To sign hair in ASL, make an F handshape with your dominant hand: the thumb and index finger touch while the other three fingers point up. Bring it to the side of your head and hold a little of your hair between the thumb and index finger, with a small shake, as if holding a lock of hair.
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How to sign it
Handshape: F, the thumb and index finger touching and the other fingers up and spread.
Location: the side of the head, just above the ear.
Movement: the hand takes hold of a little hair with a small shake.
Palm orientation: the palm faces toward the head.
Use it in a sentence
HAIR BROWN.
The hair is brown.
This video matches Lifeprint's general version: an F hand that holds a little hair at the side of the head.
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