How to sign “Exchange” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Exchange” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Curl both index fingers into hooked X shapes, as if each hand is pinching a tiny slip of paper.
- Hold both hooked hands in front of your chest, about a foot apart.
- Circle the two hands around each other once, trading places in the air.
- End with both hands back where they started, the X hooks facing each other.
- Keep a neutral face — the circling shows a straight swap with no tricks.
Practice tip
The hands trade places in the air but land where they began, like swapping two items and staying put.
Fingerspell “Exchange”
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.