A vehicle headlamp comprising: (i) a semiconductor-type light source; (ii) a reflector having a main reflecting surface, which has a first focal point and a second focal point, and a first auxiliary reflecting surface adapted to reflect light from the semiconductor-type light source; (iii) a shade adapted to shade a part of light reflected from the main reflecting surface of the reflector to form a light distribution pattern having a cutoff line by a remaining part of the reflected light, wherein a corner portion formed between an upper face and a front face of the shade is positioned at or near the second focal point of the main reflecting surface; (iv) a second auxiliary reflecting surface adapted to reflect a part of the light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface of the reflector, as a light distribution pattern for overhead sign; (v) a third auxiliary reflecting surface adapted to reflect another part of the light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface of the reflector; and (vi) a projecting lens, which is adapted to forwardly project the light distribution pattern having the cutoff line and the light distribution pattern for overhead sign; characterized in that (vii) a fourth auxiliary reflecting surface is provided on a face at a side opposite to the side of shading the light reflected from the main reflecting surface of the shade; that (viii) the shade is arranged such that the fourth auxiliary reflecting surface is inclined upward at a front end of the shade and downward at a rear end of the shade to reflect the light reflected from the third auxiliary reflecting surface between the light distribution pattern having the cutoff line and the light distribution pattern for overhead sign, as an auxiliary light distribution pattern for eliminating a dark matter exerted by optical dropout; that (ix) the projecting lens is adapted to forwardly project the auxiliary light distribution pattern; that the vehicle headlamp (1 comprises a holding member adapted to hold the semiconductor-type light source, the reflector, the shade, and the projecting lens; that a cutout portion for light transmission is provided near the shade of the holding member; that the second auxiliary reflecting surface and the third auxiliary reflecting surface are provided on a face opposed to the first auxiliary reflecting surface of the cutout portion; that the second auxiliary reflecting surface is a reflecting surface adapted to, as a light distribution pattern for overhead sign, reflect a part of light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface, onto the projecting lens, the light distribution pattern having passed through the cutout portion at a side opposite to a side of shading a part of light reflected from the main reflecting surface of the shade; that the third auxiliary reflecting surface is a reflecting surface adapted to reflect another part of the light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface at a side opposite to a side of shading a part of light reflected from the main reflecting surface of the shade; and that the fourth auxiliary reflecting surface is a reflecting surface adapted to reflect light reflected from the third auxiliary reflecting surface onto the projecting lens. (i) a semiconductor-type light source; (ii) a reflector having a main reflecting surface, which has a first focal point and a second focal point, and a first auxiliary reflecting surface adapted to reflect light from the semiconductor-type light source; (iii) a shade adapted to shade a part of light reflected from the main reflecting surface of the reflector to form a light distribution pattern having a cutoff line by a remaining part of the reflected light, wherein a corner portion formed between an upper face and a front face of the shade is positioned at or near the second focal point of the main reflecting surface; (iv) a second auxiliary reflecting surface adapted to reflect a part of the light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface of the reflector, as a light distribution pattern for overhead sign; (v) a third auxiliary reflecting surface adapted to reflect another part of the light reflected from the first auxiliary reflecting surface of the reflector; and (vi) a projecting lens, which is adapted to forwardly project the light distribution pattern having the cutoff line and the light distribution pattern for overhead sign; characterized in that (vii) a fourth auxiliary reflecting surface is provided on a face at a side opposite to the side of shading the light reflected from the main reflecting surface of the shade; that (viii) the shade is arranged such that the fourth auxiliary reflecting surface is inclined upward at a front end of the shade and downward at a rear end of the shade to reflect the light reflected from the third auxiliary reflecting surface between the light distribution pattern having the cutoff line and the light distribution pattern for overhead sign, as an auxiliary light distribution pattern for eliminating a dark matter exerted by optical dropout; that (ix) the projecting lens is adapted to forwardly project the auxiliary light distribution pattern; that