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Geometric sans-serif typeface
Trafikkalfabetet
CategorySans-serif
ClassificationGeometric
Designer(s)Karl Petter Sandbæk
FoundryVegvesenet
Date released1965
Design based onDIN 1451

Trafikkalfabetet (English: The Traffic Alphabet) is a sans-serif typeface used for road signs and, until 2002, vehicle registration plates in Norway. Developed in 1965 by Karl Petter Sandbæk, it was digitized in 2006 by Jacob Øvergaard.

Gallery

  • On a road sign On a road sign
  • On a road sign On a road sign

References

  1. Norske typografiske skrifter – en kronologi(in Norwegian)

See also

Traffic signs
Signs
Priority signs
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