The Lorm alphabet is a method of tactile signing named after Hieronymus Lorm, who developed it in the late 19th century. Letters are spelled by tapping or stroking different parts of the listener's hand.[1] The Lorm alphabet is mostly used in German-speaking countries, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland and Georgia.
For the German language the following signs are used:
| A | Tap on the tip of the thumb | |
| B | Short stroke on the index finger | |
| C | Tap on the wrist | |
| D | Short stroke on the middle finger | |
| E | Tap on the index fingertip | |
| F | Lightly squeeze the ends of the index and middle fingers | |
| G | Short stroke on the ring finger | |
| H | Short stroke on the little finger | |
| I | Tap on the middle fingertip | |
| J | Double tap on the middle fingertip | |
| K | Tap with four fingertips on the palm | |
| L | Long stroke from the end of the middle finger to the wrist | |
| M | Tap on the base of the little finger | |
| N | Tap on the base of the index finger | |
| O | Tap on the ring fingertip | |
| P | Long stroke on the outside of the index finger | |
| Q | Long stroke on the outside of the hand (little finger side) | |
| R | Light drumming of the fingers on the palm | |
| S | Circle on the palm | |
| T | Stroke on the thumb | |
| U | Tap on the little fingertip | |
| V | Tap on the ball of the thumb, slightly outside | |
| W | Double tap on the ball of the thumb | |
| X | Stroke across the wrist | |
| Y | Stroke over the fingers in the middle | |
| Z | Oblique stroke from the ball of the thumb to the base of the little finger | |
| Ä | Double tap on the tip of the thumb | |
| Ö | Double tap on the ring fingertip | |
| Ü | Double tap on the little fingertip | |
| CH | Oblique cross on the palm | |
| SCH | Lightly grasping fingers II – V | |
| ST | Long stroke on the outside of the thumb |
The following signals may also be used:[2]