Ultra Street Fighter IV/Controls and Notation

Directions

/7 - Back Jump	/8 - Neutral Jump	/9 - Forward Jump
/4 - Back Walk, Stand Block (Hold to charge back) /44 - Back Dash		/6 - Forward Walk /66 - Forward Dash
/1 - Crouch Block (Hold to charge down+back)	/2 - Crouch (Hold to charge down)	/3 - Offensive Crouch

The following is a list of common input notations and how they are performed. All inputs assume the player is facing right (P1 Side).

Mash : Rapidly tap punches (Blanka, Decapre, E. Honda, Gen only)
- 5th punch input determines which strength of special move is used

Mash : Rapidly tap kicks (Chun-Li only)
- 5th kick input determines which strength of special move is used

RDP (Reverse Dragon Punch) / 421 / :
- Back, Down, Down/Back ()
- Shortcuts:
  - / 121
  - / 414
  - Note: some RDP moves do not accept input shortcuts, like Ibuki or Elena RDP+K

HCF (Half Circle Forward) / 41236 / :
- Back, Down/Back, Down, Down/Towards, Towards ()

HCB (Half Circle Back) / 63214 / :
- Towards, Down/Towards, Down, Down/Back, Back ()

360 (360 Degree Motion) / :
- Rotate the joystick in a full circle in any direction
- As a shortcut, Half Circle (forward or back) + one additional upward direction counts as a 360

Charge Back + Forward / [4]6 /
- Can also charge Down+Back
- A few moves may require ending in Down+Forward

Charge Down + Up / [2]8 /
- Can also charge Down+Back and end with Up+Back, which retains back charge

720 (360 Degree Motion x2) /
- 2nd circle input does not require a full rotation

Delta Motion / [1]319 /
- Can end in any upward direction //
- For Vega, this affects which direction he travels for Super and Ultra 1

+: Throw

Performs a close-range throw that cannot be blocked. Some characters can also throw while in the air. The same input is used to defend (tech) against throws (air throws cannot be teched).
- A throw tech can also be input while crouching, but if the defending character is not already being thrown, then cr.LK will come out (resulting in a failed throw tech).

+: Focus Attack

Begins charging an attack that has 1 hit of armor.
The attack can be released at one of three strength levels:
- Lv. 1 (quick/no charge) - crumples on counterhit
- Lv. 2 (partial charge) - crumples on hit
- Lv. 3 (full charge) - unblockable, leads to a crumple state
The focus charge (or attack on hit/block) can be cancelled with a forward/back dash
- This is useful for maintaining pressure or avoiding punishment
Some normal/special attacks can be cancelled into Focus Attack for 2 bars (referred to as EX Focus Attack)
- This version of focus attack does not have armor, but can still crumple if the Lv. 2 Focus Attack is fast enough to combo
- This technique is the basis of the FADC (Focus Attack Dash Cancel) system that allows characters to extend combo routes, juggle into ultra, or use safe invincible reversals

+: Personal Action (Taunt)

Performs a unique taunt animation; each character has 10 taunts to choose from
- Dan has unique jumping and crouching taunts that can hit the opponent, while Dudley's crouching taunt throws a projectile rose
- Guile's crouching taunt causes him to put on or take off his sunglasses
- Some taunts can shift the character's hurtbox to match the animation (such as lying down to avoid projectiles)

st. - "Standing" - move should be used while standing
- In numpad notation, "5" represents a neutral standing state (5HK)
cl. - "Close" - indicates a standing proximity normal that must be used at close range (e.g. cl.MP)
far. - "Far" - indicates a standing proximity normal that must be used at farther ranges (e.g. far.MK)
- Often times, far proximity normals are simply referred to with "st." prefix (e.g. cl.LP / st.LP)
cr. - "Crouching" - move should be used while holding down (e.g. cr.HK)
- In numpad notation, "2" represents a crouch state (2HK)
j. - "Jumping" - move should be used while in the air (e.g. j.HK)
- Numpad notation usually keeps this indicator rather than using "8HK" or "9HK"
EX / - EX Special Move - inputting a move with 2 punches or 2 kicks uses a more powerful version of the move that consumes 1 bar of Super meter
- Seth's EX Tanden Engine (and several moves in Omega SF4) consumes 2 bars, and some moves do not have an EX version (Zangief Double Lariat, Ibuki Command Dash)
- The 2 buttons must be pressed with in 1 frame of each other (or using a 3P/3K macro) for the EX move to work.

+ : Indicates that 2 actions should be performed at the same time
- e.g. + hit simultaneously
, or > : Indicates the next part of a sequence
- "," is usually used to indicate a link while ">" indicates a chain/target combo, but this notation is not universally followed
- e.g. LP > MP > HP (Ibuki's Target Combo 4 chain)
- e.g. cr.MP, cr.MK ( linked into )
xx : Indicates that the first action should be cancelled into the second.
- e.g. cr.MK xx Hadouken
- e.g. Hadouken xx Super
- e.g. Shoryuken xx FADC
~ : Indicates that the first action should be immediately followed by the second action (usually 1 frame apart)
- e.g. st.HP ~ Throw (input for some kara throws)
- The plinking technique uses this notation

Ultra Street Fighter IV
General
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Characters
Abel Adon Akuma Balrog Blanka C. Viper Cammy Chun-Li Cody Dan Decapre Deejay Dhalsim Dudley E. Honda El Fuerte Elena Evil Ryu Fei Long Gen Gouken Guile Guy Hakan Hugo Ibuki Juri Ken M. Bison Makoto Oni Poison Rolento Rose Rufus Ryu Sagat Sakura Seth T. Hawk Vega Yang Yun Zangief