VRChat fingers not moving (no fist or peace sign) - fix

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What you see on screen:

What it means

For fingers to move, the Humanoid rig must have finger bones mapped and the Gesture layer must be able to move the hands.

Common causes

• Finger bones aren't mapped in the model's Rig > Configure
• The Gesture animator was replaced and lost its first-layer mask or hand layers
• A mask excludes the hands (fingers)
• Gestures are turned off in VRChat's Action Menu

How to fix it

1. Open the model's Rig > Configure and check the finger bones under Left Hand and Right Hand
2. Set the first Gesture layer's Mask to vrc_HandsOnly
3. Make sure your Gesture animator has left- and right-hand layers (if not, go back to the SDK's sample)
4. Check gestures are turned on in VRChat's settings

Before you change anything, make a full copy of your project folder so you can go back.

Related errors

• VRChat hand gestures not working (face or hands don't change)
• "Gesture Layer needs valid mask on first animator layer"
• Outfit not following the body in VRChat (bone name mismatch)
• VRChat avatar floating after upload

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