How to sign “Safety” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Safety” 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 fists, the S handshape, with your thumbs resting across your fingers.
- Cross your wrists over your chest, with both palms facing inward toward your body.
- Pull both fists outward and apart from the chest in one smooth motion.
- Rotate the fists as they separate so the palms finish facing outward.
- End with your arms slightly open at your sides, relaxed and steady.
Practice tip
Crossed fists breaking open outward — the same production covers safe, rescue, and free from harm.
Fingerspell “Safety”
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.