WHITE: The American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "white"

 

The sign for "white" (as in the color white) starts as a flat hand with the thumb extended. As you pull the hand away from your chest, change the shape so that your thumb is touching the fingers.

WHITE:

 

 


 

Here's a view from an angle so you can see the back side of the hand:
 


 

Sample sentence: MY PARENTS BEDROOM WHITE.

 


 

Notes:

The sign for "white" can be modified to mean "Caucasian" and/or "pale." To sign "Caucasian" or "pale," you do the sign "WHITE" then you throw the whiteness in your face. For an example, see: CAUCASIAN 


Notes: 

See: COLOR




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