How to sign “Shop” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Shop” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Shape both hands into flattened O hands, touching each fingertip to its thumb.
- Hold both hands in front of your chest, a few inches apart at stomach-to-chest height.
- Rotate both wrists forward together, rolling the hands over twice in smooth turns.
- Keep both palms angled downward as the hands complete the two forward rolls.
- Keep your face relaxed; the rolling motion suggests goods turning over on shelves.
Practice tip
The same production also means store; make both wrist rolls clear so the sign reads cleanly.
Fingerspell “Shop”
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.
Related signs
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Buy
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to make a flattened O handshape.
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Sell
Bend the fingers of both hands at the base joints and touch the thumb to the finger pads, like flattened O shapes.
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Pay
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
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Business
Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, fingers pressed together and thumbs tucked across the palms.