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The word STOP in large white block letters painted on dark pavement, oriented to be read by an approaching driver.
MUTCD
3B.20
Position
word
Color
white
Type
symbolic
National · Pavement Markings

STOP Pavement Legend

Word legend painted on the pavement that reinforces an upcoming stop sign or signal; drivers must come to a complete stop.

The word STOP painted on the roadway is a pavement legend used to reinforce an upcoming STOP sign or signalized intersection where added emphasis is needed. It typically appears just before a transverse stop line and warns drivers to prepare to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. Stop behind the stop bar (or, if none is present, before the crosswalk or intersection), yield to cross traffic and pedestrians, and proceed only when it is safe and legal to do so.

In the same family

Related markings

The word YIELD in white uppercase block letters, centered on a dark gray background.
YIELD Pavement Word Marking
The word ONLY in bold white uppercase letters on dark gray pavement. The letters fill the height of the frame, and the O at the left edge and the Y at the right edge are slightly cut off by the sides of the image.
ONLY Pavement Legend
The word SCHOOL painted in large white block capital letters on dark roadway pavement, oriented to be read by an approaching driver.
SCHOOL Pavement Word Marking
The word SCHOOL on an upper line and XING on a lower line, painted as bold white block letters on dark gray pavement. The letters are large and fill the frame, with the outer edges of each word running to the image border.
SCHOOL XING Pavement Legend
White block letters on dark pavement, reading PED on the upper line and XING on the lower line, forming a two-line pavement word marking.
PED XING Pavement Legend
Source

AI-generated SVG, Federal MUTCD 11th Edition (2023) Part 3 reference (original)

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