GB/T 10001.1-2023Public information graphical symbols - Part 1: General symbols (English PDF)

Foreword

This document was issued on 7 September 2023 by the State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC and takes effect on 1 January 2024.

It is a GB/T standard: recommended rather than compulsory, but it is the text a Chinese reviewer applies when assessing a submission.

This document was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2020

"Directives for standardization - Part 1.Rules for the structure and drafting of

standardizing documents".

GB/T 10001 "Public information graphical symbols", GB/T 20501 "Public information

guidance systems -- Design principles and requirements for guidance elements", and

GB/T 15566 "Graphical signs. Principles and requirements for the application" together

constitute the national standard system that supports the construction of public

information guidance systems.

This document is Part 1 of GB/T 10001 "Public information graphical symbols". GB/T

10001 has been published in the following parts.

- Part 1.General symbols;

- Part 2.Symbols for tourism and entertainment;

- Part 3.Symbols for passenger and cargo transport;

- Part 4.Symbols for recreation sport;

- Part 5.Symbols for shopping;

- Part 6.Symbols for medical treatment and health care;

- Part 7.Symbols for office and teaching;

- Part 8.Symbols for behavioral indicators;

- Part 9.Symbols for accessible facilities.

This document replaces GB/T 10001.1-2012 "Public information graphical symbols --

Part 1.General symbols". Compared with GB/T 10001.1-2012, in addition to structural

adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.

a) Added 18 graphical symbols. Moving Walkway, Security Check, Family

Restrooms, Baby Change, Sitting Toilet, Squatting Toilet, Photograph,

Embassy/Consulate, Planetarium, Science Museum, Transportation Hub,

Children’s Playground, Child Care, Self-service, Card Swiping, Self-

service Luggage Storage, Locker Room, Wi-Fi;

b) Changed 33 graphical symbols. Exit and Entrance, Entrance, Exit, Overpass,

Escalator Up, Escalator Down, Elevator, Freight Elevator, Automatic Sensor

Faucet, Drinking Fountain, Shopping Area, Supermarket, Hospital, Bank,

Cinema, Snacks, Books and Newspapers, Internet Service, Bath, Museum,

Art Gallery, Library, Park, Automatic Teller Machine, Vending Machine,

Security, Cloakroom, Men’s Locker Room, Women’s Locker Room,

Mobile Phone Charging, Electrical Outlet, Volume Control, Ashtray;

c) Deleted or moved 25 graphical symbols to other parts. Of which, deleted 3

graphical symbols. Washroom, Automatic Ticketing, VIP; moved the other 22

graphical symbols of GB/T 10001.Parking Lot, Indoor Parking Lot, Bicycle

Parking Area, Gas Station, Foot Switch, Stand on the Right, Keep Quiet, Do Not

Pass, Do Not Sit or Lie Down, Do Not Climb over the Railing, Do Not Touch,

Do Not Step On, Do Not Bring Pets, Do Not Use Mobile Phones, Do Not Take

Photos, Do Not Use Flashlights, Do Not Smoke, Do Not Throw Cigarette Butts,

Do Not Dispose Of Waste, Do Not Drink Water, Do Not Disturb.

This document was drafted with reference to ISO 7001.2023 "Graphical symbols --

Registered public information symbols ". The degree of consistency is non-equivalent.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be

the subject of patent rights. The issuing authority shall not be held responsible for

identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document was proposed by and shall be under the jurisdiction of National

Technical Committee on Graphical Symbols of Standardization Administration of

China (SAC/TC 59).

The drafting organizations of this document. China National Institute of

Standardization, Renmin University of China, Ministry of Culture and Tourism,

National Railway Administration, Tsinghua University, Hainan Provincial Department

of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Television and Sports, Beijing Vision Four-

Dimensional Urban Orientation Planning and Design Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Langyu Vision

Technology Co., Ltd., and Beijing Xingbo Tourism Investment Planning and Design

Institute Co., Ltd.

Main drafters of this document. Bai Dianyi, Zhang Liang, An Yaoshun, Wang Liming,

Chen Ziding, Yang Yonglin, Liu Jingwen, Gong Fengqi, Ren Ming, Wu Yachun, Liu

Xia, Zou Chuanyu, Chen Yongquan.

Versions of standard substituted by this document are.

- It was first published in 1988 as GB 10001-1988 "Graphical symbols for use on

public information signs";

- It incorporated GB 3818-1983 "Graphical symbols for public information" in the

first revision in 1994;

- It was secondly revised in 2000, published in parts. This document corresponds to

GB/T 10001.1-2000 "Public information graphical symbols for use on sign -- Part

1.Common symbols";

Public information graphical symbols -- Part 1.General

symbols

1 Scope

GB/T 10001.1-2023 is the standard behind the signs in every airport, station, hospital and shopping centre in China. Public information symbols exist to be understood without language, by someone moving quickly, from a distance, who may not read Chinese and may not read at all — and that only works if the same symbol means the same thing everywhere. A toilet, an exit, a lift, a no-smoking sign, an information point: each has to be recognised instantly, which depends on consistency across the whole country rather than on any individual sign being well designed. The standard also has to say how a symbol may be reproduced, because a symbol redrawn freely stops being the symbol people learned. This part defines the common public information graphical symbols used in public places, gives the meaning and description of each, and specifies the requirements for their application. It is Part 1 of the GB/T 10001 series, the general symbols on which the sector-specific parts build. Under ICS 01.080.10 and CCS A22, it is written for the designers of wayfinding systems, for the operators of public buildings and transport facilities, and for the sign manufacturers who produce them.

This document defines the common public information graphical symbols (hereinafter

referred to as graphical symbols) used in various public places. It gives the meaning

and description of the graphical symbols. It stipulates the application requirements of

the graphical symbols.

This document is applicable to public places and related facilities such as tourism and

leisure, passenger and freight transport, sports and fitness, shopping, medical care,

office and teaching. It is specifically used for the design of location signs, guide signs,

information index signs, plan diagrams, block guide maps, portable printed materials

and other guide elements in public information guidance systems.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this

document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,

the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

GB/T 10001.2~10001.9, Public information graphical symbols

GB/T 15565, Graphical symbols -- Terms

GB/T 16903, Rules for the presentation of graphical symbols for use on signs --

Design principles and requirements for public information graphical symbols

GB/T 16903.2, Rules for the presentation of graphical symbols for use on signs --

Part 2.General symbol elements for public information graphical symbols

GB/T 20501 (all parts), Public information guidance systems -- Design principles

and requirements for guidance elements

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions defined in GB/T 15565

apply.

4 Graphical symbols

Table 1 defines the common graphical symbols and gives the corresponding meanings

and descriptions of the symbols.

5 Application

5.1 When using this document, appropriate graphical symbols should be selected from

GB/T 10001.2~10001.9 according to the needs of specific locations and special

situations.

5.2 If it is necessary to design a new graphical symbol, appropriate general symbol

elements should be selected from GB/T 16903.2 first. The design should be carried out

in accordance with the requirements of GB/T 169031.The designed graphical symbol

should be tested in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 16900.2 and GB/T 16903.32.

5.3 The superscripts in the graphical symbol column of Table 1 do not constitute a

component of the graphical symbol, but are only the basis for defining the symbol area.

When designing the guide elements, the graphical symbols (including superscripts) in

Table 1 should be enlarged or reduced in proportion. The position of the graphical

symbol is determined based on the superscript. The superscript should not appear in

various guide elements in the end.

5.4 When using the graphical symbols in Table 1 to design guiding elements, the

provisions of GB/T 20501 (all parts) should be followed. The shape of the graphical

symbol should be square. When designing graphical symbols of different shapes

(square, circular or elliptical), the provisions of GB/T 16903 should be followed.

5.5 When designing location signs, the graphical symbols in Table 1 or their mirror

images should be used according to the orientation of the facilities in the actual scene.

5.6 When designing directional signs, the graphical symbols in Table 1 should be used,

rotated or mirrored according to the direction indicated by the "direction" symbol used

in combination with the graphical symbols to ensure that the direction implied by the

graphical symbols is consistent with the direction of the "direction" symbol.

5.7 The meanings given in Table 1 are only the general concepts of graphical symbols.

When using, you can give corresponding names according to the specific objects to be

expressed. For example, the graphical symbol meaning "coffee" can be given specific

names such as "cafe" or "coffee shop". At the same time, the English should also be

adjusted accordingly according to the specific Chinese name.

1 This document is proposed to be revised and renumbered as GB/T 16903.1.

2 This document is proposed to be revised and renumbered as GB/T 16900.3.

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