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APPENDIX C Width of alphabet tiles
NOTE: The Welsh Government can provide details of special characters used on bilingual signs.
Table 1: Tile widths for Transport Medium alphabet
The widths are given in stroke widths (1⁄4 of the x-height)
| Upper case | ||
| A | 5.44 | |
| B | 5.88 | |
| C | 5.92 | |
| D | 6.16 | |
| E | 5.28 | |
| F | 4.76 | |
| G | 6.20 | |
| H | 6.40 | |
| I | 2.92 | |
| J | 3.72 | |
| K | 5.52 | |
| L | 4.28 | |
| M | 7.36 | |
| N | 6.72 | |
| O | 6.24 | |
| P | 5.20 | |
| Q | 6.32 | |
| R | 5.64 | |
| S | 5.48 | |
| T | 4.36 | |
| U | 6.16 | |
| V | 5.20 | |
| W | 7.32 | |
| X | 5.12 | |
| Y | 4.92 | |
| Z | 4.76 | |
| Lower case | ||
| a | 4.44 | |
| b | 4.88 | |
| c | 4.12 | |
| d | 4.76 | |
| e | 4.36 | |
| f | 3.00 | |
| g | 4.56 | |
| h | 4.48 | |
| i | 2.16 | |
| j | 2.32 | |
| k | 4.32 | |
| l | 2.48 | |
| m | 6.56 | |
| n | 4.48 | |
| o | 4.72 | |
| p | 4.72 | |
| q | 4.72 | |
| r | 3.20 | |
| s | 3.88 | |
| t | 3.24 | |
| u | 4.60 | |
| v | 3.92 | |
| w | 5.88 | |
| x | 4.16 | |
| y | 3.92 | |
| z | 3.88 | |
| Numerals | ||
| 1 | 3.16 | |
| 2 | 4.80 | |
| 3 | 5.08 | |
| 4 | 5.28 | |
| 5 | 4.88 | |
| 6 | 5.04 | |
| 7 | 4.16 | |
| 8 | 5.20 | |
| 9 | 5.12 | |
| 0 | 5.32 | |
| 0 | 5.32 | |
| ¼ | 4.92 | |
| ½ | 5.28 | |
| ¾ | 5.92 | |
| ⅓ | 5.16 | |
| ⅔ | 6.60 | |
| Punctuation marks etc | ||
| & | 5.04 | |
| ( | 4.20 | |
| ) | 4.20 | |
| ? | 5.52 | |
| . | 2.12 | full stop |
| · | 2.12 | raised point |
| : | 2.12 | colon |
| , | 2.60 | comma |
| ' | 1.56 | apostrophe |
| ′ | 3.40 | feet |
| ″ | 3.68 | inches |
| / | 3.12 | (lower case) |
| / | 3.12 | (upper case) |
| £ | 5.36 | |
| % | 6.40 | |
| UPPER CASE widths when followed by lower case a, e, g, o, r, or u:- | ||
| T | 3.92; | |
| V | 4.52; | |
| Y | 4.44 | |
| UPPER CASE W is 7.56 wide when followed by upper case T, V, X, Y or Z | ||
Table 2: Tile widths for White Motorway characters (permanent signs) The widths are given in stroke widths (1⁄4 of the x-height)
| Letters | ||
| A | 7.00 | |
| B | 6.40 | |
| E | 5.80 | |
| M | 8.00 | |
| Numerals | ||
| 1 | 4.40 | |
| 2 | 6.00 | |
| 3 | 6.00 | |
| 4 | 6.60 | |
| 5 | 6.00 | |
| 6 | 6.00 | |
| 7 | 5.60 | |
| 8 | 6.00 | |
| 9 | 6.00 | |
| 0 | 6.00 | |
| Compass points | ||
| (N) | 13.28 | |
| (S) | 12.20 | |
| (E) | 12.04 | |
| (W) | 14.12 | |
| (NE) | 18.56 | |
| (SE) | 17.52 | |
| (NW) | 20.48 | |
| (SW) | 19.44 | |
| Punctuation marks etc | ||
| & | 6.20 | |
| ( | 3.40 | |
| ) | 3.40 | |
| / | 4.40 | |
| , | 2.50 | comma |
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