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Please read rules below before posting

Split moves using icon. Misinformed combos will be deleted.

Don't submit fake or impossible combo.

Make combo as first player (LEFT SIDE)

Combos with Special Style method are not allowed

Make sure to have some practice before submiting.

Minimal hit count for your combos is 4.

Don't add combos for crouching opponents.

Don't forget to complete combo properties for better understanding.

The Tekken community has established a standardized notation for representing combos and special moves in text form for many years. To facilitate understanding for both novice and experienced players, it is important to follow a consistent format when writing out your combos.

The guide below outlines the commonly used notation and best practices for using symbols and annotations. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask at the bottom of this page.

Tekken 8 Combo makes creating and sharing your combos a breeze. Simply build your combo visually and let the tool automatically generate the text notation for everyone to understand.

Icons	Legend	Help
Symbol Notation
	►	Break between 2 movements
	*	Hold buttons
	<	Delay input
	:	Just Frame: exact timing
	~	Just slide your finger on the buttons. are automatic
...	(...)	Missing input but required for next move
	(Switch)	Side Switch : Means you are switching side during combo. See section about side switching to understand how tu use it
Basic Moves
	f,d/f,d,d/b,b,u/b,u,u/f	Directional input
	F,D/F,D,DB,B,U/B,U,U/F	Hold directional input
	N	Neutral (Leave joystick)
	dp	Dragon Punch, shortcut for
Attack Button
	1,2,3,4	In this order: Left Punch, Right Punch, Left Kick, Right Kick
	1+2,2+3,3+4,1+4, 1+3, 2+4, 3+4	Press 2 buttons at the same time
	1+2+3+4	Charge mode // Force Counter Hit
Common Moves
While Standing	WS	While standing / While rising: Getting up from crouching position
Full Crouch	FC	Full Crouch / While crouching: Stay in crouching position
Back Turned	BT	Back Turned: Facing toward to your opponent
While running	WR	While running. In Tekken 8, that means :
Side Step	SS	Side Step: left or right
Side Step Left Side Step Right	SSL,SSR	Side Step Left/Right (First Player) or
DASH	dash	Dash: Just press
Advanced Moves
instant While Standing	iWS	Instant while standing: Just crouch and get up early. Quickly press or
instant While Running	iWR	Instant while Running. Make Dash and press in the middle of dash animation
Crouch Cancel	cc	crouch cancel: In crouching position, quickly press Up or Dash
Crouch Dash	cd	Crouch Dash :
Low Parry	LP	Low Parry push When opponent attacking down
Stage Properties
Wall Splat	W!	Wall splat
Wall Break	WB!	Wall Break : A mechanic where a wall requires two hits to break instead of one.
Wall Blast	WBl!	Wall Blast : A mechanic where an explosion sends a wall-splat opponent thrown upwards and back in front of the wall to extend a combo.
Wall Bounce	WBo!	Wall Bounce : A mechanic where an explosion instead sends a wall-splat opponent upwards then behind the player to continue their combo.
Floor Break	F!	Floor Break : A mechanic where a floor requires two hits to break instead of one.
Floor Blast	FBl!	Floor Blast : A mechanic where an explosion sends a bounded opponent from the floor into the air to extend a combo.
Balcony Break	BB!	Balcony Break
Heat & Rage Mechanics
During heat	During heat	The combo must be done during Heat state
Heat Burst	Heat Burst	Press to activate Heat state
Heat Smash	Heat Smash	Press during Heat state to make a powerfull smash
Rage Art	Rage Art	Press When your life level is red to trigger Rage Art
Specific Moves for some characters (Mostly Mishima's)
WGF	WGF	Wind God Fist. Press
TGF	TGF	Thunder God Fist. Press
EWGF	EWGF	Electric Wind God Fist. Press ( simultaneously)
OTGF / ETGF	OTGF / ETGF	Omen (or Electric) Thunder God Fist. Press ( simultaneously)

Icons

Legend

Help

Symbol Notation

►

Break between 2 movements

Hold buttons

Delay input

Just Frame: exact timing

Just slide your finger on the buttons. Bracket Open

are automatic

...

(...)

Missing input but required for next move

(Switch)

Side Switch : Means you are switching side during combo. See section about side switching to understand how tu use it

Basic Moves

f,d/f,d,d/b,b,u/b,u,u/f

Directional input

F,D/F,D,DB,B,U/B,U,U/F

Hold directional input

Neutral (Leave joystick)

Dragon Punch, shortcut for

Attack Button

1,2,3,4

In this order: Left Punch, Right Punch, Left Kick, Right Kick

1+2,2+3,3+4,1+4, 1+3, 2+4, 3+4

Press 2 buttons at the same time

1+2+3+4

Charge mode // Force Counter Hit

Common Moves

While Standing

While standing / While rising: Getting up from crouching position

Full Crouch

Full Crouch / While crouching: Stay in crouching position

Back Turned

Back Turned: Facing toward to your opponent

While running

While running. In Tekken 8, that means :

Side Step

Side Step: left or right

Side Step Left Side Step Right

SSL,SSR

Side Step Left/Right (First Player)
or

DASH

dash

Dash: Just press

Advanced Moves

instant While Standing

iWS

Instant while standing: Just crouch and get up early.
Quickly press or

instant While Running

iWR

Instant while Running.
Make and press in the middle of dash animation

Crouch Cancel

crouch cancel: In crouching position, quickly press Up or Dash

Crouch Dash

Crouch Dash :

Low Parry

Low Parry
push When opponent attacking down

Stage Properties

Wall Splat

Wall splat

Wall Break

WB!

Wall Break : A mechanic where a wall requires two hits to break instead of one.

Wall Blast

WBl!

Wall Blast : A mechanic where an explosion sends a wall-splat opponent thrown upwards and back in front of the wall to extend a combo.

Wall Bounce

WBo!

Wall Bounce : A mechanic where an explosion instead sends a wall-splat opponent upwards then behind the player to continue their combo.

Floor Break

Floor Break : A mechanic where a floor requires two hits to break instead of one.

Floor Blast

FBl!

Floor Blast : A mechanic where an explosion sends a bounded opponent from the floor into the air to extend a combo.

Balcony Break

BB!

Balcony Break

Heat & Rage Mechanics

During heat

The combo must be done during Heat state

Heat Burst

Press to activate Heat state

Heat Smash

Press during Heat state to make a powerfull smash

Rage Art

Press When your life level is red to trigger Rage Art

Specific Moves for some characters (Mostly Mishima's)

WGF

Wind God Fist.
Press

TGF

Thunder God Fist.
Press

EWGF

Electric Wind God Fist.
Press ( simultaneously)

OTGF / ETGF

Omen (or Electric) Thunder God Fist.
Press ( simultaneously)

How to use side switch

The side switch button allows you to display an icon representing your character switching sides from left to right or right to left during a combo. This is particularly the case with certain characters like Lars, but also generally in more advanced combos.

When using this icon in the combo editor, you should continue to use the same directions as if you were staying on the left side. The editor will display the command in reverse, but the notation will remain the same. To ensure the combo displays correctly, do not manually reverse the directions as this is done automatically.

DO and DON'T

Forget break as split move

DON'T

Use Dash properly

DON'T

Do not use missed command and to slide buttons. These are used for missing move but required. Bracket Open Bracket Close are automatically inserted

DON'T

Use Heat BurstHeat SmashRage Art icons

DON'T

Put your Stance right before next move

DON'T

Use Hold Forward right after move to precise Heat Engager

DON'T

InsertW!WB!F!... right after last move to specify property

DON'T

Do not confuse Forward and Hold Forward

DON'T

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