{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/asl-fingerspelling",
 "id": "asl-fingerspelling",
 "title": "ASL Fingerspelling Alphabet",
 "category": "world-languages",
 "subject": "American Sign Language",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "How to make each letter of the American Manual Alphabet with one hand.",
 "tags": [
  "american sign language",
  "vocabulary"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Letter",
 "backLabel": "How to sign it",
 "cards": [
  [
   "A",
   "Fist with the thumb resting along the side of the index finger, thumb pointing up",
   "fist, thumb beside"
  ],
  [
   "B",
   "Flat hand, fingers straight up and together, thumb folded across the palm"
  ],
  [
   "C",
   "Hand curved into the shape of the letter C"
  ],
  [
   "D",
   "Index finger points up; the other fingers and thumb touch to make a small circle"
  ],
  [
   "E",
   "Fingers bent down so the tips touch the thumb, like a small claw"
  ],
  [
   "F",
   "Thumb and index finger touch in a circle; the other three fingers stand up and spread"
  ],
  [
   "G",
   "Index finger and thumb point sideways, parallel, like a small pinch pointing to the side"
  ],
  [
   "H",
   "Index and middle fingers extended together pointing sideways, thumb tucked in"
  ],
  [
   "I",
   "Fist with the little finger pointing up"
  ],
  [
   "J",
   "Make an I, then draw a J in the air with the little finger"
  ],
  [
   "K",
   "Index and middle fingers up in a V with the thumb touching the middle finger"
  ],
  [
   "L",
   "Index finger up and thumb out, making an L shape"
  ],
  [
   "M",
   "Thumb tucked under the first three fingers, which are folded down over it"
  ],
  [
   "N",
   "Thumb tucked under the first two fingers, which are folded down over it"
  ],
  [
   "O",
   "All fingertips curve to touch the thumb, making an O shape"
  ],
  [
   "P",
   "Like K, but the hand points down"
  ],
  [
   "Q",
   "Like G, but the hand points down"
  ],
  [
   "R",
   "Index and middle fingers crossed, pointing up"
  ],
  [
   "S",
   "Fist with the thumb folded across the front of the fingers"
  ],
  [
   "T",
   "Fist with the thumb tucked between the index and middle fingers"
  ],
  [
   "U",
   "Index and middle fingers up and together, thumb holding the other fingers down"
  ],
  [
   "V",
   "Index and middle fingers up and spread apart in a V"
  ],
  [
   "W",
   "Index, middle and ring fingers up and spread, thumb holding the little finger"
  ],
  [
   "X",
   "Index finger bent into a hook, other fingers in a fist"
  ],
  [
   "Y",
   "Thumb and little finger stick out, other fingers folded"
  ],
  [
   "Z",
   "Index finger draws the letter Z in the air"
  ]
 ]
}