To sign the letter L in ASL, hold your index finger straight up and your thumb out to the side to make an L, with your other fingers folded in. Hold your dominant hand up beside your shoulder, at about chin height, with the palm facing forward. Hold it still: L does not move.
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How to sign it
Handshape: Hold your index finger straight up and your thumb out to the side to make an L, with your other fingers folded in.
Location: Beside your shoulder, at about chin height, on the side of your dominant hand.
Palm orientation: Palm facing forward.
Movement: none. Hold the handshape still for a moment.
Use it in a sentence
#LION (fingerspelled L-I-O-N)
Spell lion with your hand: L, I, O, N.
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