The flag positions
There are 5 positions for each hand - down, low, out, high and up. Some letters require both arms to be on the same side of the body.
LH = left hand
RH = right hand
(These diagrams are of a person facing you so the left and right sides are swapped.)
A and 1 - LH down RH low
_
/ \
__\ /__
/ |
/ /| | |
/\ |_/ | | |
/ \/ |___|\/
\ / | | | |__
\/ | | | | |
|_|_| |__|
B and 2 - LH down RH out
_
/ \
____\ /__
____|___ |
| | | | |
|__| | | |
|___|\/
| | | |__
| | | | |
|_|_| |__|
C and 3 - LH down RH high
/\
/ \
\ /\_
\/ | \ _
\ \ / \
\ \\ /__
\ |
| | |
| | |
|___|\/
| | | |__
| | | | |
|_|_| |__|
D and 4 - LH down RH up (or LH up RH down)
__
| |
|__|
|_
| | _
| |/ \
| |\ /__
|_ |
| | |
| | |
|___|\/
| | | |__
| | | | |
|_|_| |__|
E and 5 - LH high RH down
/\
/ \
_/\ /
_ / | \/
/ \ / /
__\ // /
| /
| | |
| | |
\/|___|
__| | | |
| | | | |
|__| |_|_|
F and 6 - LH out RH down
_
/ \
__\ /____
| ___|____
| | | | |
| | | |__|
\/|___|
__| | | |
| | | | |
|__| |_|_|
G and 7 - LH low RH down
_
/ \
__\ /__
| \
| | |\ \
| | | \_| /\
\/|___| \/ \
__|| | | \ /
| || | | \/
|__||_|_|
H and 8 - LH across low RH out
_
/ \
____\ /_
____|___ |
| | | / /
|__| |/ /|
/\ |_/_|
/ \/| | |
\ / | | |
\/ |_|_|
I and 9 - LH across low RH up
__
| |
|__|
|_
| | _
| |/ \
| |\ /_
|_ |
| / /
|/ /|
/\ |_/_|
/ \/| | |
\ / | | |
\/ |_|_|
J and 'alphabetic' - LH out RH up
__
| |
|__|
|_
| | _
| |/ \
| |\ /____
|_ ___|____
| | | |
| | |__|
|___|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
K and 0 - LH up RH low
__
| |
|__|
_|
_ | |
/ \| |
__\ /| |
/ _|
/ /| |
/\ |_/ | |
/ \/ |___|
\ / | | |
\/ | | |
|_|_|
L - LH high RH low
/\
/ \
_/\ /
_ / | \/
/ \ / /
__\ // /
/ /
/ /| |
/\ |_/ | |
/ \/ |___|
\ / | | |
\/ | | |
|_|_|
M - LH out RH low
_
/ \
__\ /____
/ ___|____
/ /| | | |
/\ |_/ | | |__|
/ \/ |___|
\ / | | |
\/ | | |
|_|_|
N - LH low RH low
_
/ \
__\ /__
/ \
/ /| |\ \
/\ |_/ | | \_| /\
/ \/ |___| \/ \
\ / | | | \ /
\/ | | | \/
|_|_|
O - LH across high RH out
/\
/ \
\ /\_
\/ | \
\ \
____\\ \
____|___ |
| | | |
|__| | |
|_ _|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
P - LH up RH out
__
| |
|__|
_|
_ | |
/ \| |
____\ /| |
____|___ _|
| | | |
|__| | |
|_ _|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
Q - LH high RH out
/\
/ \
_/\ /
_ / | \/
/ \ / /
____\ // /
____|___ /
| | | |
|__| | |
|___|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
R - LH out RH out
_
/ \
____\ /____
____|___ ___|____
| | | | | |
|__| | | |__|
|___|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
S - LH low RH out
_
/ \
____\ /__
____|___ \
| | | |\ \
|__| | | \_| /\
|___| \/ \
| | | \ /
| | | \/
|_|_|
T - LH up RH high
__
/\ | |
/ \ |__|
\ /\_ _|
\/ | \ _ | |
\ \ / \| |
\ \\ /| |
\ _|
| |
| |
|___|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
U - LH high RH high
/\ /\
/ \ / \
\ /\_ _/\ /
\/ | \ _ / | \/
\ \ / \ / /
\ \\ // /
\ /
| |
| |
|___|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
V - LH low RH up
__
| |
|__|
|_
| | _
| |/ \
| |\ /__
|_ \
| |\ \
| | \_| /\
|___| \/ \
| | | \ /
| | | \/
|_|_|
W - LH out RH across high
/\
/ \
_/\ /
/ | \/
/ /
/ //____
| ___|____
| | | |
| | |__|
|_ _|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
X - LH low RH across high
/\
/ \
_/\ /
/ | \/
/ /
/ //__
| \
| |\ \
| | \_| /\
|_ _| \/ \
| | | \ /
| | | \/
|_|_|
Y - LH out RH high
/\
/ \
\ /\_
\/ | \ _
\ \ / \
\ \\ /____
\ ___|____
| | | |
| | |__|
|___|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
Z - LH out RH across low
_
/ \
_\ /____
| ___|____
\ \ | | |
|\ \| |__|
|_\_| /\
| | |\/ \
| | | \ /
|_|_| \/
Numerical sign - LH high RH up
__
| | /\
|__| / \
|_ _/\ /
| | _ / | \/
| |/ \ / /
| |\ // /
|_ /
| |
| |
|___|
| | |
| | |
|_|_|
Annul sign - LH low RH high
/\
/ \
\ /\_
\/ | \ _
\ \ / \
\ \\ /__
\ \
| |\ \
| | \_| /\
|___| \/ \
| | | \ /
| | | \/
|_|_|
Error - LH and RH raised and lowered together
/\ /\
/ \ / \
\ /\_ _/\ /
\/ | \ _ / | \/
/ \ \ / \ / / \
| \ \\ // / |
| / \ |
\ / /| |\ \ /
/\ |_/ | | \_| /\
/ \/ |___| \/ \
\ / | | | \ /
\/ | | | \/
|_|_|