Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 16, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	iSign Solutions Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000727634
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		187,463
Entity Public Float			$ 1,866,260