Street Fighter Alpha 2/Notation

Notations

Inputs and special commands

Expressed in the form: Notation - Move - Symbol

Single inputs

Multiple inputs and special commands

F - Move forward - B - Move Backward/Block - U - Jump/Up - D - Crouch/Down - Note: Directions can be combined, such as crouch/block, or diagonal jump. LP - Light/Jab Punch - MP - Medium/Strong Punch - HP - Heavy//Fierce Punch - P - Any punch - LK - Light/Short Kick - MK - Medium/Forward Kick - HK - Heavy/Roundhouse Kick - K - Any kick -

3P or PPP - - All three punches 3K or KKK - - All three kicks QCF - Quarter circle forward - QCB - Quarter circle backward - HCF - Half circle forward - HCB - Half circle backward - DP or SRK - Dragon punch/Shoryuken - FB - Fireball - Your character fireball motion or sometimes the synonim of quarter circle forward - 360/FC - Full circle - 720 - Charge - Hold for a bit - Hold the stick in either or (Or both- ) then complete the move (i.e., move to ). AC - Alpha Counter PAC - Punch Alpha Counter + KAC - Kick Alpha Counter + CC - Custom Combo (++) or (++)

Combos, state modifiers and other notations

n. - with the joystick in neutral position j. - jumping nj. - neutral jump st. - standing cr. - crouching dj. - diagonal jump sj. - super jump.

Plus symbol (+) - Press the button together X symbol (x or xx) - Cancel the previous move before the end of animation into a new one. [ ] x n - A bracket refers to a sequence that is repeated "n" times. Example: "CC, c.HK, qcb+HK, [mp srk]x3, HP shoryuken." Comma sign (,) - Press one button after the other in sequence, e.g.: Raging demon, lp, lp, f, lk, HP (or lp x2, f, lk, HP), or linking combos (e.g.: c.lp, c.lk, c.mp). Piano: Refers to rolling your fingers through an arcade stick as if the buttons were piano keys to increase your chances of pressing a button at the right time. Negative edge: Special command moves can be executed by releasing, instead of pushing, a button.

--Scanman (talk) 10:19, 20 February 2019 (MSK)