🛑 Sign of the Day — STOP (2026)

June Emergency Phrases · Episode 8

Flat hand sweeps down and chops onto your open palm. One motion. Unmistakable.

That's STOP in ASL.

Open-B dominant hand, palm down — raised to the side. Open-B non-dominant hand, palm up — held flat and steady.

Dominant hand drives blade-edge down onto that flat palm. Lands perpendicular. The T-shape says it all.

How to practice it:

Hold your left hand flat in front of you, palm up. Bring your right hand in from the side, palm facing down. Chop it down sharply — right-hand blade-edge on your left palm. Keep both hands in open-B throughout. No curling fingers.

Use it in a real situation:

"Please STOP — I need help."

This phrase pairs naturally with HELP (which you already know from Episode 1). Combining two signs turns a single word into a full message.

Swipe through the 4-card set:

Starting Handshape — open-B raised and ready
Motion — the chop in progress
Ending Handshape — the T locked in place
Usage — a real-world sentence

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