Priority signs

Stop

Stop completely at the stop line, or before the junction if there is no line, and give way to traffic with priority.

Come to a complete stop even if the road appears clear. Stop at the marked line; if there is no line, stop before entering the junction where you can check for approaching traffic.

The Vienna Convention model B,2a is a red octagon with a white border and white stop lettering. Japan’s 330-A is a red inverted triangle with a white border, Japanese lettering and the word STOP.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

Image credits

Sign images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their licences.

Vienna Convention model B,2a: United Nations, Public domain
Argentina R-27: Original: Vialidad Nacional - Ministerio de Transporte - Presidencia de la Nación Vectorization: Civitas13, CC BY 4.0
Australia R1-1: Standards Australia, Public domain
Austria 24: EthanL13, Public domain
Belgium B5: Userc11, Public domain
Brazil R-1: Amateria1121, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bulgaria Б2: มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC BY-SA 4.0
Canada: Unknown author, Public domain
Chile RPI-2: Government of Chile – National Traffic Safety Commission, Public domain
China 禁 1: Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, Public domain
Colombia SR-01: Gobierno de Colombia, Public domain
Croatia B02: มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC BY-SA 4.0
Czechia P06: Ministerstvo dopravy a spojů České republiky, Public domain
Denmark B13: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Vejdirektoratet, Public domain
Egypt: RemindYaImKinda, Public domain
Estonia 222: Road Administration, Public domain
Finland B6: Republic of Finland, Public domain
France AB4: Roulex 45, CC BY-SA 3.0
Germany 206: nach den historischen Vorgaben digital gezeichnet und interpretiert von Mediatus., Public domain
Greece R-2: Gigillo83, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hungary 11: Gigillo83, Public domain
India I-I-1: Indian Roads Congress, Public domain
Indonesia 1a: Ministry of Transportation (Indonesia), Public domain
Iran: Government of Iran, Public domain
Ireland RUS-027: Government of Ireland – Department of Transport, Public domain
Israel 302: Government of Israel, Public domain
Italy: F l a n k e r, CC BY-SA 3.0
Japan 330-A: Monaneko, Public domain
Latvia 207: มองโกเลีย๔๔, Public domain
Lithuania 204: Augustasci, CC BY 4.0
Malaysia RP1: Public Works Department Malaysia, Public domain
Mexico SR-6: Original: Gobierno de México - Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos Vector: Earthshaker13, Public domain
Netherlands B7: SVG version by Bouwe Brouwer, Public domain
Norway 204: Peter J. Acklam converted the original EPS file to PDF with Ghostscript and the PDF file to SVG with Inkscape., Public domain
Philippines R1-1: Department of Public Works and Highways with the derivative works by Hariboneagle927 Fry1989 HueMan1, Public domain
Poland B-20: Krzysztof Blachnicki, Public domain
Portugal B2: Fer1997, CC BY-SA 3.0
Romania B02: Alex:D, CC BY-SA 3.0
Russia 2.5: Nikolaev_ec06ffa5, font by Alexander Sapozhnikov, CC BY-SA 3.0
Saudi Arabia: มองโกเลีย๔๔, CC BY-SA 4.0
Serbia II-2: Gigillo83, Public domain
Slovakia 202: Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby SR, Public domain
Slovenia II-2: Government of Slovenia, Public domain
South Africa R1: Southern African Development Community, Public domain
Spain r2: Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana, Public domain
Sweden B2: Unknown author, Public domain
Switzerland: Bundesamt für Strassen (ASTRA), Public domain
Taiwan 遵1: 中華民國交通部, Public domain
Thailand บ-1: Government of Thailand, Public domain
Türkiye TT-2: Gigillo83; original of Fry1989 eh?, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ukraine 2.2: Government of Ukraine, Public domain
United Arab Emirates 301: Fry1989, Public domain
United Kingdom 601.1: UK Department of Transport, Public domain
United States R1-1: Federal Highway Administration – United States Department of Transportation, Public domain
Vietnam R.122: Government of Vietnam, Public domain