Hand gestures

[[File:Hitchhiking worldwide 2024.png|thumb|Hitchhiking waiting times worldwide with uncertainties of estimation (2024) - based on data from Hitchmap ]] thumb|A man and woman hitchhiking near Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1936, photograph by [[Walker Evans]] thumb|upright|A man with both a physical gesture and a sign

gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany

thumb|A 10th century Chola dynasty bronze sculpture of the Hindu god [[Nataraja (Shiva) posing various mudras]] thumb|Indian Buddha Shakyamuni statue making the bhūmisparśa or "earth witness" mudra, thumb|12th-century Japanese scroll showing different mudra gestures

thumb |upright |Pressing hands together with a smile to greet namaste – a common cultural gesture in India

thumbnail|right|Human fist from four different sides

common mnemonic for understanding orientation of axes in three-dimensional space

thumb|Two people shaking hands

ritual blessing

thumb|upright|Crowd applause taken at the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival 2006, Liverpool, England thumb|The violinist Aleksey Semenenko comes to receive applause after performing in concert with the [[Kyiv Symphony Orchestra at the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, conducted by Luigi Gaggero, who stands at the back of the stage.]]

obscene hand gesture

thumb|Soviet Armed Forces|Soviet veterans saluting in the [[2005 Moscow Victory Day Parade]] thumb|An Indonesian National Police general giving a salute thumb|Pakistan army soldiers saluting British-style, palms facing outward thumb|North Macedonian soldier saluting on behalf of his men during a performance of the Denes nad Makedonija|North Macedonian national anthem thumb|Scouting leader and a new Scout exchange salutes.

hand gesture involving the index and middle fingers forming a "V" shape

gesture used as salute attributed to the Roman Empire

thumb|300px|Cain and Abel|Caïn by Henri Vidal, [[Tuileries Garden, Paris, 1896. Cain is depicted hiding his face in his hand after killing his brother.]]

celebratory hand gesture

hand gesture

fictional gesture of salutation from Star Trek

symbol of solidarity and support

ritual that is a part of religious practices found in various cultures

thumb|upright=1.2|Clapping hands Clapping is the percussive sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. Humans clap with the palms of their hands, often quickly and repeatedly to express appreciation or approval (see applause), but also in rhythm as a form of body percussion to match the sounds in music, dance, chants, hand games, and clapping games.

palm-out salute originally intended to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance (1892 - 1942)

covert gesture to indicate domestic violence

OK hand gesture

hand gesture

celebratory or greeting gesture

protest during 1968 Olympic Games

hand gesture associated with Hawaii and surf culture

the act of creating a snapping sound with one's fingers

hand gesture indicating approval

heart symbol often used by Korean performing artists and their fans

Salute used in oath-taking

obscene gesture in Romance-speaking Europe, Latin America, and other parts of Europe

thumb|A four-armed bodhisattva, the lower right hand displaying varada mudra thumb|Bodhisattva making varadamudra. Pala period, 12th century.

gesture to signify the unbreakableness of a promise

hand gesture

The Merkel-Raute (German for "Merkel rhombus"), termed the Merkel diamond, Triangle of Power, or simply, Merkel Hands, by English-speaking media, is a hand gesture made by resting one's hands in front of the abdomen so that the fingertips meet, with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape. This signature gesture of Angela Merkel, former Chancellor of Germany, has been described as "probably one of the most recognisable hand gestures in the world".

finger gesture indicating quotation marks

Turkish nationalist and Pan-Turkic hand symbol

hand gesture

sign meaning "I love you" in various sign languages, particularly ASL; ligature of the fingerspelling signs (manual alphabet) for 'I', 'L', and 'Y'

salute of the World Scouting Movement

thumb|A man waving thumb|thumbtime=5|Video of children waving Waving is a nonverbal communication gesture that consists of the movement of the hand and/or entire arm that people commonly use to greet each other, but it can also be used to say goodbye, acknowledge another's presence, call for silence, or deny someone. The wave gesture is an essential element of human language.

thumb|The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries (1812), exhibiting the hand-in-waistcoat gesture

thumb gesture used in the context of gladiatorial combat

gesture of insult and defiance

nationalist Albanian salute

controversy involving Elon Musk

thumb|Elisabeth Kopp's [[oath of office after her election to the Swiss Federal Council in 1984]] The Schwurhand (, "swear-hand"; ) is a traditional hand gesture and heraldic charge (depicting the gesture) that is used in Germanic Europe and neighbouring countries, when swearing an oath in court, in office, or while swearing-in. The right hand is raised, with the index finger and middle finger extended upwards; the last two digits are curled downwards against the palm. The thumb is shown slightly curled or raised.

English language slang phrase

series of photographs

gesture

Hand gesture

thumb|300px|People giving moutzas to the Greek parliament during 2010–2011 Greek protests|the Indignant Citizens Movement. Lower left, see double moutza, lower middle, see single moutza A mountza or moutza ( or ), also called faskeloma ( ), is the most traditional gesture of insult among Greeks. It consists of extending and spreading all fingers of the hand and presenting the palm towards the face of the person to be insulted with a forward motion.

thumb|upright=1.3|Graffiti calling a rival group "Wankers", in Bethnal Green, East London Wanker is slang for "one who wanks (masturbates)", but is most often used as a general insult. It is a pejorative term of English origin common in Britain and other parts of the English-speaking world (mainly Commonwealth of nations), including Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It is synonymous with the insult tosser.

Italian hand gesture

obscene hand gesture

Hand gesture

thumb|Betrothed by Richard Dudensing (1833–1899)

hand gesture

thumb|Republic of China (Taiwan) president [[Tsai Ing-wen greeting with the fist-and-palm gesture.]]