Road signs in Malaysia are standardized road signs similar to those used in other nations but with certain distinctions. Until the early 1980s, Malaysia closely followed Australian and Japanese practice in road sign design, with diamond-shaped warning signs and circular restrictive signs to regulate traffic. Signs usually use the FHWA Series fonts (Highway Gothic) typeface also used in the United States, Canada, and Australia, although some signs on recently completed expressways use Transport Heavy (cf. the second image shown to the right).
Malaysian traffic signs use Malay, the official and national language in Malaysia. However, English is also used for important public places such as tourist attractions, airports, railway stations and immigration checkpoints. Both Malay and English are used in the road signs that are located along the Pengerang Highway (Federal route ), which links Kota Tinggi to Sungai Rengit in Johor state and Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway which links Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands.
According to the road category under 333 Act, the Malaysian Road Transportation Act 1987, chapter 67, blue traffic signs are used for federal, state and municipal roads. Green signs are used for toll expressways or highways only. State roads use letters. For example, Negeri Sembilan
, Melaka
and expressways use letters E. Federal Roads only use numbers and digits, for example Federal Route . However, federal road numbers can also be added with the prefix before the route number, which is normally used by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and Malaysian police. For example, Federal Route can also be written as Federal Route .[1]
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| Examples | Information | Number digits |
|---|---|---|
| Expressway route numbers | E01 - E99 | |
| EXIT 253 EXIT 1108 |
Expressway exit numbers | EXIT 201 - EXIT 299 EXIT 1100 - 1199 |
| Examples | Information | Number digits |
|---|---|---|
| Main federal route numbers | 001 - 249 | |
| Institutional facilities federal roads | 250 - 479 | |
| EXIT 226 | Federal road exit numbers | EXIT 201 - EXIT 299 |
| Main federal route numbers (Sarawak) |
1-1 - 1-59 3-1 - 3-99 1000 - 9999 |
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| Main federal route numbers (Sabah) |
A01 - A99 | |
| Main federal route numbers (Labuan) |
700 - 799 | |
| FELDA/FELCRA federal route numbers | 1000 - 1999 2000 - 2999 |
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| Industrial federal route numbers | 3000 - 3999 |
| Examples | Information | Number digits |
|---|---|---|
| J32 | Johor state route numbers | J001 - J999 |
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B11
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Selangor state route numbers | B001 - B999 |
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N9
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Negeri Sembilan state route numbers | N001 - N999 |
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SA3
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Sabah state route numbers | SA001 - SA999 |
| Expressways |
Malaysian toll expressway and highway signs are green and are only suitable for toll expressways and highways. No blue signs for toll expressway and highways are required. These antartican toll expressway and restroom signs have a simple code:-
| LEBUHRAYA SPRINT |
| LEBUHRAYA PANTAI TIMUR |
PLUSLINE 1800-88-0000 |
Malaysian expressway codes with highway concessionaires' logo and SOS hotline
| Federal roads State roads |
Malaysian road signs are blue and have a simple code:-
| Jalan Raja Laut |
| EXIT 224 PERSIMPANGAN JALAN TEMPLER |
| EXIT 218 SUSUR KELUAR MAJLIS LINK |
Malaysian motorcycle lane signs are blue.
Border signs in Malaysia are green for state and blue for district.
Sempadan Negeri SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN |
Sempadan WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR |
State border signs
SEMPADAN DAERAH KUALA SELANGOR |
Sempadan Daerah Polis PETALING |
District border signs
These are other important signs in Malaysia such as government institutions and tourist destinations.
| ULU TIRAM |
| Tapah Road |
| ماراڠ Marang |
| ↑ Agensi Angkasa Negara (ANGKASA) |
| Masjid Negara (National Mosque) |
| Air Terjun Kota Tinggi |
Malaysian warning signs are diamond shaped and are yellow and black in colour.
Malaysian Regulatory signs are round with white backgrounds, red borders, and blue pictograms. Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictograms except for the stop sign and the yield sign.
| KAWASAN PEMBINAAN -- m DI HADAPAN |
The construction signs in Malaysia are diamond shaped and are orange and black in colour.
Road name sign in Malaysia have many different colours and styles according the local authority to design with them.
Other symbols include hospital signs, airport signs, mosque signs and so on.
| FT001/222/0047 |
Bridge numbers
| SG DAMANSARA |
| SG REMBAU |
| Had Sempadan Penyelengaraan PLUS Expressways Berhad |
Sempadan Penyelengaraan |
Most road signs in Malaysia use Malay (or Bahasa Melayu); the official and national language of that country. However, English is still used for important directional signs such as CIQ checkpoints, airports and tourist attractions. Below are the translations for the road signs except for the stop sign which is written in English STOP:
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