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Those are blazes. They used to be done with an axe, now they're done with paint. There's no national standard, but there are usually standards for a particular trail.
The Appalachian Trail, for example, uses white blazes.
The Ozark trail uses a small plastic OT logo lightly tacked to trees.
Double-blazes are often used to signal a sharp turn.
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