How to spell STOCKHOLM in sign language
Stockholm fingerspelled in ASL is 9 handshapes, signed one after another with the palm facing out. Hold each for a beat and keep the hand in one place; the letters carry the word, not the movement.
S
T
O
C
K
HO
L
MLetter by letter
- S A closed fist with the thumb wrapped across the front of all curled fingers.
- T A fist with the thumb tucked under the index finger, peeking out between the index and middle fingers.
- O All fingertips curved forward to touch the tip of the thumb, forming a closed O circle.
- C Fingers and thumb curved into an open C shape, palm facing sideways.
- K Index and middle fingers extended upward in a V, with the thumb placed between them resting on the middle finger knuckle; ring and pinky curled.
- H Index and middle fingers extended together, pointing sideways; thumb holds the ring and pinky down.
- O All fingertips curved forward to touch the tip of the thumb, forming a closed O circle.
- L Index finger pointing straight up and thumb extended outward to form an L; other three fingers curled into the palm.
- M A fist with the thumb tucked under three fingers (index, middle, ring), peeking out between the ring and pinky fingers.
Fingerspelling is how ASL handles names, places, brands and words without a sign of their own. Many everyday words do have a sign, so if you are learning ASL as a language, learn that sign too; this page shows how the word is spelled with the manual alphabet.