The font is available in OpenType (CFF) and WOFF formats.
A preview of the font used as a webfont is also available.
DA RoadSigns is a font based on the typeface used on the directional signs found on Singapore's roads.
This typeface is not recommended for use at smaller font sizes - it has not been optimised for clarity or readability. It appears best when used at larger sizes, usually as white text on a dark-coloured background.
The following glyphs are currently included:
- Alpha-numeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)
- Several common symbols
- Ampersand
& - Apostrophe
' - Parenthesis, left and right
() - Comma
, - Dash
- - Dot
. - Forward slash
/ - Colon
:
- Ampersand
- Several arrows (see note below)
- Reduced-sized arrows
- To-scale right arrow
- To-scale downward-pointing lane arrow
Arrows are available for input using the usual emoji-input methods: a preview is available here.
| Arrow type | Emoji | Unicode code point |
|---|---|---|
| Reduced-sized up arrow | ⬆ | U+2B06 |
| Reduced-sized up-right arrow | ↗ | U+2197 |
| Reduced-sized right arrow | ➡ | U+27A1 |
| Reduced-sized down-right arrow | ↘ | U+2198 |
| Reduced-sized down arrow | ⬇ | U+2B07 |
| Reduced-sized down-left arrow | ↙ | U+2199 |
| Reduced-sized left arrow | ⬅ | U+2B05 |
| Reduced-sized up-left arrow | ↖ | U+2196 |
| Full-size right arrow | ▶ | U+25B6 |
| Full-size downward lane arrow | 🔽 | U+1F53D |
- UPM:
1000 - Ascender:
800 - Cap height:
700 - x-height:
500 - Baseline:
0 - Descender:
-200
In other words, to get an x-height of 25mm, use a font size of 50mm (~142 pt), which will yield a cap-height of 35mm.
The recommended vertical spacing between text in the Standard Details of Road Elements is 20mm at an x-height of 25mm, which would equate to a line spacing of 120%.
This font was produced using FontForge, with letterforms created in Affinity Designer and exported as SVG.
The letterforms are based on the Land Transport Authority's standards for road signs, specifically Standard Details of Road Elements, chapter 7 (LTA/SDRE14/7).
