V sign

For the V sign of dermatomyositis, see Shawl sign. For the ∨ symbol, see Descending wedge.

The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is one of the first people to have used the v sign. (1943) It is often interpreted as indicating the word "victory" which was widely used when the Allies won World War II.
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V sign
In UnicodeU+270C ✌ VICTORY HAND
Different from
Different fromU+1F594 🖔 REVERSED VICTORY HAND
Related
See alsoU+262E ☮ PEACE SYMBOL
U+01F54A 🕊 DOVE OF PEACE

The V sign is a hand gesture in which the index and middle fingers are raised and parted to make a V shape while the other fingers are clenched. It has various meanings, depending on the circumstances and how it is presented.

When displayed with the palm inward toward the signer, it can be an offensive gesture in some Commonwealth nations (similar to showing the middle finger), dating back to at least 1900. When given with the palm outward, it is to be read as a victory sign ("V for Victory"); this usage was introduced in January 1941 as part of a campaign by the Allies of World War II,[1] and made more widely known by Winston Churchill. During the Vietnam War, in the 1960s, the "V sign" with palm outward was widely adopted by the counterculture as a symbol of peace and still today in the United States and worldwide as the "peace sign".

  1. ^ Cosgrove, Ben (4 July 2014). "V for Victory: Celebrating a Gesture of Solidarity and Defiance". Time (magazine).