Gesture

body language and posture

Raising the arms above the head is a recognizable posture that appears in fitness, play, stretching, and emotional expression. In exercise, overhead reaching supports shoulder m...

language-and-communication

The sign for love is a widely recognized gesture in many sign languages used to express affection. It typically involves touching the fingertips of one hand to the chest near th...

language-and-communication

To say 'I love you' in American Sign Language (ASL), form a hand shape with the thumb and index finger touching the chest near the heart, then extend outward. The sign uses one...

digital communication

A Hand Circle Game GIF is a short, looping animation showing one or both hands making a circle, often with a thumb and forefinger touching to form an ovoid shape. These files ar...

language-and-communication

“You looked hand” is not a standard phrase in English, so when people encounter or hear it, they often wonder whether it is a typo, a literal description, or a regional or s...

iOS

On most iPhones and iPads running iOS 12 and later, you swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to open Control Center. On iPads in split view or slide over, or on iP...

Culture & Language

An I love you hand sign modifies the hand into a recognizable representation of the word I–L–Y seen from the signer’s viewpoint. It is produced by extending the pinky and...