Road signs in Belgium/F Direction and information signs

F Direction and information signs

Sign	Image	Description	Tags
F1		Start of built-up area F1 is an old type of sign, no longer in use since 2015 Signs F1a and F1b may have the name of the built-up area on them	Unless another sign applies: Built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:urban Built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:urban Built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=30, source:maxspeed=BE-BRU:urban
F1a
F1b
F3		End of built-up area F3 is an old type of sign, no longer in use since 2015 Signs F3a and F3b may have the name of the built-up area on them	Unless another sign applies: Outside built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=70, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:rural (historically also maxspeed:type=BE-VLG:rural) Outside built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=90, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:rural (historically also maxspeed:type=BE-WAL:rural) Outside built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=70
F3a
F3b
F4a		Start of zone with speed limit 30km/h If used to indicate a school zone, sign A23 is added above.	maxspeed=30
		Sometimes, around schools for example, the sign can light up at certain times. Only then the speed is limited to 30 km/h. If used to indicate a school zone, sign A23 is added above.	maxspeed=* (normal speed when extra speed restrictions don't apply, usually 50 km/h) maxspeed:variable=school_zone
F4b		End of zone with speed limit 30km/h	Unless another sign applies: Built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:urban Built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:urban Outside built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=70, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:rural Outside built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=90, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:rural
F5		Start of motorway	highway=motorway or highway=motorway_link, maxspeed=120, minspeed=70
F7		End of motorway
F8		Tunnel	tunnel=yes, layer=-1
F9		Start of "autoweg"/"route pour automobiles"	motorroad=yes. No other tags needed, as the access tags defined on the wiki page should automatically apply.
F11		End of "autoweg"/"route pour automobiles"
F12a		Start of "woonerf"/"zone résidentielle" or "erf"/"zone de rencontre"	highway=living_street, foot=designated, maxspeed=20, source:maxspeed=BE:living_street (historically also maxspeed:type=BE:living_street)
F12b		End of "woonerf"/"zone résidentielle" or "erf"/"zone de rencontre"	Unless another sign applies: Built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:urban Built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:urban Built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=30, source:maxspeed=BE-BRU:urban Outside built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=70, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:rural Outside built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=90, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:rural Outside built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=70
F13		Indicates choice of direction for different lanes at intersection	If the way is oneway (for example split up in both directions), the you can add lanes=* and turn:lanes=*
F14		Area where cyclists and drivers of mopeds can wait at an intersection with traffic lights	cycleway=asl
F15		Indicating the direction you're heading to if you follow the lanes below the arrows
F17		Traffic signs lose their meaning F17 (text) Replaced by F17(symbol) on 01/01/2027 wegcode.be Indicating a lane reserved for buses	If the way is oneway (for example split up in both directions), the you can add lanes=* and psv:lanes=designated
F18		Traffic signs lose their meaning F17 (text) Replaced by F17(symbol) on 01/01/2027 wegcode.be Indicating lanes reserved for public transport vehicles
F19		Road with one-way traffic	When the direction of the way is the same as the driving direction: oneway=yes If the oneway restriction is in the opposite direction to the drawn way, the fix in most cases is to turn the way around ("reverse way" tool in the map editors) and apply oneway=yes. If in a (very) rare case, the direction of the way cannot be changed, you can instead tag it as oneway=-1 Also try to always tag oneway:bicycle=*, oneway:mofa=*, oneway:moped=* and oneway:speed_pedelec=* depending on the possible exception sign
F21		Allowed to pass the sign left or right
F23a		N-road number sign (national road)	When the motorway has no E-number: ref=N3 When the motorway has an E-number: nat_ref=N3
F23b		A-road number sign (motorway)	When the motorway has no E-number: ref=A54 When the motorway has an E-number: nat_ref=A54
F23c		E-road number sign (European motorway)	ref=E40 int_ref=E 40
F23d		R-road number (ring road)	When the motorway has no E-number: ref=R0 When the motorway has an E-number: nat_ref=R0
F25		Sign showing possible directions	destination:forward=* or destination:backward=*, depending on the direction of the way.
F27		Sign showing possible directions
F29		Arrow indicating direction of a place (village, city...)
F31		Arrow indicating direction of a place. You'll have to follow a motorway.
F33a		Arrow indicating direction of a place (airport, port, industrial area...)
F33b		Arrow indicating direction of a touristic valley or waterway
F33c		Arrow indicating direction of a place (touristic location, sport centre...)
F34a		Arrow indicating direction of a place (station, police, cemetery, post office...)
F34b1		Arrow indicating direction of a place for indicated categories of vehicles
F34b2
F34c1		Arrow indicating direction of a touristic location for indicated categories of vehicles
F34c2		Arrow indicating direction of a touristic location for indicated categories of vehicles
F35		Arrow indicating direction of a touristic location
F37		Arrow indicating direction of a hotel, motel, youth hostel, camping terrain, restaurant...
F39		Sign announcing diversion
F41		Arrow indicating direction to follow for the diversion
F43		Municipality border
F45		No exit	DO NOT use noexit=yes on the way itself. If you want, you could add noexit=yes on the last node of the way, as described on the tag page. Actually, it's only used to inform other mappers the road is really ending, and it's not a mapping mistake.
F45b		No exit, except pedestrians and bicycles	DO NOT use noexit=yes on the way itself. If you want, you could add noexit=yes on the last node of the way, as described on the tag page. Actually, it's only used to inform other mappers the road is really ending, and it's not a mapping mistake. You can add the correct access tags or highway type on the part of the road where pedestrians and bicycles can pass.
F47		End of road works
F49		Pedestrian crossing	Add a node on the highway (it should be a part of the highway!) and tag it with highway=crossing and crossing_ref=zebra
F50		Bicycle and moped crossing	highway=crossing and bicycle=yes
F50bis		Vehicles that turn right cross a bicycle and moped crossing	Different versions exist, showing signs A21, A25 or both A21 and A25
F51a		Underground pedestrian crossing	highway=steps, bridge=*
F51b		Elevated pedestrian crossing
F52		Emergency exit in tunnels	entrance=emergency or exit=emergency
F52bis		Announcing nearest emergency exit in tunnels
F53		Nursing-home, hospital	amenity=hospital
F55		Aid post
F56		Fire extinguisher	emergency=fire_extinguisher
F57		Waterway
F59		Indicating parking	Add a node or area on the place of the parking and tag it with amenity=parking
F60		Indicating roofed over parking	Add a node or area on the place of the parking and tag it with amenity=parking followed by parking=multi-storey or parking=underground
F61		Telephone	Add a node on the place of the telephone and tag it with amenity=telephone
F62		Emergency telephone	Add a node on the place of the emergency telephone and tag it with emergency=phone
F63		Fuel	Add a node or area on the place of the fuel station and tag it with amenity=fuel
F65		Hotel or motel	Add a node or area on the place of the hotel/motel and tag it with tourism=hotel or tourism=motel
F67		Restaurant	Add a node or area on the place of the restaurant and tag it with amenity=restaurant
F69		Place where you can drink something	Add a node or area on the place of the amenity and tag it with amenity=cafe for coffee houses, tea rooms etc (pubs (cafés in Dutch) are amenity=pub!)
F71		Camp site	Add a node or area on the place of the camp site and tag it with tourism=camp_site
F73		Caravan site	Add a node or area on the place of the caravan site and tag it with tourism=caravan_site
F75		Youth hostel	Add a node or area on the place of the hostel and tag it with tourism=hostel
F77		Touristic information	Add a node or area on the place of the information facility and tag it with tourism=information
F79		Temporary road works sign indicating lane decrease
F81		Temporary road works sign indicating lane deviation
F83		Temporary road works sign indicating crossing of median on dual carriageway
F85		Temporary road works sign indicating two-way traffic on road which is usually one-way only
F87		Speed bump	Depending on the type of speed bump, add either traffic_calming=bump, traffic_calming=hump, traffic_calming=table or traffic_calming=cushion. See wiki for more details. There is a maximum speed limit of 30 km/h on all kinds of traffic calming speed bumps, if they are indicated by signs A14 and F87, or if they are located on an intersection and indicated by sign A14. (law nl fr). Technically, it's not necesary to map this maxspeed=* as it's part of the the Belgian default relation.
F89		Announces rules or dangers on specific lanes only
F91		Indicates rules or dangers on specific lanes only	See Lanes
F93		Indicates radio broadcasting service that gives traffic information
F95		"Noodstopstrook"/"Piste de détresse": emergency stop strip (where you can stop when brakes don't work during a descent)	highway=escape
F97		Indicates lane decrease	You can tag the number of lanes using lanes=*
F98		"Vluchthaven"/"Garage": where you can stop along the road in case of emergency	highway=emergency_bay Until recently, unofficial sign IF2 was also used to indicate emergency bays outside of tunnels. These are all being replaced with F98.
F99a (wet 1, 2, loi 1, 2)		Road reserved for pedestrians, speed pedelecs, bicycles, and horses (vehicles only have access by exception: emergency vehicles and vehicles with written permission)	vehicle=no, foot=yes, speed_pedelec=yes, bicycle=yes, horse=yes, emergency=yes, maxspeed=30, access:conditional=yes @ permit
		Road reserved for pedestrians, bicycles, and horses (vehicles only have access by exception: emergency vehicles and vehicles with written permission)	vehicle=no, foot=yes, bicycle=yes, horse=yes, emergency=yes, maxspeed=30, access:conditional=yes @ permit. Frequently used on RAVeL network.
		Road reserved for pedestrians and bicycles (vehicles only have access by exception: emergency vehicles and vehicles with written permission)	vehicle=no, horse=no, foot=yes, bicycle=yes, emergency=yes, maxspeed=30, access:conditional=yes @ permit. Frequently used on RAVeL.
		Road reserved for speed pedelecs and bicycles (vehicles only have access by exception: emergency vehicles and vehicles with written permission)	vehicle=no, horse=no, foot=no, bicycle=yes, speed_pedelec=yes, emergency=yes, maxspeed=30, access:conditional=yes @ permit
		This variant on traffic sign F99a is not legal. Art.22quinquies mentions "categories of road users", so plural, meaning there needs to be more than one. Road reserved for pedestrians (vehicles only have access by exception: emergency vehicles and vehicles with written permission)	vehicle=no, horse=no, foot=yes, emergency=yes, maxspeed=30, access:conditional=yes @ permit
F99b (wet 1, 2, loi 1, 2)		Road reserved for pedestrian and bicycles on indicated part of the road (vehicles only have access by exception: emergency vehicles and vehicles with written permission) Can be adapted according to different categories	vehicle=no, horse=no, foot=yes, bicycle=yes, emergency=yes, segregated=yes, maxspeed=30, access:conditional=yes @ permit
F99c (wet 1, 2, loi 1, 2)		Road reserved for agriculture vehicles, speed pedelecs, pedestrians, horses and bicycles (emergency vehicles and local traffic allowed). Can be adapted according to different categories.	motor_vehicle=destination, agricultural=yes, speed_pedelec=yes, foot=yes, horse=yes, bicycle=yes, emergency=yes, maxspeed=30
			motor_vehicle=destination, agricultural=yes, foot=yes, horse=yes, bicycle=yes, emergency=yes, maxspeed=30
F101a (wet 1, 2, loi 1, 2)		End of road reserved for pedestrians, bicycles and horses Can be adapted according to different categories
F101b (wet 1, 2, loi 1, 2)		End of road reserved for pedestrian and bicycles on indicated part of the road.
F101c (wet 1, 2, loi 1, 2)		End of road reserved for agriculture vehicles, speed pedelecs, pedestrians, bicycles and horses.
F103		Pedestrian area. Only pedestrians are allowed. If there is a bicycle on the sign, bicycles are also allowed. Permit holders are also allowed. Delivery vehicles and taxis may also be allowed when mentioned on the sign. Access to delivery vehicles, taxis and bicyclists may be restricted to certain time periods and days, as mentioned on the sign.	highway=pedestrian, vehicle=permit, foot=designated, emergency=yes, bus=yes Examples of possible restrictions added to the sign: Bicycles always allowed (sign has bicycle icon, without hour restriction): bicycle=yes Bicycles allowed between 18h30 and 11h00: bicycle=yes @ (18:30-11:00) (adjust accordingly) Loading/unloading always allowed: vehicle:conditional=yes @ delivery Loading/unloading only allowed between 18h30 and 11h00: vehicle:conditional=delivery @ (18:30-11:00) (adjust accordingly) Loading/unloading only allowed for vehicles less than 10 ton between 18h30 and 11h00: vehicle:conditional=delivery @ (18:30-11:00 AND weight<10) (adjust accordingly) Taxis always allowed: taxi=destination Taxis only allowed between 18h30 and 11h00: taxi:conditional=destination @ (18:30-11:00) Other conditional restrictions might be possible
F105		End of pedestrian area
F107		Doesn't exist anymore
F109		Doesn't exist anymore
F111 R17		Start of road dedicated to bicycle traffic untill sign F113 or until the next junction. This sign was removed from the Wegcode on 1 April 2023. The signs have to be replaced by the ones below by 1 January 2035.	bicycle=designated, overtaking:motor_vehicle=no, maxspeed=30, cyclestreet=yes
		Start of zone dedicated to bicycle traffic until sign F113/R17 This sign was added to the Wegcode on 1 April 2023 and replaces the F111 signs with text "Fietsstraat"/"Rue cyclable". The sign can still be kept untill 1 January 2035.
ZF111		Traffic signs lose their meaning ZF111 with "Zone" validity or stating "Fietsstraat" Replaced by R17  on 01/01/2035 wegcode.be Start of zone dedicated to bicycle traffic until sign F111/. This sign was removed from the Wegcode on 1 April 2023. The signs can still be kept untill 1 January 2032.	bicycle=designated, overtaking:motor_vehicle=no, maxspeed=30, cyclestreet=yes
ZF111/		Traffic signs lose their meaning ZF111 with "Zone" validity or stating "Fietsstraat" Replaced by R17  on 01/01/2035 wegcode.be End of zone dedicated to bicycle traffic. This sign was removed from the Wegcode on 1 April 2023. The signs can still be kept untill 1 January 2032.	Built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:urban Built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:urban Built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=30, source:maxspeed=BE-BRU:urban Outside built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=70, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:rural Outside built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=90, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:rural Outside built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=70
F113 R19		End of road dedicated to bicycle traffic This sign was removed from the Wegcode on 1 August 2021, but got reintroduced on 1 October 2022. The sign was then removed again on 1 April 2023. The signs have to be replaced by the ones below by 1 January 2035.	Unless another sign applies: Built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:urban Built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=50, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:urban Built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=30, source:maxspeed=BE-BRU:urban Outside built-up area in Flanders maxspeed=70, source:maxspeed=BE-VLG:rural Outside built-up area in Wallonia maxspeed=90, source:maxspeed=BE-WAL:rural Outside built-up area in Brussels maxspeed=70
		End of a zone dedicated to bicycle traffic This sign was added to the Wegcode on 1 April 2023 an replaces the F113 signs with text "Fietsstraat"/"Rue cyclable".
F117		Start of a Low Emission Zone (LEZ).	A Low emission zone is defined in OSM by the tag boundary=low_emission_zone. Currently, the ones in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent are already tagged. Please see this wiki page before adding any new.
F118		End of a Low Emission Zone (LEZ).	A Low emission zone is defined in OSM by the tag boundary=low_emission_zone. Currently, the ones in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent are already tagged. Please see this wiki page before adding any new.
F119		Start of an airport area.
F120		End of an airport area.