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2019 California Standards for Accessible Design Guide (effective January 1, 2020 with July 1, 2021 amendments)

Note: This document or portion of document references a state or local requirement that is NOT required by the 2010 ADA Standards.

11B-703.8.5 Character width.

The uppercase letter “O” shall be used to determine the allowable width of all low resolution VMS characters of a font. Low resolution VMS characters shall comply with the pixel count for character width in Table 11B-703.8.5.

TABLE 11B-703.8.5 PIXEL COUNT FOR LOW RESOLUTION VMS

CHARACTER HEIGHT

 CHARACTER WIDTH RANGE STROKE WIDTH RANGE

CHARACTER SPACING RANGE
7 5-6 1 2
8 6-7 1-2 2-3
9 6-8 1-2 2-3
10 7-9 2 2-4
11 8-10 2 2-4
12 8-11 2 3-4
13 9-12 2-3 3-5
14 10-13 2-3 3-5
15 11-14 2-3 3-5
Examples of pixel count, showing the letters A and B, for variable message signage, including a chart for character height, stroke width, character spacing, and line spacing

FIGURE 11B-703.8.5 LOW RESOLUTION VMS CHARACTERS

Source: 2019 California Standards for Accessible Design Guide (effective January 1, 2020 with July 1, 2021 amendments) by DSA Advisory Manual - published 07/01/2019

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