exit light

Emergency escape sign

An exit light is an illuminated sign marking emergency exits in buildings, typically glowing green or red with the word EXIT.

Building codes require them in commercial and public spaces to guide occupants toward safety during emergencies or power outages: The exit lights led us through the smoke-filled corridor.

Related
  • emergencySerious sudden danger
  • glowSteady, soft light
  • signMark conveying information
  • redPrimary color, warm
  • greenColor of vegetation

evacuation · fire escape · safety · safe passage · doorway · escape · way out · Metallica · theater · darkness · illuminate · beacon · corridor · hallway · arrow · power · outage · power failure

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Opposites
directional signage function

exit lightentrance sign

Label at a doorway

welcome sign

Family

exit, light, exits, exited, exiting, lights, lighted, lighting, lighter

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G