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An open palm raised above the head, marking runs scored without the bat.
One open hand raised above the head signals byes: the batters ran, but the ball touched neither bat nor body. The runs count to the team and to no batter, and are debited to nobody's bowling analysis.
Signals byes — runs scored when the ball passed the batter without touching bat or person. The Laws define the signal and how the runs are recorded.
Recorded as extras rather than to a batter's score, which is why a team total can exceed the sum of its batters' runs.
A standing figure with one arm raised above the head and the hand open, fingers together and palm forward.
The raised open hand is a bye; tapping a raised knee is a leg bye. The difference is whether the ball hit the batter.