There are five templates for different levels of competence in a sign language:

• ((User sgn)) for those who have a sign language as their native, primary or preferred language.
• ((User sgn-3)) for those who can use a sign language at an advanced level.
• ((User sgn-2)) for those with an intermediate knowledge of a sign language.
• ((User sgn-1)) for those with a basic knowledge of a sign language (such as the alphabet).
• ((User sgn-0)) for those who do not speak a sign language or understand it with considerable difficulty.

How to use these templates

Not inside Babel template

On your homepage, type ((User sgn-X|Y)), substituting X for your level of competence and Y for the name of the language.

Inside Babel template

There are two options for sign language users using the Babel template:

• American Sign Language users can use separate templates just like spoken languages, such as ((User ASL-1)), which will be automatically converted into ((User sgn-x|ASL)) templates. For example, a native speaker of English who is intermediate in ASL may type ((Babel-2|en|ASL-2)). New templates are simple to make for other sign languages—just follow the format of the ASL templates.
• Otherwise one extra step is needed, because of the language parameter. First use the subst keyword to substitute the template code into your homepage. For example, type: ((Subst:Babel-3|hi|en-3|sgn-2)). Then after saving the page, click "edit this page" again, and add the language parameter to the "User sgn" template. For example, change ((User sgn-2)) to ((User sgn-2|French Sign Language)).