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Finger gestures are commonly used in a variety of ways, from point at something to indicate that you want to show a person something to indicating a thumbs up to show everything is good.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Black | first1 = Roxie M | year = 2011 | title = Cultural Considerations of Hand Use | journal = Journal of Hand Therapy | volume = 24 | issue = 2| pages = 104–111 | doi = 10.1016/j.jht.2010.09.067 | pmid = 21109395 }}</ref>
Some gestures are near universals, i.e., found all over the world with only some exceptions. An example is the [[head shake]] to signify "no".<ref>Bross, Fabian (2020): [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344860731_Why_do_we_shake_our_heads_On_the_origin_of_the_headshake/stats Why do we shake our heads? On the origin of the headshake]. In: ''Gesture'', 19(2/3). 269–299.</ref> Also, in most cultures nodding your head signifies "Yes", which the book "The Definitive Book of Body Language" describes as submissive gesture to representing the conversation is going the direction of the person speaking. Interesting, the book explains that people who are born deaf can show a form of submissive gesture to signify "Yes".<ref name=":4" />
== Manual vs. non-manual communicative gestures ==
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