In the field of the road signs of marking out, a mention is a literal inscription of a service or place name on a control panel .

In example 1 below, Bourges, Clermont-Ferrand, Montpellier but also Center-ville are mentions. By convention the mention can not show the complete C-W communication of the place name concerned, like AUBIGNY ^s/NR. for Aubigny-on-Nère.

In example 2, the name of the surface of picnic “Parks Embankment” is also a mention.

Rules and graphic charter

The rules of dimensioning and the graphic charter (typography, colors, etc) are different according to the countries.

France

See also: Mention of road signs in France

Sources

• interdepartmental Instruction of March 22nd, 1982 relating to the indication of direction.

See too

• Control panel road
• Control panel road in France

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