Finger-Shape Notation, for YI Hand-Shape Theory

Michael Hoffman 11:00 p.m. Thu., Mar. 5, 2026

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Project: View Medieval Pictures, Note the Finger-Shapes via Characters

In conj. with

  • finger shape analysis
  • YI hand shape analysis
  • hand-shape pair [initial, later]

Also note the YI hand-shapes.

[ ( ) ] ,

Motivation for this Page

Developed in txt msgs to RL a finger shape notation on mobile device. Documenting that notation language here.

To load up (import then organize) the charsets for ease of use.

Finger-Shape Notation

Charset ┐∖╲ 〵 \ │∧∨∩∪⊏⊃ / 〳 ╱┌ ∟

┐┌∖ ╲ 〵 \ │ / 〳 ╱

Notes:

https://coolsymbol.com/#google_vignette

https://coolsymbol.com

┐ ┌ ╲ 〵 \ |│ / 〳 ╱

omit keyboard chars

┐ ┌ ╲ 〵 |│ 〳 ╱

Bent Finger

┌

Terms: ‘Straight’ Finger Means Extended or Curved Finger

vs.

Bent 180; 90 + 90 Side View of Finger

Group of Fingers Bent 180; 90 + 90 Side View of Finger

Terms:

“Straight” Means Extended or Curved, vs. Bent 180,

90 deg 90 deg

carefully shown from side, to see that its 90+90. MY FIRST THEORY WAS WRONG: COUNTING

Initial Theory Involving Counting Finger Segments Was Wrong

The purpose of show side of bent finger in group of bent fingers is to message “bent”.

ANNOUNCE THEORY FAIL THEORY 1 COUNTING FINGER SEGMENTS WAS WRONG

Useful still, but wrong focus. The theme, the motif, was is bent, splayed.

Dancing Man Index Finger Splayed and Bent

\│/

∖\│〳┌

∖\│〳┐

todo

〵│〳

/│\

\ │ /

┐∖╲ 〵 \ │∧∨∩∪⊏⊃ / 〳 ╱┌ ∟

Straight Finger

│

Splayed Finger

Thumb

╲
〵
\
/
〳
╱

Splayed Index Finger & Thumb

/〳

/╱

4 Bent Fingers, Thumb

┌┌┌┌〳

┌┌┌┌╱

4 Straight Fingers, No Thumb

│ │ │ │

4 Straight Fingers, Thumb

│ │ │ │〳

4 Bent Fingers, No Thumb

┌┌┌┌

3 Straight Fingers, 1 Splayed Finger, No Thumb

│ │ │〳

┐ │ ┌ ╲ 〵 \│ | / ／〳 ╱

Blessing

┌┌〵││

┐┐〵││

││〳┌┌

││〳┐┐

┐┐〵││

keyboard

||/77

77\||

ALLCAPS

||/LL

II/LL

LL\||

LL\II

Notes:

LL\II
cut branching, non-branching, branching

Y’ I Y

seq: Y’, IY

7 II7 IIII 77II\

┛ ┛〵││

Point Down


┛┛ ┛ ┛│

│ ┛┛┛ ┛

Notes:

┐ │ ┌ ╲ 〵 \│ | / ／／〳 ╱

keyboard

||/LL

LL\||

77\II

FF||\

/||FF

||/FF

FF\||

LL\|| <– ok

||\LL

||/LL <– good

7777|

7777/

uppercase & digits

77II\

/II77

II/77

77\II <– good, keyboard

I 7 7 7 7

7777I

I7777

⌊ L

I L L L L

L L L L I

PinkieRingBent, MidIndStraight, thumb splay in

terms: “straight” means or curved but not sharply bent like 90deg * 2. bent 180

[10:24 p.m. Thu., Mar. 5, 2026]

Bent 180.

Curved vs. bent 180

Turned around.

4 Fingers Bent 180, Thumb

┌ ┌ ┌ ┌〳

┐ ┐ ┐ ┐〳

L L L L /

Notes:

FFFF/

FFFF\

L L L L / <– good

┐ │ ┌ ╲ 〵 \ / 〳 ╱

Blessing, No Thumb

┐ ┐││

││┌ ┌

keyboard

L L | |

| | L L

ALLCAPS

L L I I

I I L L

backwards bend

││ ┐ ┐

┌ ┌││

Notes:

L L I I <– also convenient “shorthand” ease of typing, and a certain abstract consistency

DINOSAUR RULE EARTH

U CAN PICK FROM ANY OF THE 26 A-Z ALLCAPS LETTERS

WE CANT AFFORD PUNCTUATION STOP

Y I |

FF||

┐ │ ┌ ╲ 〵 \ / 〳 ╱

Gun-Pointing

┌ ┌ ┌ │〳

┌ ┌ ┌ │ ╱

keyboard

┌ ┌ ┌ │ /

FFF|/

Notes:

┌ ┌ ┌ │ / terminal keyboard

┐ │ ┌ ╲ 〵 \ / 〳 ╱

Mushroom King Double Gun-Pointing

〵│┌ ┌ ┌ ┐ ┐ ┐│〳

〵│ ┐ ┐ ┐ ┌ ┌ ┌ │〳

Psalter Viewer Hold Open Scroll

FFFI

┐ │ ┌ ╲ 〵 \ / 〳 ╱

f134 row 2 middle Great Canterbury Psalter

Terminal Keyboard ASCII 🦖 Charset ⌨️

| / \ F Y I ‘ L – _ ^ & * % $ @ ~ ` { } [ ]( )

Keyboard ASCII Charset

Keyboard Charset

Terminal 😵 Keyboard Charset

Terminal Keyboard ASCII 🦖 Charset ⌨️

i already started using () and [] and ,
eg in diagrams latest.

[Y then I then Y’ then I’]

then IY or u could say … bend variants flexible basics

Quick Terminal Charset Shorthand Convenient Fast

Not Unicode charset.

F instead of bent-right.

1970 terminal charset.

See Also

Site Map > YI Shapes of Hands & Trees
https://egodeaththeory.org/nav/#YI-Shapes-Hands-Trees

Crop by Michael Hoffman
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Author: egodeaththeory

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