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[[File:L buttons.png|thumb|The L button on a Nintendo 64 controller, GameCube controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro, 3DS, and Wii U GamePad, respectively.]]
The '''L button''' refers to the left shoulder button on the [[Nintendo 64 controller]], [[GameCube controller]], and the [[Nintendo 3DS]], as well as one of two left shoulder buttons on the [[Classic Controller]], [[Wii U GamePad]], [[Wii U Pro Controller]], New Nintendo 3DS, left [[Joy-Con]] and [[Nintendo Switch Pro Controller]]. 

==Overview==
The functionality of the L button has changed throughout the series. On the N64 controller, it is used for [[taunt]]s. On the GameCube, Classic, Wii U Pro controller and Wii U GamePad, it is used for [[shield]]ing, [[roll]]ing, [[air dodging]], and [[spot dodging]] (which are actions shared with the [[R button]]) while on the 3DS, Switch Pro Controller and dual Joy-Cons, it is used to [[grab]]. Outside of gameplay, the L button is used to navigate some menus like [[tips]] and move lists.

When using a single [[Joy-Con]] in ''[[Ultimate]]'', the L or R button (depending on which Joy-Con is used) is not set to any action by default. Instead, the [[SL button]] is used in its place and is used for grabbing. In this configuration, the L, R, ZL and ZR buttons cannot be set to grab.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{for3ds}}, {{forwiiu}}, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the L button can be customized in the [[controls]] menu to perform other functions.
It should be noted that the 3DS version has the ZR button perform the same functions as the L button due to the game releasing before the New Nintendo 3DS introduced a ZR button to the system. Prior to [[version]] 1.0.5 of the game, these buttons' functions were reversed, so ZL would trigger the same actions as L, though their functions outside of battle (such as in menus) were the same as in current versions. [[Nintendo Switch]] hardware version 10.0.0 introduced the ability to map the functionality of any button to any other button from the console options menu, further diversifying how the L button can be used in ''Ultimate''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
JoyConLandZL.png|The Joy-Con's L button.
SwitchProLandZL.png|The Switch Pro Controller's L button.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Masahiro Sakurai had proposed the L button on the [[GameCube controller]] be replaced with a scroll wheel, as he believes that would be the ideal method of menu navigation.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3ZnSiwlnc I Want to Choose Fast! <nowiki>[UI]</nowiki>]</ref>

==References==
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