How to sign “Removed” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Removed” 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 flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
- Hover your dominant hand above it in a loose, relaxed open shape with the palm facing down.
- Sweep your dominant hand toward your flat palm, close it into a fist as it touches, then pull it away.
- Let the dominant hand drop slightly and reopen into a loose open hand, still palm down.
- Keep the palm-down orientation through the whole motion — the hand only opens and closes, it never turns over.
Practice tip
Past form of “Remove” — signed with the base sign; time is shown separately, not on the verb.
Fingerspell “Removed”
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.