Hand heart

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

Not to be confused with Heart in Hand or Finger heart.
Hand heart

The upside down hand heart gesture was first noted in art in 1989, when Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created an art image of the gesture as his first artwork named Family Syntax.[2]

Google patent

Discovered by Engadget team, Google filed a patent in July 2011 that 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.[3][4]

gollark: Also, even if you don't consciously pay attention to them they're still *there* and being processed.
gollark: Oh, so manipulation is fine if it doesn't work that well?
gollark: Yep!
gollark: They are annoying. They take up valuable screen space. They're cognitohazards which try and manipulate you into buying things you don't want.
gollark: Especially a *paid-for* OS.

See also

References
  1. When Two Thumbs Down Are a Sign of Approval
  2. Cué, Elena (2015-01-30). "A Conversation With Maurizio Cattelan". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  3. Google patents the heart hand-gesture to let you 'like' things with Glass
  4. "Google Patented the 'Heart' Gesture and Other Fun Hand Moves". Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2015-02-08.


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