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Lesson 11: Hand Locations 1

Hand Location Symbols

Hand location symbols combine a handshape symbol with other symbols to specify a location on the hand.

{`B}
fingertips
{B`}
tip of the thumb
{.B}
back of the hand
{B.}
center of the palm
{B^}
above the other hand
{B_}
below the other hand
{B/}
in front of the other hand
{BZ}
behind the other hand
Try it out
Type { } . ` ^ _ < > / Z and letters and numbers to make hand location symbols:

Using Hand Location Symbols

Vocabulary
{`1}*B_
direct
{`1}1//
goal
{`B}'.*-.B_
top
{`1}.-&-.1_
can't
{3`}*5_^_
helicopter
{5`}`=**-.5
senior
{.s}**V
potato
{.a}**a
rock
{B.}**A
help
{B.}".&=`u>
label
{B^}M_
less
{b^}`=**=`b
window
{f/}f/
postpone
{BZ}B^
approach
{B_}A/
hide
{b_}*b^
kick
How to Type: Orientation Review

".."
".."
'..'
'..'
."".
."".
`--`
`--`
`==`
`==`
.--.
.--.
.==.
.==.
Practice
Try typing some of the signs you know:
direct
goal
top
can't
helicopter
senior
potato
rock
help
label
less
window
postpone
approach
hide
kick

Lesson 12: Contact Types 2 →