Notation

Notation is shorthand for game input. It's used extensively throughout both this wiki and the wider Tekken community. Notation is distinct from abbreviations and jargon, which are described in the glossary.

Basic Input

Notation	Meaning
1	Left Punch
2	Right Punch
3	Left Kick
4	Right Kick

Notation	Meaning
u	Up
d	Down
f	Forward
b	Backward
n	Neutral (no direction)
U	Up (Hold)
D	Down (Hold)
F	Forward (Hold)
B	Backward (Hold)

Notation	Meaning	Example
/	Diagonal directional input	u/f
+	Pressed together	1+2
,	Followed by	1,2
~	Followed by, immediately	1~2
:	Followed by, tight input window	1:2
<	Followed by, with delayed input	1<2
^	Held input	1^
()	Whiffed or blocked moves	(1,2),1

Combo annotations

Notation	Meaning
R!	Requires rage
S!	Screw
W!	Wall splat or wall bounce
F!	Floor break
WB!	Wall break
BB!	Balcony break

Spaces and commas

When writing out a combo, consistent use of spaces and commas helps with readability.

Commas are only used to separate inputs within a string, and should not have a space after them.

Spaces are used to separate almost everything else: strings, stances, damage, counter-hits, and combo annotations.

Spaces can be omitted in some cases if it improves readability. The most notable example of this is writing movement stances in lower-case and without a space, e.g. "ws2" instead of "WS 2". This should be avoided if there's also a directional input, e.g. write "WS b+1" and not "wsb+1" or "WSb+1".

Conditions

Some moves can only be done under certain conditions. In these cases, the notation for that move's "input" includes some non-input representing that condition.

Notation	Meaning	Example
p	Successful parry	b+1+2,p,4

Motion inputs

Motion inputs must specify when the final directional input is a hold. This clarifies that the attack input can't be pressed on the same frame. It also often indicates that the input can't be fully buffered.

Character	Move	Explanation
Bryan	f,b+2	The b and 2 can be pressed on the same frame, will still work if b is pressed earlier
Heihachi	f,F+2	The second F must be pressed and held at least one frame before the 2
Heihachi	d,d/f,f+2	The f and 2 can be pressed on the same frame, will still work if f is pressed earlier
Lee	d,D/B+4	The D/B must be pressed and held at least one frame before the 4

Other notation styles

Two different notable notation styles are Iron Fist (also known as official or in-game notation) and numpad (also known as anime notation). Numpad style is so-named because the directional inputs are based on their position on a numpad.

Wavu Wiki	Iron Fist	Numpad
1	1	LP
2	2	RP
3	3	LK
4	4	RK
1+2	1+2	LP+RP
1+2+3	1+2+3	LP+RP+LK
1+2+3+4	1+2+3+4	LP+RP+LK+RK

Wavu Wiki	Iron Fist	Numpad
u	u	8
d	d	2
f	f	6
b	b	4
n	n	5
u/f	u/f	9
d/f	d/f	3
d/b	d/b	1
u/b	u/b	7

Wavu Wiki	Iron Fist	Numpad
U	U
D	D
F	F
B	B
U/F	U/F
D/F	D/F
D/B	D/B
U/B	U/B

Wavu Wiki	Iron Fist	Numpad
1~2	[12]	LP~RP
u/f+4 f,F+3	u/f4>fF3	9RK,66LK
d,D/B+4 3~3:4	dD/B4>[33]:4	21RK,LK~LK:RK

Numpad style is more common in South Korea and Japan. In Japan, LP+RP and LK+RK are often shortened to WP and WK respectively.

See also

• Wavu:TZ Archive