IRC : 30-1968 | STANDARD LETTERS AND NUMERALS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS FOR USE | ON HIGHWAY SIGNS THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS 1983IRC : 30-1968 ‘MEMBERS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 4. SIN. Sinha 2 (Convenor) 2, The Superintending Engineer, ‘Ministry of Sbipping and ‘Transport (Roads Wing) (Member-Secretary) 3. G, Ayyaswamy 4, M.K. Chatterjee 4S. D.C: Chaturvedi 6. BK:Choksi 7, LteCol. A. Chowdhury 8 PI. sagus B,Jayawant 10. DR. Kohli 1, PK. Lauria 12, Mahabir Prasad 13. HC. Malhotra O-, Malhotra 45. 3S. Marya 16. BD. Mathor Ty Prof, SAR. Mehra 48, R, Nagarajon 19, KK, Nambiar 20, Brig, K.U.K. Pandalai 21. Dr. OS. Sehgal 22, PIN, Sen Gupta, “23, SBP. Sinha 24, Dr. NS. Srinivasan, 25; Dr-Bh, Subbaraju 26, Sujan Singh 27, TM. Trehan 28, Dr. HL. Uppal AND Pif Eh 11 IRC : 3061968 STANDARD LETTERS NUMERALS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS FOR USE ON HIGHWAY SIGNS Published by ‘THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS ‘Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road, ‘New Delbi-110 O11 1983 Price CS (plus packing and postage)IRC : 30-1968 IRC : 3041968 First published : December, 1968 - Reprinted : June, 1983 STANDARD LETTERS AND NUMERALS OF DIFFERENT ‘HEIGHTS FOR USE ON HIGHWAY SIGNS 1, INTRODUCTION iil. Letters and numerals of different, heights are required for use on various high way signs such as the kilometre stones, route rer sear signs, informatory signs, etc. To meet this need» charts for saeerd Ietters and numerals given herein had been prepared by Te" Specifications and Standards Committee (personnel given o” fhe Sront cover) which were approved by the, Executive Come inside frotiheir meeting held on 24th September, 1968 and finally by filles cil at their meeting held at Bombay on 2nd November, Tye8, Tor general adoption on a national basis. The size range for ares Gincnsions of letters and numerals are given is $—30 cm, 2. SHAPES OF LETTERS/NUMERALS | 21. The shapes of standard letters and numerals. are shown in Plates | and 2 respectively. The dimensions of different com | iminents of standard letters, for various sizes, are indicated 1 soeee't.. Similarly the dimensions for standard numerals are given in Table 2. i 2.2, Allcharacters having an are at top or bottom are 7 | extended slightly above or below the Tine of the other letters. | This extendeord with the accepted practice for rounded letters and numerals. 3. SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT.LETTERS/NUMERALS (Rights of Publication and of Translation are reserved) | | Table 3 gives the recommended spacings between adjacent lettertaumersis of diffrent sizes, The space between any comb lettersinumetrsfoumerais Toay be obtained through 2 two-step nation of iscibed in the footote to the Table. This space i the } Procetse measured horizontally between the extreme right edge of Gistance meg etier/aumeral and the extreme left edge, of the | Teloing etx ames. No par of ay fetierjnumeral may extend | into this space. } 44. USE OF STANDARD LETTERS/NUMERALS + 4.4, Most Public Works Departments and sign manufacturers | should’ find it advantageous to make up a set of templates of light should Sother suitable material for letters/numerals of liferent | metal oF enplify the laying out of signs. 1 Printed at PRINTAID, New Delhiz0 |IRC : 30-1968 TasLe Dimensions for IRC : 30-1968 1 ‘Standard Letters Teich of eters ‘im centimetres Dimensions in j “millimetres em bm © 4 @ a © @ © hoe ms bm! & 9 & k & Toh > [> Da eu oe wm mt re Lb tow 8 2 wwe BOO Roa eho uO Beobo 6 oS 6 6 16 $8 100 6 It 4 39° 92 of 42 8 7 3-5 14 30 50 7 9 sto say eee era ett fa as tr hee * ) f & ) fk ® T h » |e ow 8 ae 6 om 2 ia Gm 4 mow bom 3 Be mS Hoon Oo apm aauo Roop ood oo mo wo 0 1 7 3 8 1a ® caeteehfoied ie) alt otal ere cok | Gieeerer ste is uetra mirc tear inva neaet ne maT foe m bom tf h i & k &® Poh ee hepwcd (al aa cn ea Ge oe 8 eos 7 7 wm 8 ato 4 Bongo adap oa oas moO Oo Oo a 5 Resonate tna roy ete deel bom 3 a 61 Wo 1s 8 eo rr err few } wt hd hE RT [two or a wo 8 6 eo on 4 OS BOO moO apo ao Igoe ye cle el ed See oe 42 98 26 16 28 114 103 88 2 110 47 7m 1 98 79 180) 19 23 Bk awa elo Ninian an he 8 / mf G fF HW ? hh » |B Se wanm sews hbk we 7 4 wo 6 3 8 See eee AOo ooo Ue oe 8 48 113 30 19 83 131 118 96) 27 2 5 14 43 91 150 22 27 R eo & b bh oe y a aq oe 4 ft hog @ bm i hf hook to St 78 167 «138 56 (155 1394 116 88 67 5 WWs 1 HH 9 55 HS a 6 8 6 is ” Rss oe eee) ot ce te ae noe t ev wu Rk oy 8 aaa steal ase ni 8 Sm im 9 6 ms @ caea ms De EC pa mane cIerCNae 4 Gee ee cep eee oe or 39 98 209 172 70 193 168 145 109 8 6 o ee ee eee eee mee ee ee oe =m 2% oom pom 8 FT ' 5 80 188 51 31 55 219 197 160 4 2. 90 SUE ee ieee teens) em b&b ec gm a dh oe mF so [wv tt ast 206 ot ze ama 7 = mon mo 4 Pom a Gt 96 225 Gi 90 opto 297_Ie_ 3 259 18IRC : 30-1968 Tame, ‘Dimensions for —_— Height of mumen ale contimetres| Dimensions in ee eee opeersreee eet enor F 83 % 1 2 & 8 8 kom 1 m a 0 Pp @ so 6 8 wf BO _[so 8 see rapier ere 5 poe 2 8 oT BD kok 2 om om oo Pp @ 9 2% 2 LG | * * 7 7s blu 10 5 oF 2 4 8 9 % ko fo mom 8 pa a 2 7 @ 2 3% % ee? yb a 0 7 8 3 8 MG AT kom Lo om on 9 (Pa mp 2 8 382 8 a IRC : 30.1968 2 Standard Numerals millimetres ya fe 6 om 7 4 8 GG HDHD foe toe oe Aiea Tie sete toealco ee bees) 7a FA em FO Fh om ou ow 7 a 5 8 2 HO Ow roe toe eo we FY 2 2 48st ta lager gp erie Geto nts ht eee i is 10 4 3) 8% 6 CESS] B10 rr ee Mois 86 SL eo oa fF f 6 mF 6 95 ros tou oy ow b a rr er » 9 enone teers wm 2a 6 & ros towv wm no oa 8% 6 8 eT Sow he em BU Ek js mo 878212 BEAL 78100 S56 boege eu es 90 50 1S 128 Mt 102109 i aoe FOR em OO $135 95 TH GEG DRG BBS oe ea ew RE ee o37 63 at 1601002729 7 ewe Toe of he BOM Ee re ee ros fe oe we Ry FE yes 450-75 169 192 216 SSS 5IRC : 3041968 Taste 3 Spacing betmcen Standard Letters or Numerals of Different Heights Taste 3 (a) Letter to Letter Code Nember Taste 3 (6) Nameral to Namerat Code Namber Following Letter Following Numeral Preceding ‘Numeral Ridyg HO RONOZEEASMROMO> Taste 3 (c) Spacing between Letters and Namerals in mam Letter or Numeral Height in cm cote tter or Numeral Height in Number Note : To determine the proper spacing between letters or | munerals, ‘obtain she code umber trom ‘Tables 3. (a) and 3 (b) and enter Table 3 (<) for Guin SCnumber to desired, letter of numeral height. Spacing is measured pase cocily from ‘the extreme right edge of the preceding letter/aumeral to the extreme left edge of the following letter/numers. 6 nig IRC : 30-1968 4.2. In some cases design of a particular letter or numeral ia a‘given size may be found incompatible with the manufacturing process involved in the production of signs. When that happens, Ininor modifications to shape/spacing may be made within reason- able limits.