Handshapes in Auslan can be classified into 31 different shapes (although there are 63 variations, these are typically considered minor).
Furthermore, there are one-handed signs (where only one hand is used), two-handed signs (where both hands are used, but each hand is executing a different handshape) and double-handed signs (where both hands have the same handshape). There is a tendency in two-handed signs for one hand to dominate (usually the right in right-handed signers) and also that double-handed signs tend to be symmetrical (that is, both hands also tend to move in the same, if mirrored, motion).