Norwegian road signs, group by group
282 signs, nine groups, each with its name and meaning as the Norwegian sign regulations define it.
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What does this sign mean?
Oncoming traffic must give way (214). The sign shows that oncoming traffic must yield on a narrow stretch of road, so you may proceed first. Oncoming drivers are warned by sign 212. Read more about the sign → -
What does this sign mean?
No overtaking (334). It is prohibited to overtake motor vehicles with more than two wheels. The prohibition applies until it is lifted. Read more about the sign → -
What does this sign mean?
Parking disc (831). Indicates that parking is only permitted when a device (parking disc/clock) showing the time the vehicle was parked is placed clearly visible behind the windscreen. Read more about the sign → -
What does this sign mean?
Priority intersection (210). The sign warns of an intersection where you have right of way, and traffic from the intersecting roads must yield to you. The symbol shows which roads have to yield. Read more about the sign → -
What does this sign mean?
Motorway (502). Indicates that the traffic rules for motorways apply from this sign. Among other things, pedestrians, cyclists and slow-moving vehicles are prohibited, and the rules apply until the road ends or sign 504 is put up. Read more about the sign →
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The nine sign groups
The nine sign groups
Norwegian signs are split into nine groups by number series: warning signs (100 series), priority signs (200), prohibitory signs (300), mandatory signs (400), information signs (500), service signs (600), direction signs (700), supplementary plates (800) and road markings (900). The number is not decoration: it tells you what kind of sign you are looking at, and therefore what obligation it puts on you.
The catalogue is reconciled against the current sign regulations (FOR-2005-10-07-1219) on Lovdata. Signs whose numbers were retired before 2005 have been removed — they still appear in older textbooks, and they are a classic trap.
Signs that look alike
Most mistakes on the test are not about signs you have never seen, but about pairs that resemble each other: “road narrows from the left” versus “from both sides”, priority road versus priority crossroads, mandatory direction versus recommended. The sign drill here deliberately offers options close to the right one, so you have to see the difference rather than recognise a shape.
25 signs carry a variant qualifier alongside their name, because several signs share a name while showing a different situation. Mirror-image pairs whose meaning is identical carry no qualifier — there is no difference to learn there.
How to learn them without blind memorisation
Learn the group first, then the individual sign. Once you know that a red-bordered triangle warns and a red-bordered circle prohibits, you already have half the answer for a sign you have never seen. After that, it is the variants inside each group that have to stick.
The catalogue is open to everyone, no account needed – every sign has its own page with its meaning, its § and what the test tends to ask. The sign drill, which shows one sign at a time and remembers the ones you miss, is part of full access: 149 kr for a week or 199 kr for a month.
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Frequently asked questions
How many road signs are there in Norway?
This catalogue holds 282 signs from the Norwegian sign regulations, across nine groups — from warning signs to road markings.
What does the number on a Norwegian sign mean?
The number series tells you the group: 100s are warning signs, 200s priority, 300s prohibitory, 400s mandatory, 500s information, 600s service, 700s direction, 800s supplementary plates and 900s road markings.
Are the signs up to date?
The catalogue is reconciled against the current sign regulations on Lovdata, and sign numbers retired before 2005 have been removed.
The sign groups, one page each
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