How to sign “Hospital” in ASL

Health & Safety

BSL and ASL are different languages — this is the American sign. See the BSL sign for “Hospital” instead

Step by step

  1. With your dominant index and middle fingers, draw a small cross on your upper arm.

Practice tip

From the cross on a medic's sleeve.

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.

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