How to sign “Ice” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Ice” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Curl both hands into stiff claws, fingers hooked and spread apart.
- Hold the clawed hands in front of your chest, a few inches apart.
- Pull both hands sharply inward toward your body in one quick jerk.
- Turn both palms down as the hands snap back toward you.
- Tense your shoulders and freeze your face, as if the cold has seized you.
Practice tip
The sudden inward snap reads as freezing over — a slow squeeze just looks like grabbing.
Fingerspell “Ice”
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.