Hand heart

Not to be confused with Heart in Hand.

Demonstration of the hand heart gesture.

A hand heart or gesture in which a person forms a heart shape using their fingers. Hand hearts are usually more popular within the young generation.^[1]

The sign grew in popularity when Taylor Swift learned it from Asian culture and then started using it in her live shows,^[2] and spread to other celebrities including Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Katy Perry.

Hand hearts are widely used everywhere in the world, and appear often in pictures taken by individuals and celebrities.^[3]

Google patent

Discovered by Engadget team, Google had already filed a patent in July 2011, It allowed Google Glass users to use the hand heart in front of any objects, and the gadget automatically recognise the object, takes a picture, and send it to social networks as a "liked" image.^[4]^[5]

References

Gestures

Friendly gestures	A-OK Air kiss Applause Cheek kiss Dap Elbow bump Eskimo kiss Fist bump Hand heart Handshake Hand wave Hat tip High five Hongi ILY sign Kiss Liberian snap handshake Namaste Pound hug Shaka Thumbs signal

Gestures of respect	Adab Bow Curtsey Gadaw Genuflection Hand-kiss Kowtow Kuji-in Mano Mudra Namaste Prostration Sampeah Sembah Schwurhand Wai Zolgokh

Salutes	Bellamy salute Nazi salute Raised fist Roman salute Scout sign and salute Three-finger salute Two-finger salute Vulcan salute Zogist salute

Celebratory gestures	Applause Fist pump High five Victory clasp

Finger counting	Finger binary Chinese number gestures Chisanbop

Obscene gestures	A-OK Anasyrma Bras d'honneur Cornuto Fig sign Finger Mooning Mountza Shocker Wanker

Taunts	Akanbe Finger Loser Talk to the hand

Head motions	Head shake Head bobble Nod

Other gestures	Air quotes Allergic salute Aussie salute Crossed fingers Facepalm Eyelid pull Finger gun Gang signal Hand-in-waistcoat Hand rubbing Jazz hands Laban sign Pabebe Wave Pollice verso Rabia sign Shrug Sign of the cross Sign of the horns Varadamudra V sign

Related	List of gestures Articulatory gestures Manual communication Nonverbal communication Sign language

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