signwriting

English

Alternative forms

• sign writing

Etymology

From sign +‎ writing.

Noun

signwriting (uncountable)

1. Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
   • 2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 30:

     Dieter walked along a broad corridor. Each door was clearly labeled in neat German signwriting, but Dieter looked inside anyway.

2. The art or process of writing signs.
   • 1991, Anthony John Lewery, Popular art: past and present:

     Much modern signwriting is also done very cheaply, in the fastest possible way, and creativity is constrained by this commercial pressure as well.

Translations

lettering

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 招牌文字 (zhāopái wénzì)

• Finnish: tekstaus
• French: please add this translation if you can

art or process

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寫招牌 / 写招牌, 写招牌 (xiě zhāopái)

• Finnish: kylttien kirjoitus
• French: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Signwriter on Wikipedia
• Sutton SignWriting on Wikipedia