[Qgis-user] Adding road symbols to a map

[Thayer Young]

 Hi Mike, 

Download an SVG (scalable vector graphic file) of each shield from Wikipedia and then set in the Labels tab of the Layer Styling panel set the text to your road's name as you like, then in the Background subtab (looks like a US interstate shield) check "Draw background", set shape to SVG and click on the ellipsis (...) and navigate to your shield's SVG file. Then you need to adjust the offset, shield size and the text size and color, etc.. It takes a while but when you figure it out be sure to save the style to an SLD or QML file so you can reuse it. If you are using PostGIS or other database you can save the style in the database as a default for your highway lines.

-Thayer 

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Greetings,
I have been reading tutorials and watching YouTube videos but I cannot 
find out how to add road symbols to lines such as interstate and US 
Highway shields.

Any suggestions?
Thanks,
WV-Mike

  
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