How to sign “Floor” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Floor” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Flatten both hands with fingers together and thumbs tucked, palms facing the ground.
- Raise the flat hands to about waist height, keeping them low in front of your body.
- Touch the fingertips of the two hands together in the center to form one level plane.
- Sweep both hands smoothly outward to the sides, spreading them wide like laying a surface.
- Follow the sweep with your eyes and keep a neutral face, letting the wide flat motion carry the meaning.
Practice tip
Lifeprint notes this also means carpet - picture smoothing a flat sheet across a room.
Fingerspell “Floor”
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.