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[[File:British Sign Language chart.png|thumb|250px|The BSL Fingerspelling Alphabet (Right hand dominant)]]

'''British Sign Language''' ('''BSL''') is a [[sign language]] used in the [[United Kingdom]], and is the first or preferred language among the [[Deaf culture|deaf]] community in the UK. Based on the percentage of people who reported 'using British Sign Language at home' on the 2011 Scottish Census, the [[British Deaf Association]] estimates there are 151,000 BSL users in the UK, of which 87,000 are Deaf.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Help & Resources |url=https://bda.org.uk/help-resources/#statistics |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=British Deaf Association |language=en-GB}}</ref> By contrast, in the 2011 England and Wales Census 15,000 people living in England and Wales reported themselves using BSL as their main language.<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_297002.pdf 2011 Census: Quick Statistics for England and Wales, March 2011], Accessed 17 February 2013.</ref> People who are not deaf may also use BSL, as hearing relatives of deaf people, sign language interpreters or as a result of other contact with the British Deaf community. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands, body, face, and head.

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