The Lorm alphabet is a method of tactile signing named after Hieronymus Lorm, who developed it in the late 19th century.
Letters are spelled by tapping or stroking different parts of the listener's hand.
[1] The Lorm alphabet is mostly used in German-speaking countries, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland and Georgia.
For the German language the following signs are used: The following signals may also be used:[2]