How to Sign “Girl” in ASL

To sign girl in ASL, make an A handshape with your dominant hand: a fist with the thumb resting up along the side. Place the tip of the thumb on your cheek near the ear, then slide it down along the jaw toward the chin. Repeat the stroke once or twice with a light touch.

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How to sign it

  1. Handshape: A, a fist with the thumb up along the side.

  2. Location: the cheek and jawline, from near the ear toward the chin.

  3. Movement: the thumb tip strokes down along the jaw, once or twice.

  4. Palm orientation: the palm faces to the side, toward the face.

Use it in a sentence

GIRL CUTE.

The girl is cute.

This video matches Lifeprint: the thumb tip slides down along the cheek and jaw.

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Animated GIF: a Deaf signer signs GIRL in ASL, the thumb of a fist stroking down along the jaw.

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