{"slug":"road-signs-chart","title":"Printable Road Signs Chart: Every Shape, Color & Meaning","description":"Every U.S. road sign shape and color with what it means, from the MUTCD itself: 7 reserved shapes, 11 assigned colors, and what each symbol sign shows.","updated":"2026-09-16","url":"https://www.everyexamprep.com/reports/road-signs-chart","license":"Free to reuse and cite with attribution to Every Exam Prep and a link to the report URL.","columns":[{"name":"sign","description":"Sign"},{"name":"mutcd_code","description":"MUTCD code"},{"name":"shape_and_color","description":"Shape and color"},{"name":"what_the_face_shows","description":"What the face shows"},{"name":"what_it_means","description":"What it means"},{"name":"source","description":"The publisher page this row was verified against."}],"rows":[{"sign":"Do not enter","mutcd_code":"R5-1","shape_and_color":"Rectangle, taller than wide, white","what_the_face_shows":"a red disc filling the sign with a white horizontal bar across it, and DO NOT ENTER in white below the bar","what_it_means":"The roadway ahead is closed to you. Posted at the exit end of a ramp and at one-way streets you would enter against traffic.","source":""},{"sign":"No right turn","mutcd_code":"R3-1","shape_and_color":"Rectangle, taller than wide, white","what_the_face_shows":"black right-turn arrow inside a red circle with a red slash","what_it_means":"No right turn from this lane at this intersection.","source":""},{"sign":"No U-turn","mutcd_code":"R3-4","shape_and_color":"Rectangle, taller than wide, white","what_the_face_shows":"black U-turn arrow inside a red circle with a red slash","what_it_means":"No U-turn at this intersection. Where the sign is absent, state law still decides where a U-turn is legal.","source":""},{"sign":"Keep right","mutcd_code":"R4-7","shape_and_color":"Rectangle, taller than wide, white","what_the_face_shows":"black downward-angled arrow beside a vertical divider","what_it_means":"Pass to the right of the obstruction or island ahead.","source":""},{"sign":"No parking any time","mutcd_code":"R7-1","shape_and_color":"Rectangle, taller than wide, white","what_the_face_shows":"NO PARKING ANY TIME in red on white, with a red directional arrow showing the length it covers","what_it_means":"Parking is prohibited at all times over the length the sign covers.","source":""},{"sign":"Turn","mutcd_code":"W1-1","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a black arrow bending sharply left or right","what_it_means":"A sharp change of direction ahead — sharper than a curve. Slow before you enter it.","source":""},{"sign":"Curve","mutcd_code":"W1-2","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a black arrow bending gently left or right","what_it_means":"The road curves ahead. An advisory speed plaque below it is the speed the curve was designed for.","source":""},{"sign":"Chevron alignment","mutcd_code":"W1-8","shape_and_color":"Rectangle, taller than wide, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a single black chevron pointing the way the road turns","what_it_means":"Posted in a series through a curve. Each one points the way the road goes.","source":""},{"sign":"Cross road","mutcd_code":"W2-1","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a black cross","what_it_means":"A four-way intersection ahead. Traffic may enter from either side.","source":""},{"sign":"Stop ahead","mutcd_code":"W3-1","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a small red octagon above a black arrow","what_it_means":"A stop sign is coming, often where you cannot see it in time. Begin slowing.","source":""},{"sign":"Signal ahead","mutcd_code":"W3-3","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a traffic signal head, red over yellow over green, above a black arrow","what_it_means":"A traffic signal is coming. Be ready to stop.","source":""},{"sign":"Merge","mutcd_code":"W4-1","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"two black lines joining into one","what_it_means":"Two streams of traffic become one. Neither has the automatic right of way; adjust speed and take turns.","source":""},{"sign":"Lane ends","mutcd_code":"W4-2","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a black lane line tapering into the other","what_it_means":"Your lane ends ahead. Move over before it does.","source":""},{"sign":"Divided highway begins","mutcd_code":"W6-1","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"two black arrows separating around a median","what_it_means":"The road ahead splits around a median. Keep right of it.","source":""},{"sign":"Slippery when wet","mutcd_code":"W8-5","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a car with curved skid marks behind the wheels","what_it_means":"The surface loses grip in rain. Slow down and avoid sudden steering or braking.","source":""},{"sign":"Pedestrian crossing","mutcd_code":"W11-2","shape_and_color":"Diamond, fluorescent yellow-green","what_the_face_shows":"a walking figure","what_it_means":"People cross here. The fluorescent yellow-green background is the MUTCD's people-warning colour.","source":""},{"sign":"Deer crossing","mutcd_code":"W11-3","shape_and_color":"Diamond, yellow","what_the_face_shows":"a leaping deer","what_it_means":"Large animals cross this stretch, most often at dawn and dusk.","source":""},{"sign":"Flagger ahead","mutcd_code":"W20-7","shape_and_color":"Diamond, orange","what_the_face_shows":"a figure holding a sign paddle","what_it_means":"A flagger is directing traffic ahead. Their instruction overrides the signs and signals around it.","source":""},{"sign":"School advance","mutcd_code":"S1-1","shape_and_color":"Pentagon, point up, fluorescent yellow-green","what_the_face_shows":"two children walking","what_it_means":"A school zone begins ahead. A speed plaque below applies during the hours it states.","source":""},{"sign":"School crossing","mutcd_code":"S2-1","shape_and_color":"Pentagon, point up, fluorescent yellow-green","what_the_face_shows":"two children walking, above a downward arrow at the crossing","what_it_means":"This is the marked school crossing itself. Stop for pedestrians in it.","source":""}]}