✋ The ASL alphabet (fingerspelling)
The 26 letters are signed one at a time and used to spell names, places, and any English word that doesn't have a dedicated ASL sign. Practice until each shape feels automatic — fluent signers fingerspell at incredible speed. Every letter is a single hand-shape except J and Z, which include movement (traced in the air with the active finger).
Numbers 0–9
👋 Common ASL signs
These are full ASL signs (not fingerspelled). Each entry tells you the hand-shape, location, and movement. Real ASL also relies heavily on facial expression and body posture — those carry grammatical information that text descriptions can't fully capture, so seek out video resources to round out the visuals.
✍️ Fingerspelling drill
Type any word — your name, a city, a phrase — and see each letter as an ASL handshape. Use this to practice spelling words, decode unfamiliar names, or just see your own name in ASL.