MUTCD 11th Edition (2023)
Section 2D.04 — Lettering Style
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Section 2D.04. Standards, guidance, options and support statements, with figures and cross-references.
Section 2D.04 Lettering Style Standard: 01 The design of upper-case letters, lower-case letters, numerals, route shields, and spacing shall be as provided in the “Standard Highway Signs” publication (see Section 1A.05). 02 The lettering for names of places, streets, and highways on conventional road guide signs shall be a combination of lower-case letters with initial upper-case letters (see Section 2A.08). The nominal loop height of the lower-case letters shall be ¾ the height of the initial upper-case letter. When a mixed-case legend letter height is specified referring only to the initial…
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