About

SignLanguage-Translator.com is a free learning aid for American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL). Type English text and see it broken into signs — word-level signs from our dictionaries where available, and fingerspelling for everything else.

ASL and BSL are completely separate languages — different signs, different grammar, different fingerspelling alphabets (one-handed vs two-handed). Each dictionary on this site was researched independently, and the translator never substitutes a sign from one language into the other.

The site is built and maintained by Firoz Khan of FK Digital Media, with one goal: make the first steps of learning sign language accessible to anyone with a browser.

What this site is

  • A vocabulary learning aid for ASL and BSL beginners
  • A text-to-sign sequence translator with playback controls and an ASL/BSL toggle
  • Growing dictionaries of common ASL (57) and BSL (47) words and phrases
  • Fingerspelling references: one-handed ASL A–Z + 0–9, two-handed BSL A–Z + 1–5

What this site is not

  • Not a substitute for a qualified interpreter. For medical, legal, emergency, or other important communication, always use a certified interpreter.
  • Not a grammar teacher. ASL and BSL each have their own grammar and word order, which differ from English. This tool shows vocabulary sign by sign; it does not rearrange sentences into either language's grammar.
  • Not a certification. Text descriptions are a starting point. Real fluency comes from learning with Deaf instructors and the Deaf community.

We describe things honestly here: what the site can do, what it cannot do, and where human instruction is irreplaceable.

Who built this

Firoz Khan

Firoz Khan

FK Digital Media

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How sign descriptions are written

Every dictionary entry is a text-based, step-by-step guide researched from established references and rewritten in our own original words. ASL entries draw on Lifeprint, university teaching materials, and public-health resources; BSL entries on BSL SignBank, BDA-adjacent teaching materials, and BSL dictionaries. We deliberately do not use AI-generated hand images: a wrong or distorted handshape could teach a sign incorrectly. The BSL alphabet illustrations on this site are by Coloringbuddymike via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Commissioned photos and videos from qualified signers are the planned next upgrade for these dictionaries.