To sign black in ASL, point your dominant index finger sideways with the palm facing down. Touch the side of the finger to the middle of your forehead and draw it across the forehead to the side of your head, then lower the hand. It is one smooth stroke.
Practice it with your camera
Sign it in front of your phone camera and get instant feedback on your signing. Start free.
How to sign it
Handshape: the index finger points, the other fingers are closed.
Location: the forehead, just above the eyebrows.
Movement: draw the finger across the forehead from the middle to the side in one stroke.
Palm orientation: the palm faces down.
Use it in a sentence
CAT BLACK.
The cat is black.
This video matches Lifeprint: a straight index finger moves across the forehead.
Practice this sign in AISA School
Start free. Sign in front of your camera and get instant feedback on your signing.
200,000+ downloads on iPhone and Android
Signed by a Deaf, fluent ASL signer.
Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/b/black.htm.
Save or share this sign
Animated GIF. Long-press or right-click to save it.