This is a list of road signs in Denmark. Road signs in Denmark are regulated by the Road Traffic Act (Færdselsloven). The design and definitions of road signs is delegated to the executive, according to §95 ¶1 of the Road Traffic Act. The executive, in this case the Danish minister of transport (transportministeren), issues executive orders on the subject. The latest executive orders were issued on
Denmark signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on and ratified it on . Denmark has ratified the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic as well.
Road signs are divided into two main categories, which are traffic signs and direction- / tourist information signs:
Traffic signs are:
Direction signs and tourist information signs are:
Outside built-up areas, warning signs, except A18, A35, A74, A75 and A92, are usually placed from 150m to 250m before the danger. If the warning signs are placed at a different distance, the distance is shown on a subpanel. Inside built-up areas, warning signs can be placed at a shorter distance from the danger, without the distance being shown on a subpanel.
On motorways, direction signs have blue background when they lead to the ordinary road network, via an exit from the motorway, Directions have green background when they lead to the destination via the motorway(s).
A box with a broken border line means the route is connecting to the route number in the box.
New service signs can be designed when needed, eg. by request from a business. The permission to do this is found in §359 ¶2 in Executive Order 426 from 2023. A list of approved signs can be found on the Danish Road Directorate's (Vejdirektoratet) webpage. Signs planned, but not designed yet, are "electrician" and "real estate agent".