How to sign “Rock” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Rock” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Close both hands into S fists, with your thumbs folded across your fingers.
- Hold the fists in front of your chest with the thumb sides facing each other and the palms facing down.
- Strike the knuckle sides of your fists together.
- Hit them together a second time, as if knocking two stones against each other.
- Keep the strikes crisp and close to your chest, letting the soundless knock carry the meaning.
Practice tip
Knuckles-to-knuckles twice — the collision of the two S fists is what makes the stone 'hard.'
Fingerspell “Rock”
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.