Lessons In SignWriting
Lesson Three: Contact

Basic Contact Symbols

	Touch is written with an asterisk. Touch is defined as the hand gently contacting another part of the body.
	Grasp is written with a plus sign. Grasp is defined as the hand grasping a part of the body or a piece of clothing.
	In-between is written with an asterisk between two lines. In-between is defined as touching between two parts of the body, usually between fingers.
	Strike is written with two lines crossing two lines. Strike is defined as the hand forcefully contacting a suface.
	Brush is written with a circle with a dark dot in the center. Brush is defined as movement that contacts and then moves off the surface.
	Rub is written with a spiral symbol. Rub is defined as contact that moves, but stays on the surface.