Controls

These are the controls used for Skullgirls.

Button Layout

As a fighting game, Skullgirls uses an 8 directions, 6 buttons layout.

Default Layout

• PC
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• Nintendo Switch

• Directional keys - Movement
• Z - Light kick ("Accept" when navigating the menu screen)
• X - Medium kick ("Cancel" when navigating the menu screen)
• C - High kick
• A - Light punch
• S - Medium punch
• D - High punch
• V - Macro 1
• G - Macro 2
• H - Right analog up
• B - Right analog down
• Return - Start
• F - Select (Record and play dummy movement in Training Mode)

D-pad, Left stick - Movement

A - Light kick ("Accept" when navigating the menu screen)

B - Medium kick ("Cancel" when navigating the menu screen)

RT - High kick

X - Light punch

Y - Medium punch

RB - High punch

LB - Macro 1

LT - Macro 2

Start (360), Menu (Xbox One/Series X/S) - Pause Menu

D-pad, Left analog stick - Movement

X - Light kick ("Accept" when navigating the menu screen)

O (Circle) - Medium kick ("Cancel" when navigating the menu screen)

R2 - High kick

■ (Square)  - Light punch

▲ (Triangle)- Medium punch

R1 - High punch

L1 - Shortcut #1

L2 - Shortcut #2

Right analog stick ↑ (R3) - Assist (Character 2) 

Right analog stick ↓ (R3) - Assist (Character 3) 

Start (PS3), Options (PS4/5) - Pause Menu

Touch Pad - Cancel Menu Selection

Left stick - Movement

Y - Light punch ("Accept" when navigating the menu screen)

B - Light kick ("Cancel" when navigating the menu screen)

X - Medium punch

A - Medium kick

ZL - High punch

ZR - High kick

L - Macro 1

R - Macro 2

+ - Pause Menu

Abbreviations

• (QCF) - quarter circle forward (, , )
• (QCB) - quarter circle back (, , )
• (DP) - dragon punch motion (, , )
• (RDP or DPB) - reverse dragon punch motion (, , )
• (360) - full circle motion (, , , , , , , , )
• (PP) - any two simultaneously (e.g. )
  • Also written AD, referring to the air dash some characters have.
• (KK) - any two simultaneously (e.g. )
• charge - hold specified input for two seconds before proceeding to next command.
• s. - standing; always followed by specified attack (s. = standing )
• c. - crouching; always followed by specified attack (c. = crouching )
• j. - jumping; always followed by specified attack (j. = jumping )
• sj. - super-jumping; always followed by specified attack (sj. = superjumping )