Road-sign library

UAE road signs and their meanings

217 road signs, markings and signals, each drawn by us with a plain-language meaning. The same library is in the app, with flashcards for the signal test.

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These are our own drawings, made from simple shapes to show what each sign means. They follow the UAE's bilingual sign style but are not copies of government artwork, so real signs can differ in detail. Every drawing is shown the same way in English and Arabic: signs are never mirrored.

Regulatory signs 67

Regulatory signs give orders. A red ring tells you something is not allowed, a blue disc tells you what you must do, and STOP and GIVE WAY have shapes of their own. Speed-limit signs show the number in Western digits with Arabic-Indic digits below.

Warning signs 53

Warning signs are triangles with a red border. They tell you about a hazard ahead, such as a bend, a junction, camels or children, so you can slow down in time.

Information signs 31

Information signs tell you about the road ahead and the services along it, such as parking, hospitals, bus stops, one-way streets and freeways.

Direction signs 14

Direction signs show routes, exits and distances. In the UAE they carry Arabic and English text.

Road markings 25

Road markings are painted on the road: lane lines, arrows, stop and give-way lines, and areas you must not enter or stop in.

Traffic lights and signals 18

Traffic lights control junctions, lanes and crossings. The library also shows pedestrian signals, lane-control signals and the hand signals police officers use.

Signs for heavy vehicles 9

Signs for heavy vehicles set limits on height, width, weight and length, and show truck bans and the lanes heavy vehicles must use.

Learn every sign with flashcards

The app's sign library has every sign in six languages, with flashcards and sign questions for each licence.

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