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A gesture of greeting and respect, typically a hand raised in the air. h6. Salute Tags * [[straight-arm salute]] * [[two-finger salute]] * [[vulcan salute]] h6. Official national forms vary from country to country: * American: forearm at 45° angle to the forehead, blade hand with palm towards face. * British: similar to American, but with palm facing outward. * Roman salute (Also used by fascist movements and nations including Nazi Germany): straight arm extended forward and upwards. h6. Stylized forms appear in many [[magical girl]] titles: * [[Sailor Moon]] in particular popularized the "V" hand held sideways, partially framing the eye. This was later inherited by [[Asamiya Athena]] from [[the King of Fighters '96|KOF 96]] onwards * In [[Final Fantasy VIII]], [[Rinoa Heartilly]] gestures with an upward pointing index finger. h6. Other well-known forms: * [[palm-fist greeting|Kung fu]]: a closed fist wrapped in an open palm, often with a slight bow * Peace/Victory: outward palm with index and middle finger extended, arm extended forward * Love: opposing thumbs and index fingers join at the fingertips in the shape of a heart; other fingers may suggest wings Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:56 |