{"id":36118,"date":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=36118"},"modified":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","slug":"what-is-the-hand-thing-on-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-hand-thing-on-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"What is the Hand Thing on TikTok?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6483fa4428\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6483fa4428\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6483fa4428\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-hand-thing-on-tiktok\/#What_is_the_Hand_Thing_on_TikTok\" title=\"What is the Hand Thing on TikTok?\">What is the Hand Thing on TikTok?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-the-hand-thing-on-tiktok\/#Sign_for_help\" title=\"Sign for help\">Sign for help<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Hand_Thing_on_TikTok\"><\/span>What is the Hand Thing on TikTok?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"What is the hand thing on TikTok\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1qwtDaN.jpg\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:35% width:auto; max-height:384px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>When you end your video on TikTok, you might want to add something like &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry,&#8221; with the help of two fingers on your arm. While the gesture has no meaning, it does appear to be a way to make a revelation to viewers. What&#8217;s more, it also appears to be a way to acknowledge that you&#8217;re telling the truth. But what is this sign really for?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sign_for_help\"><\/span>Sign for help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;Sign for help&#8221; hand signal has gone viral in a short video that was posted to the social media site TikTok. A spokesperson for the Laurel County Sheriff&#8217;s Office says the hand signal was developed by the Canadian Women&#8217;s Foundation and has since spread like wildfire on TikTok. This hand signal involves raising one hand with all of its fingers extended and folding it over the thumb. The sign is typically used to call for assistance and is intended to alert others that you need help.<\/p>\n<p>However, many users have adapted the signal to fit their needs. Many have duetted a video of the hand signal uploaded to a TikTok account by a user named &#8220;derwunderling.&#8221; The video, which has almost 24 million views, has been shared thousands of times, and has received more than 1.1 million likes. A similar video has also spread to a YouTube channel, which is owned by a company called CWF.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Signal for Help&#8221; is a hand gesture that has gone viral on TikTok after a missing teenage girl in North Carolina invoked it. It was a way to discreetly ask for help and alert people to the situation. The &#8220;Signal for Help&#8221; hand gesture was developed by the Canadian Women&#8217;s Foundation and is intended to help women in domestic violence situations communicate with their partners without being overheard.<\/p>\n<p>A young girl who went missing in North Carolina used this hand gesture to signal for help and rescuers. Since the hand gesture has been so popular on TikTok, the hand signal is being used as an awareness tool for important causes. A recent video of a teenage girl in distress, with her parents watching it, helped her to escape abduction. However, some experts wonder if such a universal distress signal would be effective in saving her life.<\/p>\n<p>A TikTok hand signal has been used to rescue a 16-year-old girl in Kentucky. The hand signal is so common amongst users that the Kentucky Sheriff&#8217;s Department was able to track the girl&#8217;s driver after she was spotted in the man&#8217;s car after she was reported missing from her home two days prior. And now, it is an important symbol for domestic violence victims. 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