Road signs in the United Arab Emirates

Directional road sign of the Dubai Gold Souk within Dubai

Road signs in United Arab Emirates are modelled on the British road sign system ^[1] that are regulated by the Road Traffic Authority (RTA) Dubai and Department of Transport (DoT) Abu Dhabi. The English language typeface is Transport and the Arabic language typeface is Naskh. ^[1]

Route classifications

Road signs in Dubai

There are three types of route signs in the UAE for classified roads.

Blue signs denote roads that facilitate travel between different emirates. These are routes of national and International importance. Green signs denote roads that are wholly within the same emirate. Brown signs provide for local wayfinding to places of local importance. ^{[2] [1]}

Gallery

Regulatory signs

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  Stop
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  Give way
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  Minimum speed limit
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  Maximum speed limit
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  No left turn
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  No right turn
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  No U-turn

Warning signs

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  Hairpin curve
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  Dead end

Information signs

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  One-way street
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  One-way street
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  One-way street
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  Living street
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  End of living street
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  Motorway
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  End of motorway

Hazard markers and additional panels

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  No turning for trucks

See also

• Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai)

References

1. Abu Dhabi Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (PDF). Government of Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
2. "Three things you may not know about road signs in Dubai". Khaleej Times. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2025.