You may not have noticed, but for the past 12 years or so road signs on some federal highways have used a new font type known as “Clearview,” touted as easier to read from a distance and at night. But ...

(WHTM) — Now that you know why highway signs are green, It is time to dive into another highway sign question. Why are some signs in one font and other signs in another font? Before that question is ...

In a notice posted in the Federal Register on Monday, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration announced a small change that has huge implications for the nation. The agency terminated an order it had ...

Hello and congratulations on clicking on a story about road sign fonts, you're officially a nerd — the best kind, obviously. The only approved typeface used on U.S. road signs between 1956 and 2004 ...

In 2004, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced its "Interim Approval for Use of Clearview Font for Positive Contrast Legends on Guide Signs," allowing states to change the prevailing ...

From the August 2019 issue of Car and Driver. To the consternation of people who are about to write letters to the editor, allow me to point out that the United States has no official language. True, ...

There are things our mind registers without letting us in on it as well. For instance, we look at a highway sign and no matter what it says on it, we know it’s from the US. But how? There are a number ...

Before that question is answered, let’s talk about the history of highway sign fonts. The main typeface seen on signs for many decades is called “Highway Gothic.” This typeface is defined by the ...

If you click here, you can read an entire detailed style guide on America’s road signs. The spacing between the S and the T in our stop signs, the thickness of the red boarder in our yield signs—it’s ...

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