How to sign “Rule” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Rule” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Form an R handshape with your dominant hand by crossing the middle finger over the index finger.
- Hold your non-dominant hand flat and upright at chest height, its palm facing toward your dominant hand.
- Touch the dominant palm to the base palm, lift off slightly, slide down an inch, and touch the base palm again.
- Keep the dominant palm facing the base palm through both contacts of the sign.
- Hold a neutral, serious expression — this sign carries the weight of an official regulation.
Practice tip
Same motion as LAW with an R hand — swap back to an L handshape and it reads as LAW instead.
Fingerspell “Rule”
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.