ASLwrite is only used by a handful of people, primarily revolving around discussions happening on Facebook[2] and, previously, Google Groups.

Its digits are representations of handshapes – or the configuration of the hand and fingers – where the locatives represent locations on the body (or, in theory, in space), the marks represent anything from location (e.g., edge mark) to small movements (e.g., flutter) to facial expressions (e.g., raised eyebrow mark ) and the movements indicate the movement of the hands in space by modifying the digits (and for shoulder shift /head nod modifying the body).

The order of the writing is from left to right, top to bottom, with locatives or certain marks often beginning words.

Since its creation, it has evolved to include more digits, locatives, movements and marks as well as modify those already present.

[1][7] The ASLwrite community split from Arnold upon his decision to maintain si5s as a private venture with ASLized after the publication of his and Adrean Clark's book How to Write American Sign Language.

This website serves as a continuing record of written ASL’s development.Aside from the small, but dedicated, Facebook group of around 470 in July 2023, ASLwrite is rarely used outside such online spaces.

Movements themselves are fairly flexible in their shapes and orientations, which makes digitising this script difficult.

From left to right, up to down, this is the order in which to write characters: The digibet is composed of handshapes called digits that are modified by diacritics and movements.

The points denote the end of a handshape's path and the degree to which the motion is made.

[14] Body movements are non-manual, non-facial features such as shoulder shift () or head nod.

Unlike in English writing, the full stop mark () is employed for all sentences, even questions (as seen here).

Due to the complexity of the writing system and its need for flexibility for movements, it means that producing anything in a digital format is difficult.