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APPENDIX C: WIDTH OF ALPHABET TILES
Table 3: Tile widths for Transport Heavy alphabet
The widths are given in stroke widths (1⁄4 of the x-height)
| Upper case | ||
| A | 5.68 | |
| B | 5.84 | |
| C | 6.04 | |
| D | 6.00 | |
| E | 5.44 | |
| F | 4.84 | |
| G | 6.24 | |
| H | 6.36 | |
| I | 2.92 | |
| J | 3.80 | |
| K | 5.52 | |
| L | 4.72 | |
| M | 7.44 | |
| N | 6.72 | |
| O | 6.32 | |
| P | 5.36 | |
| Q | 6.44 | |
| R | 5.92 | |
| S | 5.84 | |
| T | 4.72 | |
| U | 6.28 | |
| V | 5.32 | |
| W | 7.72 | |
| X | 5.20 | |
| Y | 5.12 | |
| Z | 4.76 | |
| Lower case | ||
| a | 4.44 | |
| b | 4.48 | |
| c | 4.28 | |
| d | 4.76 | |
| e | 4.40 | |
| f | 3.16 | |
| g | 4.68 | |
| h | 4.76 | |
| i | 2.20 | |
| j | 2.84 | |
| k | 4.56 | |
| l | 2.52 | |
| m | 6.92 | |
| n | 4.76 | |
| o | 4.60 | |
| p | 4.80 | |
| q | 4.80 | |
| r | 4.40 | |
| s | 4.00 | |
| t | 3.36 | |
| u | 4.80 | |
| v | 4.28 | |
| w | 6.40 | |
| x | 4.40 | |
| y | 4.24 | |
| z | 3.72 | |
| Numerals | ||
| 1 | 3.36 | |
| 2 | 5.00 | |
| 3 | 5.44 | |
| 4 | 5.52 | |
| 5 | 5.20 | |
| 6 | 5.16 | |
| 7 | 4.28 | |
| 8 | 5.52 | |
| 9 | 5.16 | |
| 0 | 5.80 | |
| ¼ | 5.20 | |
| ½ | 5.44 | |
| ¾ | 6.48 | |
| ⅓ | 5.44 | |
| ⅔ | 6.88 | |
| Punctuation marks etc | ||
| & | 5.08 | |
| ( | 4.60 | |
| ) | 4.60 | |
| ? | 5.80 | |
| . | 2.24 | full stop |
| · | 2.24 | raised point |
| : | 2.24 | colon |
| , | 2.72 | comma |
| ' | 1.64 | apostrophe |
| – | 2.84 | hyphen |
| ′– | 3.52 | feet |
| ″ | 4.04 | inches |
| / | 3.24 | (lower case) |
| / | 3.24 | (upper case) |
| £ | 5.60 | |
| % | 6.40 | |
| UPPER CASE widths when followed by lower case a, e, g, o, r, or u :- | ||
| T | 4.24; | |
| V | 4.80; | |
| Y | 4.72 | |
| UPPER CASE W is 8.00 wide when followed by upper case T, V, X, Y or Z | ||
Table 4: Tile widths for Black Motorway characters (temporary signs)
The widths are given in stroke widths (1⁄4 of the x-height)
| Letters | ||
| A | 7.36 | |
| B | 6.48 | |
| E | 6.00 | |
| M | 8.24 | |
| Numerals | ||
| 1 | 4.60 | |
| 2 | 6.24 | |
| 3 | 6.24 | |
| 4 | 6.64 | |
| 5 | 6.24 | |
| 6 | 6.24 | |
| 7 | 5.68 | |
| 8 | 6.24 | |
| 9 | 6.24 | |
| 0 | 6.24 | |
| Compass points | ||
| (N) | 13.80 | |
| (S) | 12.60 | |
| (E) | 13.02 | |
| (W) | 15.08 | |
| (NE) | 19.62 | |
| (SE) | 18.54 | |
| (NW) | 21.57 | |
| (SW) | 20.50 | |
| Punctuation marks etc | ||
| & | 6.40 | |
| ( | 3.40 | |
| ) | 3.40 | |
| / | 4.48 | |
| , | 2.50 | comma |
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