How to sign “Installs” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Installs” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb pad pressed under the fingertips.
- Hold your non-dominant hand low in front of you, fingers together and palm cupped upward as the base.
- Move the dominant hand down and settle it into the base hand, as if placing an object where it belongs.
- Keep the dominant fingertips pointing down as they land, with the base palm staying open and level.
- Keep your face and shoulders neutral; this is a plain placing gesture, not an emphatic one.
Practice tip
“Installs” is signed with the base INSTALL sign.
Fingerspell “Installs”
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.