How to sign “Find” in ASL
BSL and ASL are different languages — this is the American sign. See the BSL sign for “Find” instead
Step by step
- Touch the tip of your dominant thumb to the tip of your index finger, making a flattened O.
- Hold the hand at chest level, a few inches in front of your torso.
- Make a quick small lifting motion, as if you are picking up the thing you just spotted.
- Keep your palm facing down through the whole quick movement.
- Brighten your face with a look of discovery, like your search just ended.
Practice tip
Lifeprint teaches this as 'discover, pick-up' — the little lift is the moment of finding.
Fingerspell “Find”
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.