I wasn&#x27;t aware of the existence of any notation at all! The dictionary I have uses photographs, other dictionaries and textbooks use drawings of people speaking SL. The nearest thing to a notation in this case consists of a verbal description of face and hand gestures as they are carried out in real time.<p>I have often wondered if it would be possible to create a notation using the simplest and most abstract rendition of an actual SL speaker&#x27;s signing. Lines and curves that hold the semantic essence of the movement of face, hand and posture. It would take a native speaker to be able to abstract what is truly essential to meaning, and a community to agree on its elegance and clarity.<p>Off topic, but connected: I discovered from experience that small children can form the SL alphabet with their hands before they acquire the coordination to draw written letters. I found it very useful in teaching my children to read.