signboard

Storefront name display

A signboard is a board displaying information, typically mounted outdoors to identify a business, give directions, or advertise.

Shop signboards hang above storefronts; roadside signboards announce distances or destinations.

The old inn's signboard creaked in the wind.

The word emphasizes the physical board rather than the message itself.

notice

announcement

Public declaration of information

posting · advisory · instruction · prohibition · regulation · placard · public notice · no entry · keep out · restricted area

outdoor

hoarding

Excessive accumulation of goods

  • bannerDisplayed strip with message
  • kioskStandalone public booth
  • A-frameTriangular building structure
branding

logo

Company identifying symbol

emblem · storefront · shopfront · awning · neon · lettering · fascia · masthead · corporate identity

directional

arrow

Pointed shaft for shooting

pathway · milestone · landmark · detour · navigation · crossroads · turnoff · junction · intersection · directional arrow

Categories
Opposites
visibility/publicity

signboardhidden message

Covert communication within another

coded message · invisible ink · blank wall

permanence/fixedness

signboardflyer

Printed advertisement sheet

handbill · leaflet · pamphlet · handout · circular

Family

signboards

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G