How to sign “Room” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Room” 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 flat with the fingers together, palms facing each other at chest height.
- Move your flat hands apart to show the two opposite walls of the room.
- Bend both hands at the knuckles so they form right angles like bent frames.
- Bring the bent hands back toward each other to trace the front and back walls.
- Keep your palms angled inward so the hands sketch a small square room floating in the air.
- Hold a neutral expression — context decides whether this shape means ROOM or BOX.
Practice tip
Same sign as BOX — draw a little box in the air, and the sentence tells people which word you mean.
Fingerspell “Room”
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.