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Both arms held straight out sideways, marking a delivery out of reach.
The umpire extends both arms horizontally to signal a wide: the ball passed out of the batter's reach and does not count as one of the over's six deliveries. A run is added to the batting side and the ball is bowled again.
Signals a wide, awarding one run to the batting side and requiring the delivery to be bowled again. The Laws define both the offence and the signal.
Counted as an extra rather than against the batter, and not debited to the batter's own score — the penalty falls on the bowler's analysis.
A standing figure with both arms extended horizontally to the sides at shoulder height, forming one straight line across the shoulders.
Count the arms: both out sideways is a wide, one out sideways is a no-ball. Both add a run and both mean the delivery is bowled again, but only a no-ball gives the batter a free hit in the limited-overs formats that use one.