How to sign “Individual” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Individual” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Hold both hands out in front of your torso as flat hands, palms facing down.
- Keep your fingers together and the hands roughly shoulder-width apart.
- Move both hands straight downward a few inches in one smooth, even motion.
- Keep the hands level with each other through the whole drop.
- Hold a neutral, matter-of-fact expression, since this is a plain noun sign.
Practice tip
This is Lifeprint's non-initialized PERSON sign — no P handshapes needed — and it doubles as the AGENT suffix in signs like TEACH-PERSON.
Fingerspell “Individual”
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.