How to sign “Ideas” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Ideas” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Make an 'I' handshape with your dominant hand, forming a fist with only the pinkie extended.
- Touch the tip of your pinkie against the middle of your forehead.
- Flick the pinkie away from your forehead with a small upward jerk.
- Shift your hand slightly to one side and repeat the forehead touch and flick once more.
- Keep your palm facing outward as the pinkie pops off the forehead.
- Raise your eyebrows slightly, as if a bright thought has just struck.
Practice tip
One flick is IDEA; repeating it with a small sideways shift applies ASL's plural sweep — the same doubling that turns CHILD into CHILDREN.
Fingerspell “Ideas”
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.