How to sign “Card” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Card” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Extend the index fingers of both hands, folding your other fingers down against your palms.
- Hold both hands up in front of your chest with the index fingers a few inches apart.
- Trace the outline of a rectangle in the air with your index fingertips, sizing it to the card.
- Keep both palms facing each other as your fingertips draw each side of the rectangle.
- Keep your face neutral; the same outline also signs a check, an envelope, or a brick.
Practice tip
Size the rectangle to the object — a small rectangle for a credit card, a larger one for an envelope.
Fingerspell “Card”
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.