How to sign “American” in ASL
The BSL sign for “American” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Interlock the fingers of both hands together in front of your chest.
- Hold the interlocked hands in the signing space just in front of your torso.
- Move both hands together in one big stirring circle, as if stirring a large melting pot.
- Keep the wrists loose so the interlocked hands roll smoothly through the whole circle.
- Keep your expression neutral; one smooth circle reads as the adjective "American."
Practice tip
The melting-pot stir is the memory hook — interlocked fingers circling like cultures blending together.
Fingerspell “American”
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.