leg crossing
Knee over knee
Leg crossing is the act of placing one leg over the other while seated, a common posture that can signal comfort, formality, or self-consciousness depending on context.
Body language interpreters sometimes read meaning into how someone crosses their legs—ankle over knee versus knee over knee—though such readings are often unreliable.
She noticed his leg crossing and uncrossing throughout the interview.
- seatedIn a chair
- sitting positionHow one sits
- thighsUpper leg sections
- kneesLeg joints with caps
- postureBody position, alignment
ankle · feminine · elegant · fidgeting · waiting · job interview · uncomfortable · interview · nervous · nervous habit · body language · modesty · sitting · chair · skirt · ladylike · restless · shifting
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- reflexesreflex, reflexes, reflex action, reflex response, quick reflexes
- small adjustmentsshift, tilt, repositioning, alignment, realignment
- Posturessupine, upright, slouch, slump, erect
leg crossingopen posture
Accessible body language
power pose · relaxed posture · relaxed stance · leaning forward
legs, legged, legging, leggings, cross, crossed, crosses, crossing, crossings