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A closed fist with the thumb pushed between index and middle finger.
Also known as: Fig sign
A fist with the thumb thrust between two fingers, made and worn as a charm against the evil eye across the Mediterranean and Brazil. It is also, in several countries, a coarse insult — which is why the amulet travels better than the gesture.
A fist with the thumb protruding between the index and middle fingers, worn as an amulet and made as a gesture against the evil eye in Italian, Iberian, Slavic and Brazilian traditions.
Mediterranean, Slavic Europe and Brazil
Carried widely as a carved pendant in coral, jet or silver, and among the most commonly collected amulet forms in European ethnographic collections.
Also an obscene gesture in a number of countries, which limits where the hand sign can be made even where the pendant is unremarkable.
A closed fist seen from the side with the thumb pushed up between the folded index and middle fingers.
Both are Italian hand gestures against the evil eye, made with different finger positions and carrying different secondary meanings.