palm up
Ready to receive
Palm up describes the position of a hand with the inner surface facing upward, fingers relaxed or extended.
The gesture often accompanies requests, offerings, or expressions of openness: She held out her hand palm up, waiting for the coins.
Someone speaking with palms up typically signals honesty or receptiveness.
- openNot closed
- open handUnclenched, spread fingers
- offeringSomething presented or given
- receivingAcquiring what's sent
- gestureCommunicative body movement
hand · give me five · supplication · begging · asking for help · plea · upturned · giving · hand out · surrender · vulnerable · cup · reach · reaching out · asking · fingers · flat · extend
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- conductingbaton, maestro, downbeat, upbeat, podium
- arm movementsflexion, extension, rotation, twisting, turning
hand orientation
palm uppalm down
Hand rotated earthward
face down · hands clasped · arms crossed · hands behind back · closed stance
gestural meaning
palm uppalm down
Hand rotated earthward
arms crossed · closed off · pointing finger · dismissive wave