directional pad
Four-way input buttons
A directional pad is the cross-shaped control on a video game controller, pressed with the thumb to indicate direction—up, down, left, right, and sometimes diagonals.
Often shortened to D-pad.
Though largely superseded by analog sticks for movement, the directional pad remains standard for navigating menus and precise inputs: Use the D-pad to scroll through your inventory.
Four-direction input control
- crossPass from side to side
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
switches · actuators · conductivity · actuation · pressure-sensitive · tactile · thumb · ergonomics
Out of bed
- downToward lower ground
- leftDeparted or portside
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- diagonalSlanting line or path
cursor · cardinal · movement · scrolling · panning · sequential · cycling · highlighting
Items grouped together
- platformerLeap-based video game
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- speedrunOptimized rapid game completion
- movementChange in position
inventory · four-way · retro · NES · SNES · Genesis · PlayStation · Xbox
Done with one limb
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- remappingReassigning input functions
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- customizableAble to be modified
d-pad
Four-direction input control
circuit · switches · actuators · conductivity · actuation · pressure-sensitive · tactile · thumb · ergonomics · portable
up
Out of bed
diagonal · cursor · cardinal · movement · scrolling · panning · sequential · cycling · highlighting · focus
combo
Items grouped together
- platformerLeap-based video game
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- speedrunOptimized rapid game completion
movement · inventory · four-way · retro · NES · SNES · Genesis · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo
one-handed
Done with one limb
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- remappingReassigning input functions
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- controller partsanalog stick, joystick, thumbstick, face buttons, shoulder buttons
- keyboard keysspace, enter, shift, Tab, tab
directional padanalog stick
Tilting directional controller input
thumbstick · joystick · control stick · motion controls · touchpad
directional padmotion controls
Movement-sensing game interface
gesture control · touchscreen · accelerometer · trackpad · voice control
direction, directional, direct, directed, directing, directs, directive, director, directory