Sign language · Fingerspelling
Fingerspelling practice
The 26 handshapes of the ASL alphabet, a reading game that shows a word one handshape at a time, and words to spell yourself.
Tap a letter to see it large.
Press “New word” to start.
Fingerspell this word to someone, then press “Show me” to check your handshapes.
Type a name or word to see it in handshapes.
Good to know
- The drawings show a right-handed signer as you see them, facing you. Left-handed signers use the mirror image.
- J and Z move: J traces a hook with the little finger, and Z draws a Z in the air with the index finger. The arrows show the motion.
- Real fingerspelling flows from one letter to the next and is read as a whole shape, not letter by letter. To see it moving, watch a fluent signer, for example in Lifeprint's lessons ↗.
Handshape drawings: public domain, by Paul Sherman (wpclipart.com), via Wikimedia Commons.