hitmarker

Shot landed signal

A hitmarker is the visual or audio cue in video games indicating your shot has connected with an enemy—typically a small X or crosshair flash, often accompanied by a distinctive sound.

The term comes from first-person shooters where confirming hits matters: I heard the hitmarker but he didn't go down.

Getting hitmarkers without kills suggests the enemy has armor or you're not landing headshots.

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headshot

Shoulders-up photograph

  • hitboxInvisible contact detection boundary
  • crosshairIntersecting lines for aiming
  • fragAttack with grenade

killstreak · elimination · assist · multiplayer · fps · shooter · quickscope · no-scope · respawn · registration

aiming

crosshairs

Intersecting sighting lines

sniper · marksman · zeroing · sighting · scoped · reticle · tracking · leading · adjustment

Opposites
hit confirmation

hitmarkermiss

Fail to reach

whiff · missed shot · near miss · air shot · graze

damage confirmation vs. failure states

hitmarkerdeath screen

Display showing player lost

elimination

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