2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017

11B-703.2.5 Character height. Character height measured vertically from the baseline of the character shall be 5/8 inch (15.9 mm) minimum and 2 inches (51 mm) maximum based on the height of the uppercase letter “I”.

Exception: Reserved

[2010 ADAS] EXCEPTION: Where separate raised and visual characters with the same information are provided, raised character height shall be permitted to be ½ inch (13 mm) minimum.

FIGURE 11B-703.2.5
HEIGHT OF RAISED CHARACTERS