How to sign “Popular” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Popular” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Hold your non-dominant hand in front of your chest with only the index finger pointing up.
- Open your dominant hand into a flat 5 handshape with all fingers spread.
- Bring the palm of the 5 hand against the back side of the raised index finger.
- Tap once, then flip the palm to tap the front side of the same index finger.
- Keep the tapping light and rhythmic, like drumming twice against the finger.
- Hold the index finger still and upright while the open hand does all the work.
Practice tip
An open hand tapping both sides of one upright finger; Lifeprint also glosses a crowd-swarm movement POPULAR.
Fingerspell “Popular”
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.