How to sign
Blue in ASL
Blue shakes a B handshape in front of you with a small twist of the wrist.
- Single sign
- One hand
- Handshape: B hand
- In front of shoulder
- Colors
How to sign blue
- 1
Make a B (flat hand, thumb tucked).
- 2
Shake it with a small side-to-side twist.
- 3
Keep the B crisp so it doesn't blur into GREEN or YELLOW.
Common mistakes
- A loose hand. B, G, Y, and P look alike at speed if the fingers aren't exact.
Use it in a sentence
English sentences you can sign with Blue. In ASL the word order can shift and filler words drop away.
- “The sky is blue.”
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Questions about “Blue”
Yes. This clip shows the common ASL sign for blue. Like spoken languages, ASL has regional variation, so you may see small differences from signer to signer.
Guide
Colors
Fourteen color signs with video, the handshape pattern that links most of them, and a short practice set you can do in two minutes.
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