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The manicule, ☛, is a typographic mark with the appearance of a hand with its index finger extending in a pointing gesture. Originally used for handwritten marginal notes, it later came to be used in printed works to draw the reader's attention to important text.
A simple smiley. This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons.Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art.
The "index finger pointing up" sign. Pointing with index finger may be used to indicate an item or person. [8] A pointing index finger raised upwards is used in Islam as an affirming gesture of Tawhid [24] though it has been also used in more political contexts, particularly by groups more extremist in ideology such as ISIS. [25]
An emoji (/ ɪ ˈ m oʊ dʒ iː / ih-MOH-jee; plural emoji or emojis; [1] Japanese: 絵文字, Japanese pronunciation:) is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram, or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages.
The Merkel-Raute [1] (German for "Merkel rhombus"), termed the Merkel diamond [2] or Triangle of Power by English-speaking media, [3] is a hand gesture made by resting one's hands in front of the stomach so that the fingertips meet, with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape.
The pinky and index fingers are extended but a little more parallel to each other resembling the horns on a demon. Arizona State University Sun Devil fans make a pitchfork sign by extending the index and middle fingers, as well as the pinky. The thumb holds down the ring finger to complete the gesture.
The loser is a hand gesture made by extending the right thumb and index fingers, leaving the other fingers closed to create the letter L, interpreted as "loser", and generally given as a demeaning sign. [1] Sometimes this is accompanied by raising the hand to the giver's forehead. [1]
In the United States, the "beckoning finger" or the "beckoning palm" are the most common gestures implying beckoning. Both are accomplished by up-turning the palm, and extending and retracting either one or two fingers while keeping the rest clenched in a fist or by extending and retracting all of the fingers, all while keeping the palm upturned.