Palm signs checker
Tick the marks you can see on your palm and read what the old palmistry books say about each one, with the source and what we leave out.
You tick what you see; meanings come from classical books, not AI.
Check it on your own palm
Our Android app traces your own lines on your photo and reads each one from the same books. The free web reading on this site opens soon.
How it works
- Look closelySigns are small. Use bright side light and zoom in if you can.
- Tick what you seeOnly the signs you are sure of. You can tick more than one.
- Read the books’ viewEach sign shows what a named book says, and what we leave out. Nothing is sent or saved.
How to look for signs
Signs are small marks (a cross, a star, a triangle), usually on the raised pads (mounts) under the fingers or at the base of the palm. Look in bright light from the side, and zoom in with your phone camera if it helps.
Be strict with yourself: many “signs” are ordinary lines crossing by chance. Cheiro asks for a triangle “not formed by the chance crossing of lines” (Cheiro’s Language of the Hand, 1900, ch. XXII).
What palmistry says
Each sign in a sentence or two. None of them is in our app’s rule set, so the source here is the book passage itself.
- The letter MNone of the classical books we use describes an “M sign”. It is a modern idea. What they do read are the lines that make it, so the honest way to read an M is line by line. Claims online that an M means wealth, luck or a special destiny have no source in these books.No classical source
- Mystic crossCheiro reads it as a natural gift for, and interest in, mysticism and the spiritual. It is strongest, he says, when it sits in the middle of that space.Cheiro, Palmistry for All (1916), Part I, ch. XIII: La Croix Mystique
- StarCheiro reads a star as a mark that heightens whatever the mount under it stands for: ambition on the Mount of Jupiter under the index finger, imagination on the Mount of the Moon.Cheiro, Palmistry for All (1916), Part I, ch. XVI: The Star, the Cross, the Square
- TriangleCheiro reads a triangle by the mount it sits on: under the index finger, a talent for managing people; under the middle finger, an interest in mystical study; on the Mount of Venus, self-control in love.Cheiro, Cheiro’s Language of the Hand (1900), ch. XXII: The Triangle, pp. 131–132
- Fish (matsya)In the Indian books the fish is one of the auspicious signs. Chhotelal Jain (1927) reads a fish tail as the mark of a learned person.Chhotelal Jain, Samudrik Shastra ya Bhagya Nirnay (1927), The signs in the palm, pp. 3–5
- Trident (trishul)Chhotelal Jain (1927) reads a trident in the palm as the sign of a generous, religious-minded person.Chhotelal Jain, Samudrik Shastra ya Bhagya Nirnay (1927), The signs in the palm, pp. 3–5
- IslandThe old books read islands almost only as signs of weakness or illness. Palm lines are not a health test, so we give no meaning for an island.Cheiro, Palmistry for All (1916), Part I, ch. XV: The Island, the Circle, the Spot and the Grille
What this tool can’t tell you
What palmistry can’t tell you. Palm lines can’t tell dates, how long you’ll live, your health, whether or when you’ll marry, how many children you’ll have, or how much money you’ll make.Palmistry is a tradition for reflection, not a science. Is palmistry real?
- Phone photos can’t show these small signs reliably. That is why you tick them yourself, and why our app’s scan leaves them out.
- The old books promise wealth, fame and children from some signs, and threaten illness or disaster from others. None of that is repeated here: no mark can tell it.
- The “M” has no classical source at all. It is read through the lines that form it.
Questions about this tool
What does the M on my palm mean?
None of the classical books we use describes an M sign. It is formed by your heart, head, life and fate lines, so read those lines instead. The line finders do exactly that.
Is a mystic cross rare?
We have no reliable figure for how common it is, so we won’t call it rare. Cheiro places it in the space between the heart and head lines.
Can the fish sign bring wealth?
No mark can tell that. The Indian books call the fish auspicious, and one reads a fish tail as the mark of a learned person; their promises of wealth and children are left out.
Why can’t I upload a photo for this?
Because phone photos can’t show small signs reliably. Even our app’s scan leaves them out. Ticking what you see with your own eyes is the honest way.
Does this tool use AI?
No. You tick what you see, and the meanings come from named books. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Keep going
Your whole palm, in our app
In the app: all 4 parts of your reading, your lines traced on your photo, both hands compared, short lessons and a quiz, in Hindi and English, with no ads.
In the app you’ll take a fresh photo of your palm.
Coming soon on Google Play. The Android app is not on Google Play yet. This page will get the link the day it is.
The iPhone app isn’t ready yet. You can keep using this website.