face buttons
Gamepad's lettered circles
Face buttons are the primary action buttons on a video game controller, typically arranged in a diamond or square pattern on the right side where the thumb rests.
On PlayStation controllers, these are the circle, cross, square, and triangle; on Xbox and Nintendo controllers, lettered buttons like A, B, X, Y.
The term distinguishes them from shoulder buttons, triggers, and directional pads: Use the face buttons to attack and jump.
- AHighest academic mark
- BAlphabet runner-up
- YTwenty-fifth letter, uppercase
- controllerDevice directing a system
- gamepadHandheld console interface
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Controller's top-mounted inputs
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