<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_77e6b4ac-c41e-4dc6-8841-6e03728cb2b1" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>S15C3</sptc><title id="_1f013208-0707-4538-b66a-efddb1077b45">Braille and tactile sign specification</title><archive-num>2019: Spec D3.6: 3</archive-num><subclause id="_db56acea-6f3d-493d-92ba-51922058c902" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_7983d9ea-7bfa-42a7-b552-f05f59a21a1e">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Tactile characters must be raised or embossed to a height of not less than 1 mm and not more than 1.5 mm.</p></subclause><subclause id="_bebb8626-f97e-4a37-a52d-fd64826c86c8" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_48b0c54e-d499-41e4-8c04-9c253715d41d">SubClause</title><num>2</num><p>Title case must be used for all tactile characters, and—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_03df0116-6118-43b9-b0d5-65df323276c7">upper case tactile characters must have a height of not less than 15 mm and not more than 55 mm, except that the upper case tactile characters on a sign identifying a door <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_c21813be-76c8-433d-9d4e-19fae3cbcd99" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> by <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/2834_2.2.0.xml#_d4dfec06-ac70-4f78-bbb1-b8c95293a7b9" id="_d3efcaf5-d2cc-4d8b-b1e3-cf71c09edfe9" scope="local" type="clause">E4D5</xref> to be provided with an <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1263_2.3.0.xml#_9712f630-8cf7-401b-b1cc-ae0be4485915" id="_a724d13c-821a-45fd-8bbb-da3dc03ffaac" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">exit</xref> sign must have a height of not less than 20 mm and not more than 55 mm; and</li><li id="_b3ad5459-b74c-42ab-b81f-645ae8ea2d4f">lower case tactile characters must have a minimum height of 50% of the related upper case characters.</li></ol></subclause><subclause id="_f0664066-f476-427f-8b47-649d15d9e2d4" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_6bb1a882-578d-4f76-b322-0fe41455d1b9">SubClause</title><num>3</num><p>Tactile characters, symbols, and the like, must have rounded edges.</p></subclause><subclause id="_f6c2280a-16a6-47db-babe-db49cca6a00a" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_bb627a77-9a5f-4e26-8e55-d69abc9cb95f">SubClause</title><num>4</num><p>The entire sign, including any frame, must have all edges rounded.</p></subclause><subclause id="_6d93a058-5f80-4407-9b8d-69dd6b72d328" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_94103125-44dc-4316-9080-22301d0aed02">SubClause</title><num>5</num><p>The background, negative space or fill of signs must be of matt or low sheen finish.</p></subclause><subclause id="_bd4406fb-2b63-4429-b761-9dddefc722cb" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_8d800ea7-e06a-4279-9597-fedb856ada43">SubClause</title><num>6</num><p>The characters, symbols, logos and other features on signs must be matt or low sheen finish.</p></subclause><subclause id="_59456a1d-c1f3-446b-9b07-574f1f7e0003" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_b3757aac-5c70-419e-aa01-bf452d83bf64">SubClause</title><num>7</num><p>The minimum letter spacing of tactile characters on signs must be 2 mm.</p></subclause><subclause id="_da6d63e1-525e-47c3-9678-8923287d3c91" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_7ea2429b-d116-4faa-b437-0438252235d3">SubClause</title><num>8</num><p>The minimum word spacing of tactile characters on signs must be 10 mm.</p></subclause><subclause id="_1a491c26-978f-490a-b55a-14d5794d280c" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_3bb59b06-b0ed-46f6-b174-25eb0623d277">SubClause</title><num>9</num><p>The thickness of letter strokes must be not less than 2 mm and not more than 7 mm.</p></subclause><subclause id="_8927b05c-aaf3-4cf0-95e7-1038ccf9d8f9" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_891586e1-1834-4c60-995f-ffb49d228ba2">SubClause</title><num>10</num><p>Tactile text must be left justified, except that single words may be centre justified.</p></subclause><subclause id="_111cd512-0a76-4ab8-9fd3-edf17c6e40fc" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_5ffd6dd9-dab4-472c-b42f-ad974fcfedf9">SubClause</title><num>11</num><p>Tactile text must be Arial typeface.</p></subclause></clause>