Sign for PEN in ASL | ️ ASL Dictionary

How do you sign “Pen” in ASL?

PEN: PEN in American Sign Language (ASL) names the ink-filled writing tool. The video and animated demonstration below show the sign.

ASL sign for pen — animated demonstration

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When do you use the sign PEN?

PEN belongs to desk inventories and small requests: borrowing one, losing one, finding it behind the ear. Between signers and non-signers a pen is also a communication bridge, which gives the sign practical range.

It appears in Lesson 7 of Book 1 with the classroom objects.

📖 PEN is taught in Lesson 7 of ASLI 1: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →




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