How to sign “Change” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Change” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Shape both hands into hooked X hands, bending the index fingers like small hooks.
- Hold both hands in front of your chest with the backs of the hands nearly touching.
- Twist both wrists in opposite directions, as if wringing out a small cloth.
- Let the palms swing toward and then away from each other as the wrists roll.
- Keep a neutral expression; the twisting hands picture something becoming different.
Practice tip
The wring-like twist is the heart of the sign; the same motion also covers exchange and trade-like swapping.
Fingerspell “Change”
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.