How to sign “Guides” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Guides” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Hold your non-dominant hand out as a flat five hand, palm facing sideways.
- Reach over with your dominant hand and grasp the non-dominant fingers lightly.
- Pull the grasped hand forward in a short, steady tug toward your front.
- Release and repeat the pull once more to show more than one guide.
- Keep both movements smooth and even, like leading someone by the hand.
- Face the direction of travel with an attentive, helpful expression.
Practice tip
One pull leads one person; the repeated tug marks the plural — people who lead.
Fingerspell “Guides”
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.