Tekken's controls are split into two sets, attacks and directions.
- Four attack buttons: left punch (
), right punch (
), left kick (
) and right kick (
).
- These are each notated as 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
- Eight directional inputs: up (
), down (
), left (
), right (
) and the corresponding diagonals
- These are each notated as u, d, b and f respectively. Composite directions are notated by placing a slash between two directions, i.e.
is notated as d/f.
- These are each notated as u, d, b and f respectively. Composite directions are notated by placing a slash between two directions, i.e.
Universal Movement
- Holding forward (
) will make you walk forward - Holding back (
) will make you walk backwards and guard mids and highs. - Holding down (
) will make you crouch and duck highs. - Holding up (
) will make you jump. - Tapping forward () twice will make you dash forward.
- Tapping backward () twice will make you backdash.
- Tapping up () will make you sidestep into the background.
- Tapping down () will make you sidestep into the foreground.
- Tapping up and then pressing and holding the input () will make you sidewalk into the background.
- Tapping down and then pressing and holding the input () will make you sidewalk into the foreground.
Misc
- Tapping diagonally down-forward () right as a low attack connects with you will make your character do a low parry.
- Tapping back,back then diagonally up-back (
) while your back is against the wall will make your character do their wall jump attack.
