How to sign “Across” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Across” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Open your dominant hand flat, fingers together and extended.
- Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing down.
- Slide the flat dominant hand across the back of the non-dominant hand, from one side to the other.
- Keep the dominant palm facing down as it glides over the back of the other hand.
- Make the pass in one clean stroke — the crossing path is the whole meaning.
Practice tip
This is the same sign as OVER — it also covers across and after in time.
Fingerspell “Across”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.