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Letter Height Visibility Chart

This handy reference chart will help you determine the readability of different letter heights at various distances. This assumes that a sturdy typeface such as Helvetica or Futura Medium is being used.

These distances will vary by approximately 10% depending on what color combinations are used.

Letter Height	Visibility
2"	65 feet
3"	100 feet
4"	150 feet
6"	200 feet
8"	350 feet
9"	400 feet
10"	450 feet
12" (1 foot)	525 feet
15"	630 feet
18"	750 feet
24" (2 feet)	1000 feet
30"	1,250 feet
36" (3 feet)	1,500 feet
42"	1,750 feet
48" (4 feet)	2,000 feet
54"	2,250 feet
60" (5 feet)	2,500 feet
72" (6 feet)	3,000 feet
84" (7 feet)	3,500 feet
96" (8 feet)	4,000 feet
108" (9 feet)	4,500 feet
120" (10 feet)	5,000 feet
132" (11 feet)	5,500 feet
144" (12 feet)	6,000 feet

Note- 1 mile = 5,280 feet.

To simulate how your sign will actually look when viewed from a distance, take our infamous Hall Test or use one of our Distance Legibility Guides

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