To sign Kansas, you will use the standard abbreviation by fingerspelling the letters K and S. Start with your dominant hand in the 'K' handshape in front of your shoulder, with your index and middle fingers pointing up and apart, and your thumb resting against your middle finger. Then, smoothly and quickly transition your hand into an 'S' handshape by making a fist with your thumb wrapped across the front of your fingers.
Sign 'I', then 'grow up', and finish by smoothly fingerspelling the letters K-S for Kansas.
Fingerspell K-S for Kansas, sign 'famous', and then sign 'sunflower' by tracing the shape of the flower around your face.
Establish the timeframe by signing 'tomorrow', then sign 'we', 'drive', and finally fingerspell K-S.
Sign 'I', then 'grow up', and finish by smoothly fingerspelling the letters K-S for Kansas.
Fingerspell K-S for Kansas, sign 'famous', and then sign 'sunflower' by tracing the shape of the flower around your face.
Establish the timeframe by signing 'tomorrow', then sign 'we', 'drive', and finally fingerspell K-S.
Many US states, especially those with shorter names or well-known abbreviations, are simply fingerspelled or abbreviated in ASL. Kansas uses its standard two-letter postal abbreviation, K-S, which is fast and universally understood.
No, you should keep your hand in the same location in your neutral signing space. Just change your finger positions from the 'K' to the 'S' without bouncing or sliding your hand outward.
While you can spell out the entire word if you want to be extremely clear or if someone didn't catch the abbreviation, the standard and most natural way to sign the state in everyday ASL conversation is just the abbreviation K-S.
