Road signs in Malaysia
Road signs in Malaysia are standardised road signs similar to those used in Europe but with certain distinctions. Until the early 1980s, Malaysia closely practice in road sign design, with diamond-shaped warning signs and circular restrictive signs to regulate traffic. Signs usually use the Transport Heavy (cf. the second image shown to the right) font on non-tolled roads and highways. Tolled expressways signs use a font specially designed for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) which is LLM Lettering. It has two type of typefaces, LLM Narrow and LLM Normal. Older road signs used the FHWA Series fonts (Highway Gothic) typeface also used in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Malaysian traffic signs use Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), the official and national language of Malaysia. However, English is also used for used at 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 92), which links Kota Tinggi to Sungai Rengit in Johor state and Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway which links Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands, which also have Chinese and Tamil on signs.
According to the road category under Act 333, the Malaysian Road Transport 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.[1] There are four major types of road signs in Malaysia. First is Warning Signs (Tanda Amaran), second is Prohibition Signs (Tanda Larangan), third is Mandatory Signs (Tanda Wajib) and fourth is Information Signs (Tanda Maklumat).[2]
Warning signs
Malaysian warning signs are diamond-shaped or rectangular and are yellow and black or red and white in colour.
Prohibited from entering the right turn at the intersection and deformation
Crossroad intersection
Crossroad on the left
Crossroad on the right
Exit to the left
Exit ot the right
Offset roads
Y-shaped road intersection
T-roads
Left turn
Right back bend
Left curve
Right curve
Winding road
Loop sign
Keep left curve chevron sign
Keep right curve chevron sign
Obstacles ahead
Pass either side
Divided road begins
Divided road ends
Confluce intersection
Steep uphill slope
Steep downhill
Falling stone
Roundabout
Two-way traffic
Road unevennnes surface
Road narrows
Narrow roads on left
Climbing line
Descent line
Narrow bridge
Drawbridge
Slippery road
Traffic signals ahead
Level crossing with gate ahead
Level crossing with gates ahead
Automatic level crossing
Stop ahead
Give way ahead
Hump ahead
Hump
Cattle crossing
Deer crossing
Crosswind
Crosswind area 500 meter ahead reduce speed now
Playground
Blind man crossing
Pedestrian crossing (option 1)
Pedestrian crosssing (option 2)
School children crossing (option 1)
School children crossing (option 2)
Eldery people crossing
Disabled crossing/parking
Towing zone (option 1)
Towing zone (option 2)
Obstacles
Junction on the left right sign
Caution! accident area sign
Fog warning sign, limited visibility - switch on headlamps
Keep left except overtaking (option 1)
Keep left unless overtaking (option 2)
Reduce speed (option 1)
Reduce speed (option 2)
Reduce speed sign, with speed limit
Heavy vehicles, keep left sign
Emergency escape ramp
Camera operation zone
Slope supervision zone
Use low gear
High voltage lines ahead (option 1)
High voltage lines ahead (option 2)
Please drive in the 2 leftmost
Residential area warning sign. Usually found in Klang Valley area.
Prohibition signs
Malaysia prohibition signs are round with red outline and black pictogram.
Stop
Stop, children crossing
Give way
No entry
Trucks not allowed
Motorcycles not allowed
No slow moving vehicles
No u-turn
No left turn
No right turn
No overtaking
No overtaking for heavy vehicles
Heavy vehicles prohibited on the fast
No hawking
No parking
No stopping
No stopping, except emergency sign
No honking
Width clearance 2.5 meters
Height clearance 5 meters
Height limit sign at gantry
Weight limits 8 tones
Speed limit signs
These signs show speed limit on roads.
Speed limit (option 2)
Speed limit zone sign
Speed limit reminder
Malaysia speed limit at border crossing (option 1)
Malaysia speed limit (option 2)
Speed limit reminder signs for school zone
Mandatory signs
Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictogram. These are also used in signifying specific vehicle type lanes.
Keep left
Turn left
Go straight
Bicycle lane
Bicycle lane with description (Rectangular)[3]
One way street
Dead end
U-turn
Information signs
Malaysian information signs are blue green and brown.
Symbol of the Malaysian Expressways
Direction to expressway with expressway name
Direction to expressway
To expressway direction
Entrance to the toll expressway from non-tolled highway
White with black letters signs for expressway names of closed toll systems
Yellow with black letters signs for expressway names of opened toll systems
Start of Expressway with road name and route code (Option 1)
Start of Expressway (Option 2)
Expressway maintenance border limit (Option 1)
Expressway maintenance border limit (Option 2)
Expressway maintenance border limit (Option 3)
Malaysian expressway shield
Malaysian expressway shield with highway concessionaire logo and highway hotline number
Driver location signs kilometre markers
Driver location signs hectometre markers
Driver location signs interchange hectometre markers
This expressway accepts electronic toll collections (ETC) only
This toll plaza accepts Electronic Toll Collections (ETC) only (Note: Batu Tiga Toll Plaza was demolished in 2017)
Toll plaza ahead in 500 metres with its name
Toll fare rates list
Toll rates rates list (electronic toll collection (ETC) only)
Keep your lane
Motorcycle lane entrance sign
Motocycle entry lane on expressway signs- Touch 'n Go marker on road
- Samrt TAG marker on road
Motorcycle lane directions sign
Touch 'n Go lane
Touch 'n Go reload lane
SmartTAG lane
RFID sign
Customer Service Centre sign, usually found at toll plaza
Expressway distance sign
Expressway distance sign with Asian Highway route shield
Emergency signs with SOS logo
Emergency SOS sign with highway hotline number
SOS nearby signs, usually found at road barrier
Shelter for motorcycles, 200 metres away
Shelter for motorcycles on the left
Layby and Rest and Service Area distance sign
Rest and Service area 1 kilometre away
R&R entry
Overhead Bridge Restaurant (OBR) entry sign
Next R&R signs, usually found after R&R
Layby sign
Layby entry
Next layby signs, usually found after Layby
Next Layby/R&R signs, usually found near the entrance of Layby/R&R.
Direction to Vista Point
Vista Point sign
Tunnel 500 metres ahead
Tunnel ahead, please turn on headlights
Penang Bridge logo
Next interchange exit sign
Name of interchange including exit signs (Usually found on expressways in urban areas)
Exit 2 kilometres away
Exit 1 kilometre away
Exit 500 metres away
Expressway tourist exit sign
Gantry signs:- Exit approaching
Exit to the left sign
Gantry sign:- Expressway interchange 2 kilometres away
Gantry sign:- Expressway interchange 1 kilometre away
Gantry sign:- Expressway interchange 500 metres away
Gantry sign:- Expressway interchange 250 metres away
Gantry exit signs
Direction lanes
Prohibited signs gathered at the bridge
End of expressway
End of expressway with name of expressway
Malaysian federal route shield
Malaysian state route shield
Route shield for numbering system for local authority
Asian highway route shield
Highway interchange directional number
3-way intersection derictional sign with exit number (1000 m)
Federal road distance sign with road name
Route number direction sign
4-way roundabout directional sign with exit number
Federal road distance sign with road names and other major
4-way roundabout directions
International border sign
Selangor state board signboard
Federal territory of kuala lumpur border signboard
Petaling police district border signboard
Entering town and settlements signs
Government institutitos (option 1)
Government institutions (option 2)
Tourist destinations (option 1)
Tourist destinations (option 2)
Industrial area direction sign
Hospital direction
Hotel direction sign
Weighing bridge symbol
Vista Point
Layby logo
Rest and service area green
Rest and service area blue
Truck stops
Food court
Disabilities
Toilet
Petrol station
Surau/Mosque
Jetty
Port (Harbour)
Telephone
Parking
Wakaf (hut)
Information centre
Repair shop
ATM
Touch 'n Go purchase and reload facilities
Money changer
Wi-fi
Airport
University
Wild elephant crossed
Tourist sport area by 500 m
Tourist sport area
Fishing area
Beach area
Recreation area
Camp area
Waterfall area
Temporary signs
The Construction signs in Malaysia are diamond-shape on rectangle sign and are Orange and Black in color.
Attention, construction ahead sign with 500 m
Road work sign
Road work sign
Temporary speed limit sign
Keep left sign
Keep right sign
Detour
Detour ahead
Detour to the left sign
Detour to the right sign
Caution works ahead
Caution, reduce speed
Construction site
Sorry for inconvenience caused
Your cooperation much needed
Temporary traffic
Vehicles in out ahead
Caution vehicles in out ahead
Flagman ahead
Flagman sign with 200m
One lane traffic ahead
Road narrows on left (temporary sign)
Road narrows on right (temporary sign)
Right lane closed
Right lane closed sign
Left lane closed
Left lane closed sign
Centre lane closed sign
End of construction site (option 1)
End of construction site (option 2)