List of gestures

Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actions are used to communicate important messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with spoken words.

[1] Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body.

Physical non-verbal communication such as purely expressive displays, proxemics, or displays of joint attention differ from gestures, which communicate specific messages.

Not included are the specialized gestures, calls, and signals used by referees and umpires in various organized sports.

Mimed gestures might generally be used to refer to an action in context, for example turning a pretend crank to ask someone to lower a car side window (or for modern power windows, pointing down or miming pressing a button).

People often use gestures during heated or tense arguments, such as at this political demonstration (2007).
Okay sign
Peace sign
Before "bunny ears", people were given cuckold's horns as an insult by sneaking up behind them with two fingers (c. 1815 French satire).
A clenched fist
Kennedy's gesture seen here with Nikita Khrushchev .
The "fig sign" is an ancient gesture with many uses.
The ILY sign, "I Love You"
Pollice Verso by Jean-Léon Gérôme .
A man pointing at a photo
The "index finger pointing up" sign
"Call me" or "I'll call you" gesture
Thumb up
Waving
Añjali Mudrā or Namaste gesture.
U.S. servicemen surrendering with raised hands during the Battle of Corregidor
Hand heart
Jazz hands
The Merkel-Raute
Facepalm
The "cut-throat" or throat slash sign