Notation is shorthand for writing out game input. It's used extensively throughout both this wiki and the wider Tekken community.
Wavu Wiki notation
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 |
| Notation | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| / | Pressed together | u/f |
| + | Pressed together | 1+2 |
| , | Followed by | 1,2 |
| ~ | Followed by, immediately | 1~2 |
| : | Followed by, frame perfectly | 1:2 |
| < | Followed by, with delayed input | 1<2 |
Other notation styles
Two widely used styles different from Wavu Wiki's 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left Punch | 1 | 1 | LP |
| Right Punch | 2 | 2 | RP |
| Left Kick | 3 | 3 | LK |
| Right Kick | 4 | 4 | RK |
| Left Punch and Right Punch | 1+2 | 1+2 | LP+RP |
| Left Punch and Right Punch and Left Kick | 1+2+3 | 1+2+3 | LP+RP+LK |
| Ki Charge | 1+2+3+4 | 1+2+3+4 | LP+RP+LK+RK |
| Up | u | u | 8 |
| Down | d | d | 2 |
| Forward | f | f | 6 |
| Backward | b | b | 4 |
| Neutral (no direction) | n | n | 5 |
| Up Forward | u/f | u/f | 9 |
| Down Forward | d/f | d/f | 3 |
| Down Back | d/b | d/b | 1 |
| Up Back | u/b | u/b | 7 |
| Up (Hold) | U | U | |
| Down (Hold) | D | D | |
| Forward (Hold) | F | F | |
| Backward (Hold) | B | B | |
| Up Forward (Hold) | U/F | U/F | |
| Down Forward (Hold) | D/F | D/F | |
| Down Back (Hold) | D/B | D/B | |
| Up Back (Hold) | U/B | U/B | |
| Left Punch then Right Punch, very quickly | 1~2 | [12] | LP~RP |
| Combo Example | u/f+4 f,F+3 | u/f4>fF3 | 9RK,66LK |
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.