A fist is a hand with fingers curled into the palm and thumb retracted, displaying the knuckles.

Fist or FIST may also refer to:

• Fist (typography), the symbol ☞

In arts and entertainment

• F.I.S.T. (film), a 1978 film (Federation of Interstate Truckers)

• F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, a 2021 Metroidvania video game

• FIST (role-playing game), a 2020 tabletop role-playing game

• Fist (band), a heavy metal band from the UK

• Fantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone, a series of single-player telephone-based roleplaying games

• Reverend Jeff "Fist" Fistwick, a recurring character in the TV series Ideal

• Monument to Joe Louis, also known as "The Fist", a 1986 public art sculpture in Detroit, Michigan

In military use

• Forward observers in the U.S. military or Fire Support Teams (FIST), military artillery observers responsible for directing fire

• Future Integrated Soldier Technology, a project by the British Army to enhance infantry combat effectiveness

Other uses

• Free Image Search Tool, a Wikimedia tool to search for free images to add to Wikipedia articles

• Fugitive Investigative Strike Team, a series of operations to capture violent fugitives between 1981 and 1986

• Fist, a telegraph key operator's identifiable style

• FiST, a common abbreviation for the Ford Fiesta ST

See also

• Fisting, a sexual activity

• Fist bump, a gesture similar in meaning to a handshake or high five

• Fist pump, a celebratory gesture

• Iron Fist (disambiguation)

• Raised fist, a salute used by political and social activists