| 1 | - | Left Punch (Square) |
| 2 | - | Right Punch (Triangle) |
| 3 | - | Left Kick (Cross) |
| 4 | - | Right Kick (Circle) |
| 5 | - | Tag button |
| any | - | any button |
| f | - | press Forward |
| F | - | hold Forward |
| b | - | press Back |
| B | - | hold Back |
| u | - | press Up |
| U | - | hold Up |
| d | - | press Down |
| D | - | hold Down |
| d/f | - | press at the same time Down and Forward |
| D/F | - | hold at the same time Down and Forward |
| d/b | - | press at the same time Down and Back |
| D/B | - | hold at the same time Down and Back |
| u/b | - | press at the same time Up and Back |
| U/B | - | hold at the same time Up and Back |
| u/f | - | press at the same time Up and Forward |
| U/F | - | hold at the same time Up and Forward |
| QCF | - | quarter of circle from Down to Forward |
| QCB | - | quarter of circle from Down to Back |
| HCF | - | half of circle from Back to Forward |
| HCB | - | half of circle from Forward to Back |
| n | - | or joystick in neutral position |
| FC | - | full crouch position |
| WS | - | while standing up |
| WR | - | while running |
| SS | - | side step either way |
| SSL | - | side step to left |
| SSR | - | side step to right |
| [ ] | - | optional command |
| , | - | followed by |
| ~ | - | fast pressing |
| + | - | at the same time |
| _ | - | variants of pressing |
| < | - | delayed input |
| = | - | sequence of pressing |
| * | - | (or °) press and hold button |
| : | - | very exact pressing |
| PLD | - | play dead position, |
| KND | - | knockdown position, |
| SLD | - | slide position, |
| FCD | - | face down position, |
| Tr! | - | Tornado. An extension of aerial combo in |
| S! | - | Screw. Or K! (Kirimomi). Or T! or TS! (Tailspin). An extension of aerial combo in |
| B! | - | Bound opponents feet from the ground, if it hits an airborne opponent |
| F! | - | cause destruction of insecure floor |
| W! | - | cause destruction of insecure wall |
| JG | - | juggle starter (aerial combo) |
| BN | - | high bounce of opponent from the ground |
| BT | - | back turned to opponent |
| FF | - | face forward towards opponent |
| OB | - | forces opponents back to face you |
| OS | - | forces opponents side to face you |
| OSL | - | forces opponents left side to face you |
| OSR | - | forces opponents right side to face you |
| OC | - | forces opponent into crouch |
| CH | - | requires a counter hit, |
| TT | - | throw on hit |
| TC | - | technically crouching state |
| TJ | - | technically jumping state |
| GB | - | guard break |
| HA | - | homing attack (targeting on 360 degrees) |
| h | - | high attack |
| m | - | mid attack |
| l | - | low attack |
| s | - | special mid attack |
| M | - | mid attack, can hit grounded opponents |
| L | - | low attack, can hit grounded opponents |
| ! | - | unblockable attack |
| (!) | - | unblockable high attack |
| [!] | - | unblockable attack, |
| CD | - | crouch dash (usually f,N,d,d/f) |
| NC | - | natural combo |
| sabaki | - | attack which can parry or reverse opponent's attack at very beginning |
| iWS | - | instant while standing (usually d,d/b,N or d,d/f,N) |
| iWR | - | instant while running (usually f~f~f or f~f~f~n) |
| WGF | - | Wind GodFist - f,N,d,d/f+2 |
| EWGF | - | Electric Wind GodFist - f,N,d~d/f+2 |
| PEWGF | - | Perfect Electric Wind GodFist - Kazuya f~n~d/f+2 |
| ldEWGF | - | Light Dashed Electric Wind GodFist - f,f,N,d~d/f+2 |
| TGF | - | Thunder GodFist - f,N,d,d/f+1 |
| OTGF | - | Omen Thunder GodFist - Heihachi f:d/f+1 |
| TA | - | tag assault - in TTT2, |
| SWY | - | Paul Phoenix | Sway | d,d/b,b |
| DSS | - | Marshall Law | Dragon Sign stance | d+1+2 |
| DFS | - | Marshall Law | Dragon Fake Step | b+1+2 |
| CRA | - | Lei Wulong | Art of Crane | u/f+3 |
| SNA | - | Lei Wulong | Art of Snake | 1,1~F |
| TGR | - | Lei Wulong | Art of Tiger | SS+1~f |
| DGN | - | Lei Wulong | Art of Dragon | SS+1~d |
| PAN | - | Lei Wulong | Art of Panther | f+1+2~D |
| DRU | - | Lei Wulong | Drunken Master | f+3+4 |
| PNX | - | Lei Wulong | Art of Phoenix | b+1+4 |
| CSNK | - | Lei Wulong | Coiled Snake | TGR 3~f |
| JGS | - | King | Jaguar Sprint | f+3+4 |
| INS | - | Yoshimitsu | Indian Sit | d+3+4 |
| FLE | - | Yoshimitsu | Flea stance | d+1+2 |
| DGF | - | Yoshimitsu | Dragonfly stance | u+1+2 |
| MED | - | Yoshimitsu | Meditation | 3+4 |
| KIN | - | Yoshimitsu | Kinchou stance | 1+2 |
| NSS | - | Yoshimitsu | No Sword stance | 2+3 |
| LFF | - | Hwoarang | Left Foot Forward | n |
| RFF | - | Hwoarang | Right Foot Forward | 3+4 |
| LFS | - | Hwoarang | Left Flamingo stance | f+3 |
| RFS | - | Hwoarang | Right Flamingo stance | f+4~N |
| AOP | - | Ling Xiaoyu | Art of Phoenix | d+1+2 |
| RDS | - | Ling Xiaoyu | Rain Dance stance | BT |
| HYP | - | Ling Xiaoyu | Hypnotist | Tk6 b+1+2; Tk8 d/b+1+2 |
| HSP | - | Christie Monteiro | Handstand position | f+1+2 |
| RLX | - | Christie Monteiro | Relaxed position | d+3+4 |
| CDS | - | Jin Kazama | Crouching Demon stance | b+1 |
| ZEN | - | Jin Kazama | Zenshin | d+1+2 |
| OMS | - | Jin Kazama | Omen stance | TTT2 B+1+2~1~4 |
| CES | - | Julia Chang | Clockwise Evasive Spin | 3+4 |
| FWR | - | Julia Chang (Jaycee) | Forward Roll | TTT2 f+3 |
| SIT | - | Kuma/Panda | Sit Down | d+3+4 |
| HBS | - | Kuma/Panda | Hunting Bear stance | 3+4 |
| ROL | - | Kuma/Panda | Prowling Grizzly Roll | FC,d/f+1+2 |
| RJN | - | Heihachi | Raijin stance | Tk8 f+3+4 |
| FJN | - | Heihachi | Fujin stance | Tk8 d+1+2 |
| HMS | - | Lee Chaolan | Hit Man stance | 3+4 |
| ALB | - | Steve Fox | Albatross Spin | 3+4 |
| DCK | - | Steve Fox | Ducking | f+(3_4) |
| PAB | - | Steve Fox | Peekaboo | f+3+4 |
| SWY | - | Steve Fox | Sway | b+(3_4) |
| LWV | - | Steve Fox | Left Weave | 3 |
| RWV | - | Steve Fox | Right Weave | 4 |
| FLK | - | Steve Fox | Flicker | b+3+4 |
| LHT | - | Steve Fox | Lion Heart | u/b+3 |
| VTS | - | Craig Marduk | Vale Tudo stance | 3+4 |
| SIT | - | Jack 3+ | Sit Down | d+3+4 |
| GMH | - | Jack 8+ | Gamma Howl | 3+4 |
| ROC | - | Roger Jr. | Rocket stance | b+1+2 |
| AKS | - | Roger Jr. | Animal Kick stance | d/b+4 |
| CJM | - | Anna Williams | Chaos Judgment | b+3 |
| HAM | - | Anna Williams | Hammer Chance | f+3 |
| PLT | - | Anna Williams | Pleasure Time | d/b+2; WS+1,2 |
| TCH | - | Ganryu | Tachiai | 3+4 |
| SIT | - | Ganryu | Sit Down | d+3+4 |
| HPF | - | Asuka Kazama | Haze Palm Fist | f+1 |
| LCT | - | Asuka Kazama | Leg Cutter | d/b+4 |
| MTS | - | Bruce Irvin | Muay Thai stance | 1,2,4 |
| FLA | - | Baek Doo San | Flamingo stance | b+3 |
| SDW | - | Raven | Shadow stance | b+3+4 |
| HAZ | - | Raven | Haze stance | 3+4 |
| KNP | - | Feng Wei | Kenpo Step | b+3+4 |
| STC | - | Feng Wei | Shifting Clouds | f+3+4 |
| HSP | - | Eddy Gordo | Handstand position | f+1+2 |
| RLX | - | Eddy Gordo | Relaxed position | d+3+4 |
| BAL | - | Bob | Spinning Ball | f+3+4 |
| TRT | - | Zafina | Tarantula stance | d+1+2 |
| MNT | - | Zafina | Mantis stance | d+3+4 |
| SCR | - | Zafina | Scarecrow stance | 3+4 |
| SAV | - | Miguel Caballero Rojo | Savage stance | 3+4 |
| KNK | - | Leo Kliesen | Kinkei stance | b+3+4 |
| BOK | - | Leo Kliesen | Bokuho stance | d+1+2 |
| DEN | - | Lars Alexandersson | Dynamic Entry | f+3 |
| SEN | - | Lars Alexandersson | Silent Entry | d/b+2,F |
| LEN | - | Lars Alexandersson | Limited Entry | Tk8 1,4,D; Tk8 2,1; Tk8 3,D |
| DES | - | Alisa Bosconovitch | Destroy Form | d+1+2 |
| SBT | - | Alisa Bosconovitch | Single Boot | f+3+4 |
| DBT | - | Alisa Bosconovitch | Dual Boot | d+1+2,f+3+4 |
| IZU | - | Jun Kazama | Izumo | TTT2 f+1+2; Tk8 u+2 |
| GEN | - | Jun Kazama | Genjitsu | TTT2 b+1+2; Tk8 f+3+4 |
| MIA | - | Jun Kazama | Miare | Tk8 b+1+2 |
| KAT | - | Kunimitsu | Katon | 1+2 |
| SET | - | Kunimitsu | Setsunagake | f+3 |
| MAD | - | Dr. Bosconovitch | Mad Pain | d+4[hit]; b+1,2[hit]; WS+1,1[hit] |
| PND | - | Dr. Bosconovitch | Panic Doctor | f+3+4; b+3+4 |
| ZEN | - | Dr. Bosconovitch | The Zen | d+3+4 |
| MGS | - | Eliza | Moon Glide Stance | f+4 |
| HAR | - | Katarina | Harrier | f+4 |
| SNK | - | Shaheen | Stealth Step | d/f,d/f |
| SWS | - | Josie | Switch Stance | 1,2,4; 2,4; d/f+4; etc. |
| GOL | - | Gigas | Golem | d/b+3+4 |
| RSS | - | Kazumi | Fearless Warrior | f+3+4 |
| INT | - | Negan | Intimidation | 3+4 |
| HRM | - | Leroy | Hermit | 3+4 |
| CF0 | - | Lidia | Cat Foot Stance I | Tk7 f+3+4 |
| CFT | - | Lidia | Cat Foot Stance II | Tk7 b+3+4 |
| TAW | - | Lidia | Pouncing Tiger, Stalking Wolf | Tk7 b+3+4,f |
| WLF | - | Lidia | Stalking Wolf | Tk8 f+3+4,f; Tk8 b+3+4,f |
| HAE | - | Lidia | Heaven and Earth | Tk7 f+3+4,f; Tk8 f+3+4,u; Tk8 b+3+4,u |
| HRS | - | Lidia | Horse Stance | Tk8 f+3+4 |
| CAT | - | Lidia | Cat Stance | Tk8 b+3+4 |
| IAI | - | Victor | Iai Stance | 3+4 |
| PER | - | Victor | Perfumer | f+3 |
| HEA | - | Reina | Heaven's Wrath | d+1+2 |
| SEN | - | Reina | Sentai | f+3 |