How do you sign “Long hair” in ASL?
LONG HAIR: LONG HAIR in American Sign Language (ASL) describes hair worn long, one of the first details a person-description reaches for. The video and animated demonstration below show the sign.


When do you use LONG HAIR in ASL?
LONG HAIR identifies people across rooms and photographs: the one with the long hair settles most who-do-you-mean questions. It pairs with SHORT HAIR in the description drills of Lesson 9, and salon talk gives both steady adult use.
It appears in Lesson 9 of Book 1 with the descriptions vocabulary.
📖 LONG HAIR is taught in Lesson 9 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →

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