Finger spelling is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. These manual alphabets have often been used in deaf education and have subsequently been adopted as a distinct part of a number of sign languages The ASL manual alphabet is a system that uses the signer's dominant hand to represent each letter of the English language alphabet. Finger spelling is the act of using a manual alphabet to sign each individual letter of a word. Finger spelling is used for proper nouns, such