How to sign “Weight” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Weight” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Make an H handshape with each hand, extending the index and middle fingers together.
- Hold your non-dominant H hand flat and steady in front of your chest.
- Set the dominant H hand on top of the non-dominant hand.
- Rock the dominant hand back and forth in a quick double movement, like a balancing scale.
- Keep the non-dominant hand completely still while the dominant hand does the rocking.
- Stay neutral-faced; the rocking scale motion carries the meaning.
Practice tip
One sign covers POUND, WEIGHT, and WEIGH — picture the two H hands like an old balance scale weighing something out.
Fingerspell “Weight”
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.