love-you gesture
A hand with an outstretched thumb, index finger, and pinky finger, while the middle and ring fingers are bent down. This gesture is commonly used to express 'I love you' in American Sign Language.
There are different emoji meanings for love-you gesture in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Widely recognized as the 'I love you' sign, especially due to its adoption from American Sign Language (ASL).
- East Asian culture
- Also understood as 'I love you,' sometimes used more broadly to express general positivity or approval.
- Mediterranean/Latin American culture
- While the isolated thumb and pinky can be a symbol of 'horns' (corna) to ward off evil or as an insult in some contexts, the addition of the extended index finger clearly distinguishes it as the 'love' sign, preventing misinterpretation in most cases.
