A gesture of greeting and respect, typically a hand raised in the air.

h6. Salute Tags

* [[straight-arm salute]]
* [[two-finger salute]]
* [[vulcan salute]]

h6. Official national forms vary from country to country:

* American: forearm at 45° angle to the forehead, blade hand with palm towards face.
* British: similar to American, but with palm facing outward.
* Straight-arm salute (also called Roman, Hitler or Nazi salute and was used by fascist or Nazi movements and governments, most notably Nazi Germany): straight arm extended forward and upwards.

h6. Stylized forms appear in many [[magical girl]] titles:

* [[Sailor Moon]] in particular popularized the "V" hand held sideways, partially framing the eye. This was later inherited by [[Asamiya Athena]] from [[the King of Fighters '96|KOF 96]] onwards
* In [[Final Fantasy VIII]], [[Rinoa Heartilly]] gestures with an upward pointing index finger.

h6. Other well-known forms:

* [[palm-fist greeting|Kung fu]]: a closed fist wrapped in an open palm, often with a slight bow
* Peace/Victory: outward palm with index and middle finger extended, arm extended forward
* Love: opposing thumbs and index fingers join at the fingertips in the shape of a heart; other fingers may suggest wings
敬礼