Information sign

An Information sign is an indicator of a source of information, or may itself be informatory. Typical information signs include information boards, traffic signs, pointers to a help desk (such as in a public library, a railway station or an airport) or indicators in reference material.

Information board

A typical town information board (Wallendbeen)

An information board is a placard that informs people about a place, a building or a historic site.

Traffic signs

Where the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals is applied, the class of traffic signs classed as "information signs" are generally rectangular

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  Tourist information point (UK)

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  Information (Germany)

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  An advisory sign (UK)

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  Car park, parking garage (Germany)

Information points

Main article: Visitor center

Information signs are used to identify the presence of an information point for visitors. These can vary from a simple town plan through an enquiry point at an airport to a dedicated visitor center (tourist information centre).

Information symbol

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Information source
In Unicode	U+2139 ℹ INFORMATION SOURCE

The Unicode code block Letterlike Symbols allocates a code point (U+2139) for a symbol that may used to identify an information source. This symbol may be seen in traffic signs (as in Germany) or printed in product manuals to highlight or differentiate informational material. The default form is a lower case, roman type, serif, extra bold, letter i, but the script typeface form $i$ is common.

References

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