How to sign “Rooms” in ASL

Everyday Life

The BSL sign for “Rooms” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.

Step by step

  1. Hold both hands flat with the fingers together, palms facing each other at chest height.
  2. Move your flat hands apart to show the two opposite walls of the room.
  3. Bend both hands at the knuckles so they form right angles like bent frames.
  4. Bring the bent hands back toward each other to trace the front and back walls.
  5. Keep your palms angled inward so the hands sketch a small square room floating in the air.
  6. Hold a neutral expression — context decides whether this shape means ROOM or BOX.

Practice tip

Plural of “Room” — sign the base sign (often repeated) for more than one.

Fingerspell “Rooms”

Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.

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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.

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