V for Victory sign

E174213

hand gesture symbol

The V for Victory sign is a hand gesture popularized during World War II as a symbol of Allied resolve, unity, and eventual triumph over the Axis powers.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
V for Victory sign canonical	1
V sign	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hand gesture ⓘ symbol ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	V for Victory sign ⓘ surface form: V sign victory sign ⓘ
associatedWith	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allied powers anti-Nazi resistance ⓘ propaganda of World War II ⓘ
culturalContext	Western culture ⓘ global popular culture ⓘ
firstPromotedIn	Belgian broadcasts of 1941 ⓘ
gestureForm	one-handed gesture ⓘ
hasComponent	folded little finger ⓘ folded ring finger ⓘ raised index finger ⓘ raised middle finger ⓘ thumb held down or out ⓘ
hasLetterAssociation	Latin letter V ⓘ
hasShape	raised index and middle fingers forming a V ⓘ
hasVariantMeaning	peace sign ⓘ
influenced	later protest iconography ⓘ
introducedAsPoliticalSymbolBy	Victor de Laveleye ⓘ
meaningDependsOn	orientation of palm ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ photography ⓘ posters ⓘ street demonstrations ⓘ
notableUser	Richard Nixon ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ
originatedAs	symbol in European resistance movements ⓘ
palmInMeaning	offensive gesture in some countries ⓘ
palmOutMeaning	victory or peace in many Western cultures ⓘ
popularizedBy	Winston Churchill ⓘ
recognizedAs	international symbol of victory ⓘ
relatedTo	hand gestures in sign language ⓘ peace symbol ⓘ
representsWord	victory ⓘ
symbolizes	Allied resolve ⓘ triumph over Axis powers ⓘ unity ⓘ victory ⓘ
timePeriodOfPeakUse	1940s ⓘ
usedBy	civilians ⓘ political leaders ⓘ soldiers ⓘ
usedDuring	World War II ⓘ
usedIn	postwar peace movements ⓘ protest movements ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States home front during World War II → iconicSymbol → V for Victory sign ⓘ

V for Victory sign → alsoKnownAs → V for Victory sign ⓘ

this entity surface form: V sign