Welcome to SignTyp

SignTyp invites you to explore and compare sign languages from around the world. Our video collection features signers from over 20 countries responding to a shared set of images for more than 1,000 concepts.

How it works:

Choose a gloss from our list of over 1,000 concepts.
Select a country to watch a signer’s response.
Videos loop automatically for easy viewing. (You can use YouTube’s native controls to slow down or speed up playback.)
The images shown with each video match what the signer saw during recording.

The images shown with each video match what the signer saw during recording.

Browse by Category:

Animal

Body

Building

Clothing

Counting

Fantasy

Household

Nature

People

Time

Transportation

animalRelated

bodyRelated

education

food

letter

object

other

recreation

signer biography

vision

This site is maintained by researchers at the University of Connecticut. If you have questions, contributions, or feedback, please contact us.