Text → Sign

Type anything.
Watch it sign.

SignType renders any typed or pasted text as a smooth, frame-perfect sign language animation — in ASL or ArSL — using a WebGL avatar running entirely in your browser.

Capabilities at a glance

250+
ASL sign animations
20
ArSL sign animations
60fps
Smooth avatar playback
Copy-paste
Any text input

How it works

SignType tokenizes input text into words and looks each up in a pre-built sign animation library. Known words play their recorded motion capture clip; unknown words fall back to fingerspelling. A lightweight NLP preprocessor handles contractions, numbers, and common phrase shortcuts (e.g., "don't know" → the ASL idiom rather than three separate signs).

The avatar is rendered with Three.js on a WebGL canvas. Skeleton data is streamed frame-by-frame from an animation queue, with IK-solved transitions between signs to prevent jarring joint snaps. The result feels natural and readable at comfortable signing speeds.

Use cases

Accessible content creation

Brands record their marketing copy as sign language video using SignType — no human signer required for every cut.

Learning & practice

Students see how any word or sentence looks in sign. Teachers project SignType output for class reference.

Kiosk & signage

Transit, museum, and government kiosks embed SignType to deliver information in sign language without video hosting.

Messaging

Type a reply and share a SignType clip directly in a chat. Hearing friends see text; Deaf recipients see sign.

Try SignType now

Select "Text to Sign" in the dashboard, type anything, and watch the avatar sign it back.

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