BASIC HANDSHAPE POSITION 4

   When you have a direction indicator above and below the letter that represents the handshape (˅); The palm faces outwards. The fingers or knuckles point downward.

This only changes when followed by a alphabetic character with a different place indicator. Example:

  This combination is very common in Writing Signed Languages; It does not produce any change, it only indicates the difference between the left hand and the right hand. Right hand:

   It can also indicate the first point of contact for writing the sign language words. Left hand:

BASIC HANDSHAPE POSITION 5

When you have a direction indicator above and to the right of the letter representing the handshape (>); The palm faces outwards. the fingers/knuckles point to the side away from the signer. The direction indicator on the letter that represents the handshape is always to the right of the letter regardless of whether it is the signer's right or left hand. This only changes when followed by a alphabetic character with a different place indicator. Example:

This combination is very common in Writing Signed Languages; It does not produce any change, it only indicates the difference between the left hand and the right hand. Right hand: 

   It can also indicate the first point of contact for writing the sign language words. The direction indicator on the letter that represents handshape always points to the Right of the letter, regardless of whether it is the signer's right or left hand. Left hand:

Left hand: