188 51 31 55 219 197
f1 g gl h hi i il j h k kI 1 ,II
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0. b 0 °1 d dJ 12. 15J 23 75 14 82 52 49 91 9 94 98 J2
al bl
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84 232 202 173 131 101 8 t u v w x z
47 117 251 206 fJ I y
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m n 0 01 P PI q ql 40 211 28 87 J83 300 45 54 188 103
ml nl
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96 225 61 38 66 263 297
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0" 1 n1 D y
k ki 16 24 27 28 12 20 45 51 58 41 41 4-
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b bl C Cl f1 gl h1 11 j h
a 0.1 89 9 :35 13 150 14 30 9 26 6 12 33 70 39
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k k1 20 30 3-1- 34 15 25 56 64 i2 51 52 5
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a b h1
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b hJ C'
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k 1'1 41 6\ 67 69 30 50 113 128 1440 102 103 9
53 58 3
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d dl 8 81 f f1 g g1 h hI i i1 j h
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a b bl 90 82 175
"I 223 23 51 '375 35 74 21 64 16 29 98 250
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n 0 p
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152 80
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b 98 211 117
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