ILY sign
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The ILY is a sign from American Sign Language which, as a gesture, has moved into the mainstream. Seen primarily in the United States and other Americanized countries, the sign originated among deaf s
The ILY is a common sign in ASL deaf culture meaning, "I Love You" (informal).
Gene Simmons showing the ILY sign at a fashion show, 2012
Love
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Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of th
ILY sign
…for the letters I, L, and Y (for "I love you"). The sign is an informal expression of any of several positive feelings, ranging from general esteem to love, for the recipient of the sign. A similar-looking but unrelated variation in which the thumb is toward the palm appears in heavy metal music culture…
Fraternal love (Prehispanic sculpture from 250 to 900 CE, of Huastec origin). Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Pair of Lovers. 1480–1485
Grandmother and grandchild in Sri Lanka
Wall of Love on Montmartre in Paris: "I love you" in 250 languages, by calligraphist Fédéric Baron and artist Claire Kito (2000)