How to sign “Stepping” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Stepping” 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 out in front of your torso as flat hands, palms facing down, as if each hand were a foot.
- Keep your non-dominant hand still and low in front of you, acting as the back foot.
- Lift your dominant hand up a few inches, letting the fingers tilt upward like a foot lifting off the ground.
- Swing the raised hand forward past the stationary hand, moving in a short stepping arc.
- Set the dominant hand down in its new forward position, finishing with both hands flat and palms down.
Practice tip
“Stepping” is signed with the base STEP sign — ASL/BSL marks ongoing action on the sign, not with a separate word.
Fingerspell “Stepping”
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.