Editing Signal (bridge) (section)

===Attitude signals at notrump contracts===
With standard attitude signals one generally plays the highest card you can afford for that purpose. Typically attitude signals are made when partner leads an honor (either on the opening lead or later) and requests a continuation.  The usual reason for this is that one possesses an honor equal to the honor played or promised by the lead. Against a notrump contract (especially on the opening lead), one's partner will lead an honor from a solid or broken sequence, such as QJ10 or KQ10.  With less solid holdings like QJxx(x) or KQxx(x) partner will lead with their fourth best card. The reason to signal is, if partner leads from a broken sequence and there are small cards in dummy, partner may not know whether to continue the suit.

''Examples:''
{{BridgeSuitLeft
|7 4
|K Q 10 6 2
|J 8 3
|A 9 5
}}
Partner leads the king against a notrump contract. With J83, one would play the 8, so that if partner has something like KQ1062 and declarer A95 they can continue the suit without giving up a trick if the declarer lets it hold.{{clear}}

{{BridgeSuitLeft
|7 4
|K Q 10 6 2
|9 8 3
|A J 5
}}
If one plays the 3, one's partner may take this view of the suit, and may switch to another suit hoping to get one in to lead though declarer's probable jack. It is also possible that one have the singleton or doubleton 8, in which case declarer would have 4 or 5 cards in the suit with the bidding revealing that.  If the declarer had bid the suit, one's partner would also be less likely to lead from a broken honor sequence or lead the suit.{{clear}}

Some players agree to unblock their highest honor when a King is led against a notrump contract, and with no honor to give a count signal.