Exit sign

An exit sign is a pictogram or short text in a public facility (such as a building, aircraft, or boat) denoting the location of the closest emergency exit to be used in case of fire or other emergency that requires rapid evacuation. Most relevant codes (fire, building, health, or safety) require exit signs to be permanently lit at all times.

For the sign located on a controlled-access highway, see Exit number.
"Exit Sign" redirects here. For the Hilltop Hoods song with Illy and Ecca Vandal, see Exit Sign (song).

Post-1982 Japanese exit sign ("running man") designed by Yukio Ota in 1979. ISO Standard (1987) sign in parts of Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas; actual implementations vary slightly
The red or green EXIT sign is more common in North America, especially in the United States. Canada previously used this design, but is phasing it out in favor of the ISO standard sign.
Sign used in the European Union and Macau, the arrow showing the escape route can be to the left, to the right, up or down

Exit signs are intended to be absolutely unmistakable and understandable to anyone. In the past, this generally meant exit signs that show the word "EXIT" or the equivalent in the local language, but increasingly, exit signs around the world are in pictogram form, with or without supplementary text.

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