Road signs in Belgium

Last updated March 08, 2025

Road signs in Belgium are defined in the Royal Decree of 1 December 1975 on general regulations for the road traffic police and in the use of public highways.^[1] They generally conform to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.^[2] The official typeface on road signs in Belgium is SNV.^[3]

Warning signs

A1a: Curve to the left
A1b: Curve to the right
A1c: Double curve, first to the left
A1d: Double curve, first to the right
A3: Steep descent
A5: Steep ascent
A7a: Road narrows
A7b: Road narrows on the left
A7c: Road narrows on the right
A9: Opening bridge
A11: Quayside or riverbank
A13: Uneven road
A14: Road hump
A15: Slippery road
A17: Loose surface
A19: Falling roads
A21: Pedestrian crossing
A23: Children
A25: Cyclists
A27: Deer crossing
A29: Cattle crossing
A31: Roadworks
A33: Traffic signals
A35: Low-flying aircraft
A37: Crosswinds
A39: Two-way traffic
A41: Railroad crossing ahead with gates or barriers
A43: Railroad crossing ahead without gates or barriers
A45: Railroad crossing (single track)
A47: Railroad crossing (multiple tracks)
A49: Tramway crossing
A50: Traffic queues likely
A51: Other danger

Priority signs

B1: Yield
B3: Yield in 150 metres
B5: Stop
B7: Stop in 150 metres
B9: Priority road
B11: End of priority road
B13: End of priority road in 250 metres
B15: Intersection with priority
B17: Intersection with priority to the right
B19: Yield to oncoming traffic
B21: Priority over oncoming traffic
B22: Bike may pass a yellow or red light to turn right, after yield
B23: Bike may pass a yellow or red light to go straight, after yield

Prohibitory signs

C1: Do not enter
C3: No vehicles in both directions
C5: No entry for motor vehicles with more than two wheels and motorcycles with sidecar
C6: No entry for motor vehicles with four wheels, constructed for off-road use, with an open bodywork, a steering wheel as on a motorcycle and a saddle
C7: No entry for motorcycles
C9: No entry for mopeds
C11: No entry for bicycles
C13: No entry for horse-drawn vehicles
C15: No entry for horse riders
C17: No entry for hand carts
C19: No entry for pedestrians
C21: Weight limit
C22: No entry for buses
C23: No entry for trucks
C24a: No entry for vehicles transporting dangerous goods
C24b: No entry for vehicles transporting flammable or explosive goods
C24c: No entry for vehicles transporting water polluting goods
C25: Length limit
C27: Width limit
C29: Height limit
C31a: No left turn
C31b: No right turn
C33: No U-turn
C35: No overtaking
C37: End of the overtaking restriction
C39: No overtaking for vehicles with a maximum allowed mass of over 3,5 tonnes
C41: End of the overtaking restriction for vehicles with a maximum allowed mass of over 3,5 tonnes
C43: Maximum speed
C45: End of the maximum speed restriction
C46: End of the restrictions imposed on moving vehicles
C47: Toll post

Mandatory signs

D1a: Ahead only
D1b: Turn left
D1b: Turn right
D1c: Pass on left
D1d: Pass on right
D1e: Turn left ahead
D1f: Turn right
D3a: Turn left or ahead only
D3b: Turn right or ahead only
D4: Direction of vehicles transporting dangerous goods (turn left)
D4: Direction of vehicles transporting dangerous goods (ahead only)
D4: Direction of vehicles transporting dangerous goods (turn right)
D5: Roundabout
D7: Cycleway
D9a: Segregated path for pedestrians and cyclists
D9b: Segregated path for pedestrians and cyclists
D10: Shared path for pedestrians and cyclists
D11: Footpath
D13: Bridlepath

Parking signs

E1: No parking
E3: No stopping
E5: No parking from the 1st till 15th day of the month
E7: No parking forbidden from the 16th till last day of the month
E9a: Parking permitted
E9a: Parking permitted, when using parking disk
E9a: Parking reserved for the disabled
E9b: Parking reserved for motorcycles, cars, vans (< 3.5t) and minibusses
E9c: Parking reserved for trucks
E9d: Parking reserved for coaches
E9e: Parking mandatory on the verge or sidewalk
E9f: Parking mandatory partly on the verge or sidewalk
E9g: Parking mandatory on the road
E9h: Parking reserved for campers
E9i: Parking reserved for motorcycles
E11: Half-monthly parking restriction in built-up areas

Indicatory signs

F1a: Start of a built up area
F1a: Start of a built up area
F1b: Start of a built up area
F1b: Start of a built up area
F3a: End of a built up area
F3a: End of a built up area
F3b: End of a built up area
F3b: End of a built up area
F4a: Start of a 30 km/h speed zone
F4b: End of a 30 km/h speed zone
F5: Start of a motorway
F7: End of a motorway
F8: Tunnel
F9: Start of a motorroad
F11: End of a motorroad
F12a: Start of a living street
F12b: End of a living street
F13: Turn lane(s)
F14: Advanced stop line for bicycles
F15: Indication of the choice of direction
F17: Bus lane
F18: Bus and tram lane
F19: One-way road
F21: Pass on either side
F23a: Number of a national road
F23b: Number of a motorway
F23c: Number of an international road
F23d: Number of a ringroad
F25: Direction sign
F27: Direction sign
F29: Direction sign
F31: Direction sign (over motorways)
F33a: Direction sign
F33b: Direction sign (valley or stream)
F33c: Direction sign (touristic destination)
F34a: Direction sign (important public destinations)
F34b1: Direction sign (for cyclists, horse riders and pedestrians)
F34b2: Direction sign (for cyclists, horse riders and pedestrians)
F34c1: Direction sign (touristic destinations for cyclists, horse riders and pedestrians)
F34c2: Direction sign (touristic destinations for cyclists, horse riders and pedestrians)
F35: Direction sign (touristic destinations)
F37: Direction sign (hotels, hostels, restaurants ...)
F39: Direction sign (detours)
F41: Direction sign (detours)
F43: Municipal boundary
F45: Dead end
F45b: Dead end, except for pedestrians and cyclists
F47: End of roadworks
F49: Pedestrian crossing
F50: Cyclist and moped crossing
F50bis: Warning for cyclists and/or pedestrians when turning in
F51a: Crossing for pedestrians below ground
F51b: Crossing for pedestrians above ground
F52: Emergency exit in tunnel
F52bis: Emergency exit route
F53: Healthcare facility (hospital, nursing home ...)
F55: First aid post
F56: Fire extinguisher
F57: Stream
F59: Parking lot
F60: Parking garage
F61: Telephone
F62: Emergency telephone
F63: Fuel station
F65: Hotel or motel
F67: Restaurant
F69: Bar/café
F71: Camping area
F73: Trailer park
F75: Youth hostel
F77: Information point for foreigners or touristic information
F79: Reduction of lanes
F81: Lane displacement
F83: Cut through median
F85: Traffic allowed in both directions on a one-way road
F87: Hump
F89: Speed limit on certain lanes in ...m
F91: Speed limit on certain lanes
F93: Radio station broadcasting traffic information
F95: Runaway ramp
F97: Reduction of lanes
F98: Emergency bay
F99a: Start of a road or part of a road reserved for pedestrians, cyclists horse riders and drivers of speed pedelecs
F99b: Start of a road or part of a road reserved for pedestrians, cyclists horse riders and drivers of speed pedelecs with segregation
F99c: Start of a road or part of a road reserved for farm vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists horse riders and drivers of speed pedelecs
F101a: End of a road or part of a road reserved for pedestrians, cyclists horse riders and drivers of speed pedelecs
F101b: End of a road or part of a road reserved for pedestrians, cyclists horse riders and drivers of speed pedelecs with segregation
F101c: End of a road or part of a road reserved for farm vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists horse riders and drivers of speed pedelecs
F103: Start of a pedestrian zone
F105: End of a pedestrian zone
F111: Cycle street
F117: Start of a low emission zone
F118: End of a low emission zone
F119: Start of an airport zone
F120: End of an airport zone

Additional signs

M1: Only for bicyclists
M2: Except bicyclists
M3: Except bicyclists and mopeds class A (mofas)
M3bis: Except bicyclists and mopeds
M4: Except bicyclists
M5: Except bicyclists and mopeds class A (mofas)
M5bis: Except bicyclists and mopeds
M6: Compulsory for mopeds class B
M7: Forbidden for mopeds class B
M8: Only for bicyclists and mopeds
M9: Bicyclists coming from left and right
M10: Bicyclists and mopeds coming from left and right
M16: Forbidden for mopeds class B and P (speed pedelecs)
GXI: Sign above only applies to the exit
GXa: Start of a parking regulation
GXb: End of a parking regulation
GXc: Parking regulation during the following ...m
GXd: Repeating a parking regulation
GVIId: Parking reserved for the disabled

Icons

S1: Airport
S2: Exposition center
S3: Harbour
S4: Car ferry
S5: Business and industrial zone
S10: Police department
S11: Fire department
S12: Civil protection
S13: Cemetery
S14: Bus terminal
S15: Train station
S16: Goods station
S17: City hall
S18: Religious building
S19: Court building
S20: Car shuttle train
S21: Post office
S30: Sports center
S31: Castle
S32: Ruins
S33: Monastery/abbey
S34: Cultural, recreational or amusement park
S35: Image of a monument or important landscape
S36: Park

Obsolete signs

C48: No use of cruise control
C49: End of the cruise control restriction
F113: End of cycle street

New road signs

In June 2024, new and improved road signs are used from 1 September 2026.^[5]

A1a: Curve to the left
A1b: Curve to the right
A1c: Double curve, first to the left
A1d: Double curve, first to the right
A3: Steep descent
A5: Steep ascent
A7a: Road narrows
A8: Soft shoulders
A9: Opening bridge
A11: Quay or riverbank
A13: Uneven road
A14: Road hump
A15: Slippery road
A16: Ice or snow
A17: Loose surface
A18: Reduced visibility
A19: Falling roads
A21: Pedestrian crossing
A23: Children
A25: Cyclists
A27: Animals crossing (deer)
A27: Animals crossing (cattle)
A31: Roadworks
A32: Traffic queues
A33: Traffic signals
A35: Low-flying aircraft
A37: Crosswinds
A39: Two-way traffic
A41: Railroad crossing ahead with barriers
A43: Railroad crossing ahead without barriers
A45: Railroad crossing (single track)
A47: Railroad crossing (multiple tracks)
A49: Tramway crossing
A51: Other danger
B1: Yield
B5: Stop
B9: Priority road
B11: End of priority road
B15: Intersection with priority
B17: Intersection with priority to the right
B19: Yield to oncoming traffic
B21: Priority over oncoming traffic
B22: Yield to cyclists
C1: Do no enter
C3: No vehicles in both directions
C5: No entry for motor vehicles with more than two wheels and motorcycles with sidecar
C7: No entry for motorcycles
C8: No entry for tractors
C9: No entry for mopeds
C11: No entry for bicycles
C13: No entry for horse-drawn vehicles
C19: No entry for pedestrians
C21: Weight limit
C22: Axle weight limit
C23: No entry for buses
C24: No entry for trucks
C25a: No entry for vehicles transporting dangerous goods
C25b: No entry for vehicles transporting flammable or explosive goods
C25c: No entry for vehicles transporting water polluting goods
C26: Length limit
C27: Width limit
C29: Height limit
C30: No entry for vehicles towing caravans
C32a: No left turn
C32b: No right turn
C33: No U-turn
C35: No overtaking
C41: End of the overtaking restriction
C39: No overtaking for vehicles with a maximum allowed mass of over 3,5 tonnes
C41: End of the overtaking restriction for vehicles with a maximum allowed mass of over 3,5 tonnes
C43: Maximum speed
C45: End of the maximum speed restriction
C46: End of the restrictions imposed on moving vehicles
D1a: Ahead only
D1b: Turn right ahead
D1c: Turn left ahead
D1d: Pass on right
D1e: Pass on left
D1f: Turn right
D1g: Turn left
D3a: Turn right or ahead only
D3b: Turn left or ahead only
D3c: Turn left or right
D4: Directon of vehicles transporting dangerous goods
D5: Roundabout
D7: Cycleway
D8: End of cycleway
D9: Segregated path for pedestrians and cyclists
D9: Segregated path for pedestrians and cyclists
D11: Shared path for pedestrians and cyclists
D13: Footpath
D15: Bridlepath
E1: No parking
E3: No stopping
E9: Parking

References

↑ "Koninklijk besluit van 1 december 1975 houdende algemeen reglement op de politie van het wegverkeer en van het gebruik van de openbare weg" (PDF). static.tijd.be (in Flemish).
↑ "Convention on Road Signs and Signals Vienna, 8 November 1968". United Nations. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
↑ "Handleiding verticale signalisatie" (PDF). wegenenverkeer.be (in Flemish).
↑ "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
↑ "New Belgian road code is now official" . Retrieved 2025-01-24.

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[1] "Koninklijk besluit van 1 december 1975 houdende algemeen reglement op de politie van het wegverkeer en van het gebruik van de openbare weg" (PDF). static.tijd.be (in Flemish).

[2] "Convention on Road Signs and Signals Vienna, 8 November 1968". United Nations. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

[3] "Handleiding verticale signalisatie" (PDF). wegenenverkeer.be (in Flemish).

[4] "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-09.

[5] "New Belgian road code is now official" . Retrieved 2025-01-24.

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