To provide a functional gatepost which prevents a resident's nameplate from getting dirty, which effectively utilizes a three-dimensional space of a gatepost body, and which has a novel design and excellent designability.

In a functional gatepost having a nameplate portion arranged on an upper portion of a gatepost body, the nameplate portion is provided with a nameplate space S which is closed between a front glass plate 24 and a rear wall portion 8, an indication portion 31 indicating a resident's name is provided in the nameplate space S, and a light 34 incorporated toward the nameplate space S can apply light to the indication portion 31. A background member 35 for making the indication portion reflect the light applied by the light 34 can also be provided between the indication portion 31 of the nameplate space S and the rear wall portion 8.