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11	An index for all tropes related to hands, arms, fingers, and [[BodyLanguage various gestures]] involving them.
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13	Compare GloveTropes and TropesOutOnALimb. See also ThisIndexSlaps.
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16	!! Tropes:
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18	[[index]]
19	* AccidentalHandHold: Two characters end up holding hands by complete accident.
20	* AccidentalUnfortunateGesture
21	* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Showing affection to a character by petting their head.
22	* AirQuotes: Using two finger of each hand to mimic quotation marks. Used to indicate SarcasmMode while speaking.
23	* AlmostHoldingHands
24	* AngryItemTapping
25	* AntiSneezeFinger: Someone tries to prevent themselves from sneezing by placing a finger at their nose.
26	* BadassFingersnap: When the character is so badass they just need to snap their fingers for things to happen.
27	* BareHandedPuppetry
28	* BicepPolishingGesture
29	* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Shooting a weapon out of someone else's hand.
30	* BlastingTime: Charging your hand-based energy attack with your arms raised upward before firing.
31	* BloodyHandprint: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A handprint made of blood]].
32	* BorrowedBiometricBypass
33	* BreakingInOldHabits: A character gets their hand replaced and ends up using the new hand to masturbate.
34	* CaughtTheHeartOnHisSleeve: Stopping someone you love from leaving by grabbing onto their sleeve.
35	* ChainOfPeople
36	* ClawingAtOwnThroat
37	* ClutchingHandTrap: A character gets their hand stuck while trying to get a treat from a jar or a hole.
38	* CoinWalkFlexing: A character does a coin walk to look cool or show off their dexterity.
39	* ContemplatingYourHands: Someone is fascinated by their hands while on drugs.
40	* CreepilyLongArms
41	* CreepyLongFingers
42	* CrossCulturalHandshake
43	* CrushingHandshake: A character shakes hands with another one, but they grip so hard they end up hurting them instead.
44	* CuckooFingerTwirl: A character twirls their index finger close to their ear to silently call another character a weirdo or lunatic.
45	* CumbersomeClaws
46	* DeadHandShot: We see a shot of someone's hand to confirm that they have died.
47	* DeclarativeFinger
48	* DustingOffYourHands
49	* EvilHand: A limb (usually a hand) is manipulated to act independently of its owner.
50	* ExtraDigits: When a character's hand has at least one more digit than is standard for the story.
51	* EyeAmWatchingYou: Aiming your index and middle finger at your eyes and another's eyes to confirm they're under your radar.
52	* FacePalm: Pressing your palm against your face after seeing someone do something stupid or embarrassing.
53	* FeatherFingers: A bird's wing feathers function like fingers.
54	* FeelingYourHeartbeat: A person puts another's hand on their chest to feel their heartbeat.
55	* FemmeFatalons: A character has long, well-kept fingernails, indicating that they're a villain, untrustworthy and/or dangerous.
56	* FilmTheHand
57	* FingerFirearms:
58	* FingerFraming
59	* FingerGun
60	* FingerInABarrel: Placing at least one finger inside the barrel of a gun, which typically causes it to explode.
61	* FingerInTheMail: Delivering a severed finger with a ransom demand as evidence of a kidnapping.
62	* FingerMuzzle
63	* FingerOnLips
64	* FingerPokeOfDoom
65	* FingerSnapLighter: When the character wants to light something up, they just snap their fingers and fire manifests.
66	* FingerSnappingStreetGang: A street gang advances on someone while rhythmically snapping their fingers.
67	* FingerSuckHealing
68	* FingerTenting: Manipulative characters tend to cover their faces or chests with their fingers tip-to-tip or interlocked.
69	* FingerTwitchingRevival
70	* FingerWag
71	* FingerlessHands: A character's hands do not have fingers.
72	* {{Fingore}}: Violence inflicted upon fingers.
73	* FistOfRage
74	* FistPump
75	* FiveFingerFillet: The "game" of quickly stabbing a sharp object between your fingers; get hit, and you lose.
76	* FlippingTheBird: Insulting a person by sticking your middle finger at them.
77	* FourFingeredHands
78	* FutileHandReach
79	* GiantHandsOfDoom: A boss who fights with giant floating disembodied hands.
80	* GiantRobotHandsSaveLives
81	* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Pointing at someone is a super-dramatic and serious gesture.
82	* AGlassInTheHand: Fists clench, glassware broken.
83	* GoodLuckGesture
84	* GottaGetYourHeadTogether: Victims of assault on the brain, head or ears will clutch their head.
85	* GotTheWholeWorldInMyHand: Symbol of a hand grasping at the globe.
86	* TheGraceFacePose: A girl puts the backside of her hand underneath her chin cunningly.
87	* GraspTheSun
88	* GreetingGestureConfusion: Several characters meet, and use mismatched gestures when greeting one another.
89	* HandBehindHead
90	* HandBlast
91	* HandGagging: Silencing someone by putting a hand over their mouth.
92	* HandInTheHole
93	* HandOfDeath: Only the killer's hand is seen prior to the reveal of their identity.
94	* HandOfGlory
95	* HandOrObjectUnderwear: A naked person covers up by placing their hands over their private parts.
96	* HandOnWomb: A woman rests her hand on her stomach as an early sign that she is pregnant.
97	* HandRubbing: Someone sinisterly rubs their hands together.
98	* HandSeals: Ritualistic hand gestures that are commonly used as part of a magic formula, with roots in Taoism.
99	* HandsGoDown
100	* HandshakeOfDoom: A handshake that means nothing but death, sorrow and general misfortune.
101	* HandshakeRefusal
102	* HandshakeSubstitute
103	* HandSignals
104	* HandsInPockets: Some artists just don't bother drawing certain things that should be there.
105	* HandsLookingWrong: A character notices they've been transformed or changed in some other way by checking their hands
106	* HandStomp: Stomp on someone's hands while they're hanging for dear life.
107	* HandyCuffs: Cuffing an offender with their arms in front makes them still dangerous.
108	* HangingByTheFingers
109	* HasTwoThumbsAnd
110	* HelpingHands: A sentient, detached limb capable of moving on its own.
111	* HeroicAmbidexterity
112	* HighFiveLeftHanging
113	* HoldingHands
114	** IntertwinedFingers
115	* HookHand
116	* HowManyFingers
117	* HumanlikeHandAnatomy
118	* IBrokeANail: A woman becomes really upset because she broke a finger nail.
119	* IgnoredRaisedHand
120	* IKissYourHand
121	** KissUpTheArm
122	* KinkyCuffs
123	* KnuckleCracking
124	* KnuckleTattoos
125	* LastGraspAtLife
126	* LyingFingerCross: A character crosses their fingers while making a vow, oath, etc., to show they're lying.
127	* MeetMyGoodFriendsLeftyAndRighty: Someone names their fists.
128	* MenacingHandShot
129	* NailsOnABlackboard
130	* NightmareHands: Ghastly hands, often a source of NightmareFuel [[invoked]]
131	* OfferingAHand
132	* PalmFistTap
133	* PalmOnCheekPose
134	* PinkySwear: Using pinky fingers as gesture of promise, usually by children.
135	* PoisonRing: A wearable accessory or item of clothing that conceals poison.
136	* PowerFist: Weapon that improves punches.
137	* PowerPalms
138	* PrayerPose
139	* PstandardPsychicPstance
140	* RaisedHandOfSurvival: A person believed to be dead raises their hand onto the screen to show that they're alive.
141	* RapidFireNailBiting
142	* RazorSharpHand
143	* ReachingTowardsTheAudience: You can practically touch the poster's frontmost hand, it's so close!
144	* TheRightHandOfDoom: A character has a disproportionately large arm.
145	* RockPaperScissors
146	* SecretHandshake
147	* SecurityCling: Grabbing onto another person in response to something scary or distressing.
148	* ShyFingerTwiddling
149	* SituationalHandSwitch
150	* SillyMeGesture
151	* ASinisterClue: Left-handedness = evil.
152	** TheKillerWasLeftHanded
153	* SouthPawAdvantage: A character's left-handedness gives them an advantage.
154	* SpecialOddHand
155	* SpitShake: A character's left-handedness gives them an advantage.
156	* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Grabbing a woman's arm will stop her in her tracks.
157	* StillSucksThumb
158	* TakeMyHand
159	* TalkToTheHand
160	* TeamHandStack
161	* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Someone is remorseful of the fact that they just killed someone.
162	* VSign
163	* WardingGestures
164	* {{Yubitsume}}: Cutting the tip of, or an entire finger in the {{Yakuza}} as punishment for [[YouHaveFailedMe failure]].
165	[[/index]]

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