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How to sign

Six in ASL

Six touches the thumb to the pinky with the other three fingers up. Six through nine all use the thumb touching a different finger.

  • Single sign
  • One hand
  • Handshape: 6 hand (W with thumb to pinky)
  • Shoulder height, palm out
  • Numbers
Filmed by the Ziggy signers

How to sign six

  1. 1

    Touch the tip of your thumb to the tip of your pinky.

  2. 2

    Keep the index, middle, and ring fingers up and spread.

  3. 3

    Palm faces out.

Common mistakes

  • Touching the thumb to the ring finger. That's seven.

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Questions about “Six”

Yes. This clip shows the common ASL sign for six. Like spoken languages, ASL has regional variation, so you may see small differences from signer to signer.

Guide

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