How to sign “Better” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Better” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Hold a flat hand with the fingers together near your mouth, not quite touching it.
- Start with the palm angled toward your face, as if beginning the sign GOOD.
- Sweep the hand outward to the right while closing into an A fist with a loose thumb.
- End with the fist out in front, thumb side up and palm facing left.
- Keep the movement smooth and quick; exaggerate it to mean 'way better'.
Practice tip
Think GOOD + ER — Lifeprint teaches BETTER as a fancier version of GOOD, and BEST goes even bigger and upward.
Fingerspell “Better”
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.