To sign 8 in ASL, touch the tip of your thumb to the tip of your middle finger and hold the index and ring fingers and the little finger up and spread. Raise your dominant hand beside your shoulder, at about chin height, with the palm facing forward. Hold it still: 8 has no movement.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the thumb tip touches the tip of the middle finger; the index and ring fingers and the little finger point up, spread apart.
Location: beside your shoulder, at about chin height, on the side of your dominant hand.
Palm orientation: the palm faces forward.
Movement: none. Hold the handshape still for a moment.
Use it in a sentence
CAMEL 8.
Eight camels.
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