𝡭𝪜

American Sign Language

Etymology

From French Sign Language 𝡭𝪜 (“C”).

Production

This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:

• Posture the dominant hand in the “C” shape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, palm facing forward.

This sign is commonly shown on fingerspelling charts with the palm facing sideways, in order to make it more visible for the reader, but the palm faces forward when signing.

Letter

(Stokoe C)

1. The letter C

Cuban Sign Language

Production

This one-handed LSC sign is produced as follows:

• Posture the dominant hand in C Side, PalmForward.

Letter

1. the letter C

French Sign Language

Etymology

The handshape resembles the shape of the letter C.

Production

This one-handed LSF sign is produced as follows:

• Posture the dominant hand in C Side, PalmForward.

Letter

(Stokoe C)

1. The letter C

German Sign Language

Etymology

From French Sign Language C@Side-PalmAcross (“C”).

Production

This GSL sign is produced as follows:

• Posture the dominant hand in the “C” shape about half an arm's length in front of the shoulder, PalmForward.

Letter

1. the letter C

Russian Sign Language

Etymology

From French Sign Language C@Side-PalmAcross (“C”).

Production

This RSL sign is produced as follows:

• Posture the dominant hand in the “C” shape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, palm facing forward.

Letter

1. the Russian letter с (s)

Swedish Sign Language

Production

This one-handed SSL sign is produced as follows:

• Posture the dominant hand in the “C” (SSL “S”) shape Side, PalmForward.

Letter

1. the letter S