How to sign “Top” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Top” 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 upright at chest height, fingers pointing straight up.
- Turn that hand's palm sideways, toward your midline, like a standing post.
- Shape your dominant hand flat, fingers together, palm facing down.
- Rest the flat hand level just above the fingertips of the upright hand.
- Let the flat hand mark the highest point, like a roof sitting on a post.
Practice tip
TOP means the highest point, area, or location — for 'the best,' use the separate sign BEST.
Fingerspell “Top”
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.