I was
sold a
card by a
beggar at a
Dunkin' Donuts in
Baltimore,
Maryland last year. Here are the
letters - they can be used when one does not know the specific
sign for a given
word or
concept, or when there does not exist a
sign for it:
A B C
,,,,
|||| ___
____ |||| \\\
||||\ | /\ |\_/ /
\^^^/ \ ^/ \ /
| | | | | |
(clenched fist) (extended palm) (C-formed fist)
D E F
,, ,, ,,,,
|| _____ \\ ||||
____|| ||||| \\||||_
||// | |^^__| \ //|
\^\`-| \ ´´/ | \`|
| `/ | | \ /
(D-formed fist) (clenched fist) (OK-sign)
(with thumb underneath) (with spread fingers)
G H I
,,
||___
________ ________ |||||
`^^^=__ \ `====__ \ |^^__|
\ \/ \ \/ \ ´´/
| | | | | |
(pointing hand) (pointing hand) (clenched fist)
(with two fingers) (with little finger up)
J K L
,, ,, ,, ,,
||___ | \\ // ||
||||| | __\\// __||
|^^__| ´|` | |||/\ ||| \___
\ ´´/ \__/ \^^^/ \^^ /^^´
| | | | | |
(same as i) (Victory sign) (Form an L)
(but move as a J) (with thumb in front)
M N O
___
____ ____ //\\\
<|||\ |<||\ |\/ /
\^^^/ \^^^/ \ /
| | | | | |
(clenched fist) (clenched fist) (O-formed fist)
(with 3 fingers on top)(with 2 fingers on top)
(of the thumb) (of the thumb)
P Q R
,,,
___ \\/
________ / \ _/\\
`^^^=__ \ //^||| || /\
//\ \/ // ||| \ ^/
// | | `´ |^ | | |
(pointing hand) (V pointing down) (cross your fingers)
(with middle finger)
(pointing down 45°)
S T U
,,,
|||
____ __,_ _|||
|||<\ ||||\ || /\
\^^^/ \^^^/ \ ^/
| | | | | |
(clenched fist) (clenched fist) (two upright fingers)
(with thumb on top) (with thumb between)
(middle and index)
V W X
,, ,, ,, ,, ,,
\\ // \\ || // _
__\\// \\||// __||
||| / | /\ |||/\
\^^ / \ ^/ \^^^/
| | | | | |
(Victory sign) (form a W) (bent index finger)
Y Z
,, ,,
\\ || ___
\\___ __|| /
||||\___ |||/\ /
\^^^/^^´ \^^^/ /__\
| | | | /
(make a Y) (pointing finger)
(move as Z)
I know my ASCII art is horrible, but I hope it gets the point accross.