Free reference
Danish road signs
265 signs, grouped by family. The theory test asks you to state what a sign means by
picking the right answer, so learn them by family first — the shape and colour already tell you
half the answer.
Warning signs
A · 40 signs
Triangular with a red border: something ahead needs your attention. Outside built-up areas they normally stand 150-250 m before the hazard, closer inside town.
Priority signs
B · 7 signs
Who gives way: yield, stop, priority road, and priority against oncoming traffic.
Prohibitory signs
C · 34 signs
Round with a red border: something is forbidden - entry, a manoeuvre, a speed, parking.
Mandatory signs
D · 25 signs
Round and blue: something is required - a direction, a cycle path, a minimum speed.
Special regulation signs
E · 64 signs
Mostly rectangular: they announce a regime, such as motorway, one-way street, zone or parking.
Subpanels
U · 48 signs
Small plates under a main sign. They narrow it or extend it: times, vehicle types, distances.
U1.1
Distance (here in 500 meters)
U1.2
Distance (here in 500 meters)
U2.1
Distance interval (here from 200 to 800 meters)
U2.2
Distance interval (here from 200 to 800 meters)
U3.1
Length of time (here 1 hour)
U3.2
Day of week (here Wednesday)
U3.3
Time of day on weekdays. If in parentheses, Saturdays, if in red, Sundays or holidays. (here from 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays, from 8 AM to 2 PM Saturdays and from 9 AM to 12 AM on Sundays or holidays
U3.4
: Length of time (here 1 hour)
U3.5
Day of week (here Wednesday)
U3.6
Time of day on weekdays. If in parentheses, Saturdays, if in red, Sundays or holidays. (here from 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays, from 8 AM to 2 PM Saturdays and from 9 AM to 12 AM on Sundays or holidays
U4.1
Type(s) of vehicle (here heavy goods vehicle)
U4.2
Type(s) of vehicle (here heavy goods vehicle)
U5.1
Bicycles and small mopeds exempt
U5.2
Bicycles and small mopeds exempt
U6.3
A sign combination this panel is a part of, takes effect after a right turn in the intersection ahead
U6.4
A sign combination this panel is a part of, takes effect after a right turn in the intersection ahead
U7
Bicycles and small mopeds may make right turn when traffic signal is red
UA22
School
UA31
Road can be icy
UA41
Recommended speed in curves
UA43
Width limit
UA43.1
Narrow road
UA72
Watch out for trains
UA73
Overhead electricity lines at level crossing
UA99
Accident-prone intersection
UB11.1
Stop ahead
UB11.2
Two-way cycle track or lane crossing
UB11.3
Light rail crossing
UC33
Limited parking
UC56
Built up area subpanel
UC57
End of local speed limit subpanel
UC60.1
Restriction applies before and after sign
UC60.2
Restriction begins at sign
UC60.3
Restriction ends at sign
UC60.5
No stopping on shoulder
UC60.6
No parking on shoulder
UC60.7
Parking on shoulder allowed
UC60.8
Parking partly on sidewalk allowed
UC61
No stopping subpanel
UC62
No parking subpanel
UD1
Subpanel which points to lane or path
UD21.1
Two-way cycle traffic
UD21.2
End of Two-way cycle traffic
UE33.1
Before and after sign
UE33.2
After sign
UE33.3
Before sign
UE33.4
Charging
UE34
Fire extinguisher and emergency phone
Direction signs
F · 15 signs
Where the roads lead: destinations, exits and the lanes that serve them.
Distance and locality signs
H · 10 signs
Distances and place names along the route.
Motorway signs
I · 7 signs
Exit signs on motorways, counting down to the junction.
Motorway signs
J · 3 signs
Lane signs above the carriageway: which lane goes where.
Motorway signs
K · 3 signs
Route confirmation after a junction: you are on the road you wanted.
Direction signs
G · 4 signs
Portal and gantry signs mounted over the carriageway.
Service signs
M · 5 signs
Service signs: fuel, food, rest areas and other facilities.
Nothing matches that. Try a code like C55 or a word like cycle.
Where this comes from: codes and names follow the signs of executive order 425 of
13 April 2023 on road marking, as listed on
Wikipedia;
the drawings come from
Wikimedia Commons,
where they are free of copyright under section 9 of the Danish copyright act.
Catalogue built 2026-08-30. The signs are amended from time to time — most recently with effect
from 1 May 2026 — so treat this as study material, not as the legal text.