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Irish Sign Language (ISL) converter

Spell English text letter by letter for Irish Sign Language practice.

ISL has its own one-handed alphabet, which differs from ASL for several letters. Letter photos are signed by Gemma; letters with movement (such as J, X and Z) show the first step — see the ISL library for every step.

Up to 300 characters. Letters are spelled one by one; numbers and spaces are shown, other symbols are skipped. Typed text stays on this page. Optional speech input may be processed by your browser’s speech service.

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Fingerspelling shows individual letters, not signed words or sentence translation.

ISL letter sequence1 / 5
ISL letter H, photograph of Gemma signing on a plain background

H. Handshape description pending Deaf-led review.

Written description awaiting Deaf-led review.

All letter references (5)

ISL fingerspelling (one-handed)

  1. ISL letter H, photograph of Gemma signing on a plain background
    Letter H: Handshape description pending Deaf-led review.
  2. ISL letter E, photograph of Gemma signing on a plain background
    Letter E: Handshape description pending Deaf-led review.
  3. ISL letter L, photograph of Gemma signing on a plain background
    Letter L: Handshape description pending Deaf-led review.
  4. ISL letter L, photograph of Gemma signing on a plain background
    Letter L: Handshape description pending Deaf-led review.
  5. ISL letter O, photograph of Gemma signing on a plain background
    Letter O: Handshape description pending Deaf-led review.

ISL letter photos signed by Gemma on a plain background. Letters with movement show the first step; see the ISL library for every step.

Word and sentence video references

Use the ISL resources below to look up word demonstrations and sentence lessons. Videos open on the source’s website. Your text is not sent to these sites automatically.

Words to look up: Hello

No reference clips have been licensed for playback here. A video for every entered word or sentence is not available. Signed sentences have their own grammar and cannot be made by joining English word clips. For a sentence not covered by a lesson, ask a qualified ISL teacher or interpreter.

Explore the ISL alphabet

ISL letter A, photograph of Gemma signing on a plain background

A

Handshape description pending Deaf-led review.

ASL static reference. Written descriptions await review.

ISL alphabet library

Irish Sign Language alphabet photos, kept separate from BSL.

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Learning aid only. Handshape descriptions are written summaries for a right-handed signer and are awaiting Deaf-led review; they are not approved references. For safeguarding, medical or legal conversations, book a qualified interpreter.

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