I is the starting point of J: same hand, but J adds a movement. Keep the pinky straight so it reads from a distance.
Idaho, Isabella, Isaac, Ivy and I is one of the most common letters inside words, so practise it between other letters.
How do you sign the letter I in ASL?
Make a fist and extend only the pinky finger straight up, thumb folded over the fingers. No movement.
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