Up tilt

Kirby's up tilt in Brawl.

Mario's up tilt in Melee

Wii Fit Trainer's up tilt in SSB4

An up tilt (abbreviated "u-tilt"), officially called a strong up, is a tilt attack that can be performed by any character by holding the control stick lightly upward and pressing the attack button while on the ground. It can be difficult to pull off an up tilt quickly, as if the player tilts too fast, they'll either jump or do an up smash instead. Turning off tap jump can help avoid the former problem, or the player can do some other action and hold up on the control stick before it ends.

More often than not, up tilts are used for juggling, as they usually lack the knockback to disturb low damage combos outside of a few exceptions such as Ganondorf and Captain Falcon.

Since the Wii Remote-only control scheme lacks both a control stick and any other way to jump, up tilts become unusable without first holding up during a prior action, making them the only attack which a player may not be able to use for no in-game reason.

Up tilts in Super Smash Bros.

Character	Description	Damage
Captain Falcon	Puts his leg up high and drops it. Has two hits, one while rising the knee, and one by slamming it down. Good knockback but low range and almost no combo ability outside of being next to a wall.	First hit, 4-9%, second hit, 6-14%.
Donkey Kong	Swings his hands in an arc. High starting and ending lag but good knockback and range, best used as a surprise KO usually for lighter characters.	13%
Fox	Kicks upwards. A good combo starter as well. Used into short hop down aerials or into up aerials. Little range compared to the other "good" up tilts.	9%
Jigglypuff	Swings its foot behind itself. Similar to Pikachu's but slightly less versatile, quicker, and has less range. Good combo ability and works great into Rest. A staple Jigglypuff combo is down aerial, up tilt x 3 (or more depending on character) and into a rest.	10%
Kirby	An upwards kick. One of the overall best tilts in all Super Smash Bros. games. Guarantees low percentage combos against everyone. Massive disjointed hitbox. Extremely low starting and ending lag. Usually used into a short hop forward aerial attack, back aerial, or down aerial to tech chase. Back aerials lead into them as well as down aerials.	14%
Link	Swings his sword in an arc above him. A very good combo starter. Usually used to combo into other up tilts or aerials, moderate ending lag. Good range. This move is further enhanced in the Japanese SSB due to its increased combo ability and increased range.	10%
Luigi	An upward punch. Similar to Mario's but with slightly more range, lag, and knockback. Can combo into an up special or a up aerial.	10%
Mario	Spins around and punches upwards. Good for combos, but has too much ending lag to be very reliable.	10%
Ness	A two-handed open-palm uppercut. Good combo ability, low start up lag, but very small range. Ness' staple combo move, usually used after a double jump cancel to combo into another DJC.	3%
Pikachu	Swings its tail. Good up tilt with good combo ability and range, used to combo into grabs and up smash usually. Has too much cooldown to rival Kirby's up tilt. Can be used after back aerials and other aerials as well.	9-11%
Samus	Puts her leg up high and drops it. Considered one of the worst moves in the entire game. High lag both starting up and ending. Essentially Captain Falcon's up tilt but with much less knockback.	First hit, 3-8%, second hit, 5-13% second hit.
Yoshi	An upwards headbutt. Yoshi's main combo starter vs fast fallers and medium weights. Sends Jigglypuff and Kirby too high to combo. Similar to Ness how it is usually used after a double jump cancel to combo into further DJCs. Also leads into up tilt to up smash KOs. Has large ending lag but surprising range. Has set knockback	11%

Up tilts in Super Smash Bros. Melee

Character	Description	Damage
Bowser	Claws upwards. Good knockback, good for setting up combos.	7-11%
Captain Falcon	Lifts his leg up, then slams it downwards. It has horizontal knockback.	11%
Donkey Kong	Sweeps his arm upwards. Good for juggling.	9-11%
Dr. Mario	An upward punch, similar to Mario's with more knockback. Different trajectory depending on where it hits. If hit from the front, the opponent will be sent in front, and if hit above, the opponent will be sent above.	10%
Falco	Kicks behind himself, similar to Fox's but with less range and power.	9%
Fox	Kicks behind and above himself. Starts quickly and is relatively powerful for an up tilt. Great combo starter.	12%
Ganondorf	Known as the Volcano Kick. Lifts his leg up, then smashes it into the ground. Slowest move in the game (88 frames), though very powerful, can even OHKO if hits by the edge due to its extremely high base knockback. Is by far the most powerful tilt in the game, it can KO even earlier than the Warlock Punch.	27%
Ice Climbers	The Ice Climbers twirl their hammers above themselves. Hits multiple times.	Up to 21% if all hits connect with both climbers.
Jigglypuff	Kicks upwards behind it. Surprisingly good at combos, can chain into it at low percentages, and at higher percentages it is a great setup for an aerial attack.	9%
Kirby	Thrusts his leg behind and upwards. High shield damage.	8%
Link	Swings his sword in an arc above him. Among Link's most flexible moves on the ground; it has good combo potential, it's rather fast with minimal ending lag, and it has good knockback.	9%
Luigi	Swipes over his head. Good for juggling. Its upward trajectory makes up tilt well suited for comboing, especially against fast-fallers. Hits at an upwards angle in the front and back of him.	4-9%
Mario	Punches upwards. A good juggling move, as well as a rather good combo starter.	8%
Marth	Swings his sword in a large arc above his head. Useful for juggling and can set up an aerial combo. Looks like the first hit of his neutral attack, though aims a bit higher. It also bears resemblance to his forward tilt. At high percentages, it is an extremely effective KO move, KOing reliably at 90% and above.	9% base, 12% tip.
Mewtwo	Flips upwards, hitting with its tail.	5-10%
Mr. Game & Watch	Pulls out a flag and waves it above his head. Good for comboing.	9%
Ness	Thrusts his hands upwards.	7%
Peach	Hits her crown upwards. Does not have much combo potential, but can be followed up by correctly spaced aerials and the Peach Parasol.	6-12%
Pichu	Swings its tail upwards, similar to Pikachu's. Very low range and somewhat slow, though sets up for aerial combos and follow ups.	6%
Pikachu	Swings tail upwards. This attack is hard to set up, as it has low range. The low knockback works well for juggles and combos however, as it sends opponents upward.	7%
Roy	Swings his sword in an arc above him. Similar to Marth but slightly slower.	9-10%
Samus	Lifts her leg up then brings it down. Similar to Captain Falcon's. It is a meteor smash according to the game, but it only works on grounded opponents. The meteor can KO grounded opponents at high percentage.	13%
Sheik	Kicks up, then kicks down. Can be chained on heavyweights, and has an infinite on Bowser.	8% first hit, 3% second hit.
Yoshi	Swipes his tail upwards. Fast but short-ranged.	10%
Young Link	Swings his sword in an arc above him. Similar to Link's but slightly faster. Can KO around 120% and KOs faster than his up smash.	8%
Zelda	Waves her hand above herself infused with magic. Very powerful and has transcendent priority.	11%

Up tilts in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Character	Description	Damage
Bowser	Slashes above himself in an arc with high range. Bowser's arm is intangible while the hitboxes are active.	12%
Captain Falcon	Raises his leg high over his head then slams it downwards, similar to Samus, but with higher knockback.	13%
Charizard	Points its wings upwards and jabs the opponent. Has good range.	8%
Diddy Kong	Swats in the air above him with a slap. The move can be used to juggle at low percents and can KO at very high percents.	7%
Donkey Kong	Quickly swipes his hand in the air. Fast with and has good range. Donkey Kong's arm is intangible while the hitboxes are out.	9% (hand), 10% (elbow), 11% (arm)
Falco	Swings both arms upwards in an arc while spinning. Good for racking up damage.	4% (hit 1), 3% (hit 1 tip), 5% (hit 2)
Fox	Does a fast scorpion kick that covers his back. Can be used to juggle at low percentages.	10% (foot), 8% (leg)
Ganondorf	Lifts his leg over his for a very long time before smashing it down in an explosion (81 frames). Has a vacuum effect while charging. Strongest up tilt in the game. Commonly known as the Volcano Kick.	27% (leg), 19% (explosion close), 17% (explosion far)
Ice Climbers	Twirls their hammers over their heads, dealing multiple hits.	Leader: 1% (hits 1-6) 4% (hit 7) Partner: 1% (hits 1-6) 3% (hit 7)
Ike	Holds Ragnell out parallel to the ground and raises it to above his head in a bunny hop motion. Above average knockback.	12% (clean blade), 9% (clean hilt), 10% (late)
Ivysaur	Plants its vines on the ground and launches itself into the air.	7%
Jigglypuff	Lifts its foot behind it, attacking upward. Small hitbox in front, large hitbox behind and above. Good knockback.	9% (clean), 8% (late)
King Dedede	Sets his hammer on the ground momentarily and jumps a little upwards, headbutting. Surprisingly, it has higher knockback than his uncharged up smash. King Dedede himself is intangible while performing the attack.	12%
Kirby	Thrusts his back leg upwards. A good juggling move and can be followed by another up tilt, a back air, or an up air, depending on the opponent's percentage. Kirby's foot is intangible while the hitboxes are out.	7% (clean), 5% (late)
Link	Slashes above himself in a wide arc. Decent speed and surprising range.	9%
Lucario	Swings its leg in an arc over its head. A very good juggling move.	6%
Lucas	Does a mentally powered flip kick, with PSI energy at the end of his extended foot. Can combo from his down throw.	3% (hit 1), 8% (hit 2 clean), 4% (hit 2 late)
Luigi	Swipes upwards with his fist, has surprisingly high range.	9%
Mario	Uppercuts with his fist while spinning. Can be used to juggle at low percents.	7%
Marth	Swings his sword in a large arc above his head, front to back. It has good all around reach with fast startup with small ending lag.	Clean: 9% (blade), 12% (tip), 8% (body) Late: 10% (blade), 12% (tip), 9% (body)
Meta Knight	Stabs upward while spinning. 3 different hitboxes; the one on Meta Knight's sides, the one on his sword's sides, and the one on his sword's tip. Decent knockback at the tip.	6-8%
Mr. Game & Watch	Waves a flag above his head. Good for juggling. Originates from Flagman.	8%
Ness	Pushes upwards with both hands.	7%
Olimar	Jumps a little and spins in place, hitting multiple times with the last hit dealing significant knockback.	1% (hits 1-7), 4% (hit 8)
Peach	Sticks her arm upwards, releasing a small heart-shaped explosion. Has a disjointed hitbox. Both Peach's head anf left arm is intangible while the hitboxes are out.	13% (blast), 10% (arm)
Pikachu	Swings tail in an arc above itself. A good juggling move for fast fallers.	7% (close), 6% (mid), 5% (far)
Pit	Plants bow into the ground and does a double handstand kick. If the opponent is caught standing in front of Pit during initiation of the move, they will be knocked upwards into the following two hits.	3% (hit 1), 6% (hit 2), 7% (hit 3)
R.O.B.	Throws both his arms upwards. Can hit twice.	3% (hit 1), 5% (hit 2 arms tip), 6% (hit 2 arms base)
Samus	Lifts her leg over her head and then swings it downwards. Similar to Captain Falcon's, but with less knockback. Meteor smashes grounded opponents, making it an unconventional meteor smash.	13% (grounded), 12% (aerial)
Sheik	Brings her leg up and then brings it down. Anyone hit with the first kick will usually be hit with the second kick, which has decent knockback.	6% (hit 1), 7% (hit 2)
Snake	Quickly kicks his leg upwards. Deceivingly large range. Has good KO potential at damages over 80%.	13% (early), 12% (clean)
Sonic	Kicks upwards twice while spinning, similar to Captain Falcon's up smash.	3% (early), 4% (hit 1), 7% (hit 2)
Squirtle	Hops upwards, hitting with its head, very quick.	6%
Toon Link	Quickly does an overhead swipe. Very quick and can combo into itself at low percents.	9%
Wario	Lifts both hands above his head. Has decent vertical knockback.	10% (clean), 6% (late)
Wolf	Kicks upward in front of his body, knocking opponents vertically. There is a sweetspot on the tip his foot, which delivers the most knockback. There is a disjointed hitbox in front of Wolf that deals 10% damage that also launches opponents vertically.	10% (foot), 9% (leg), 8% (body)
Yoshi	Swipes his tail above himself. Usually only hits opponents behind Yoshi.	11% (tail), 10% (tail tip)
Zelda	Waves her arm above her head in an arc with a boost of magic power. Very high knockback for an up tilt.	11%
Zero Suit Samus	Kicks her legs upwards in a scissor-kick motion. Pretty good knockback at higher percentages, and at low percentages it sets up combos well.	5% (hit 1), 6% (hit 2)

Up tilts in Super Smash Bros. 4

Most up tilts in SSB4 are capable of KOing Bowser at around 200%.

Character	Description	Damage
Bowser	Claw swipes in an arc above him with one arm. Good range and consistent damage, can hit opponents in front, above and behind him, and can lead into aerials. Has KO potential at around 150%.	10%
Bowser Jr.	The clown car dispenses a giant fork, which Bowser Jr. grabs and swipes upward. Low damage and knockback, but useful combo starter.	6%
Captain Falcon	Raises his leg over his head and slams it downwards. Low knockback, and only hits as leg comes down, but can meteor smash opponents in the air.	11%
Charizard	Hops and attacks with both its wings. Has good KO potential.	8%
Cloud	Swings the Buster Sword forwards in a fan-like fashion above his head. Hitbox starts behind Cloud, with a larger front hitbox. Fast with a decently large hitbox, although knockback is lacking. One of Cloud's most reliable combo starters, chaining into itself at 0%, and into aerials at low percents.	8%
Dark Pit	Identical to Pit's.	2% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2), 5% (hit 3)
Diddy Kong	Quickly swats the air above him with a slap. Good KO potential.	6%
Donkey Kong	Quickly swings his arm above himself in an arc. Deals more damage and knockback if the target is extremely close to Donkey Kong's behind, which has good KO potential if it hits.	9% (hand), 10% (arm), 11% (shoulder)
Dr. Mario	Identical to Mario's, but it deals more damage and knockback, giving Dr. Mario different follow-ups, such as an aerial.	7.056%
Duck Hunt	Propels the duck into the air, who attacks with its wings.	7%
Falco	Swings both of his wings above his head, hitting twice. A good move in general, being both good for comboing and a fast but somewhat weak KO option, dealing enough vertical knockback to KO at around 150%.	4% (hit 1), 3% (hit 1 tip), 5% (hit 2)
Fox	Does a scorpion kick that covers his back. Good for both racking up damage and can lead to different follow-up attacks.	9% (foot), 7% (leg), 6% (body)
Ganondorf	Raises his right leg high into the air, holds it for more than 1 second, then kicks downward, creating an explosion at the point where his boot hits the ground. While charging the move, a windbox is present that pulls opponents from considerable distance toward the kick. Deals massive shield damage and can break full shields in one hit sweetspoted. KO potential is equivalent to Ganondorf's fully charged forward smash. Has considerable range and can also hit an opponent hanging from an edge. By far the most powerful up tilt in the game. Commonly referred to as the Volcano Kick.	28% (leg), 20% (explosion close), 18% (explosion far)
Greninja	Swipes its tongue above its head. Has low knockback, being a good setup for combos.	4.5%
Ike	Holds Ragnell horizontally and forces it straight upward. Great KO potential.	14% (clean), 10% (late)
Jigglypuff	Kicks upward behind itself. More likely to hit opponents behind than in front. Good KO potential.	9% (clean), 8% (late)
King Dedede	Hops and does a quick headbutt. Does more damage if the opponents hits Dedede's head. Both Dedede's head and upper body are intangible while the hitbox is active.	12% (body), 10% (head)
Kirby	Kicks upward behind himself. Deals more damage and knockback to opponents behind Kirby. Low knockback overall, quick, useful for combos. Kirby's foot is intangible when the hitboxes are out.	5% (clean), 4% (late)
Link	Swipes his sword in an arc over his head. Quick and has good reach, useful for fending off aerial attackers.	9%
Little Mac	Swipes his fist over his head. Can be used to set up for an up smash.	9%
Lucario	Swings its leg in an arc over its head. Damage and knockback scale as Lucario takes damage, making it a low knockback move at low damage, and a good KO move at high damage.	6% (foot), 5% (leg)
Lucas	Does a flipkick as his foot becomes surrounded by PK energy. Can combo after his down throw at low percentages.	1.5% (hit 1), 8% (hit 2 clean), 5% (hit 2 late)
Lucina	Identical to Marth's.	6.65% (early), 7.125% (clean)
Luigi	Swings his fist in a partial arc over his head from back to front. Not as effective as Mario's for combos, but deals more knockback.	6%
Mario	Does an uppercut with his while spinning. Very low knockback. Infamous for comboing into itself until around 50%.	5.5%
Marth	Swings his sword in a full arc over his head from front to back. Good KO move if the tip hits.	5% (body), 5% (base), 9% (tip)
Mega Man	Mega Upper: Performs a jumping uppercut. A powerful move that can KO medium-light characters under 90% when sweetspotted. Based on the move of the same name from Marvel vs. Capcom, which is a tribute to the Shoryuken from the Street Fighter series.	17% (clean), 12% (mid), 8% (late)
Meta Knight	Thrusts his sword over his head while spinning. Decent vertical knockback.	7% (sword), 5% (body early), 6% (body clean)
Mewtwo	Does a backflip, striking foes with its tail.	Clean: 6% (close), 5% (mid), 4.5% (far) Late: 5% (close), 4% (mid), 3% (far)
Mii Brawler	Punches upward into the air. Can juggle at low percentages. Similar to Mario's up tilt.	6%*
Mii Gunner	Uppercuts with the arm cannon, releasing flames. Has good KO potential.	10% (clean cannon), 8% (late cannon), 9% (arm)*
Mii Swordfighter	A single sword swipe in an arc above his/her head. Decent KO potential.	7%*
Mr. Game & Watch	Raises a flag over his head. Can hit twice if the enemy's percentage is low enough. Orginates from Flagman.	7% (hits 1-2)
Ness	Lifts both hands into the air, emitting a PSI spark at his hands. Has good vertical reach but poor horizontal range. Decent KO potential. Sweetspot is the PSI spark and sourspot is the body.	7% (sweetspot), 5% (sourspot)
Olimar	Jumps and spins in the air while extending both his arms. Has somewhat low knockback.	0.6% (hits 1-6), 4% (hit 7)
Pac-Man	Does a headbutt upward. Can combo into ifself at low percentages. Pac-Man's head is intangible while the hitboxes are active.	7%
Palutena	Kneels and makes her staff spin in the air above her, hitting multiple times. Good KO move at high percentages.	1.2% (hits 1-6), 2.5% (hit 7 staff head), 1.5% (hit 7 staff tail)
Peach	Raises her hand in the air, blasting opponents with hearts. Deals more damage and knockback to opponents on the ground very close to Peach. Good KO potential.	10% (body), 8% (blast)
Pikachu	Whips its tail over its head in an arc from back to front. A fast attack with fairly low knockback, which can reliably set up into an aerial attack.	5%
Pit	Flip kicks upwards and then delivers another upwards kick. Decent knockback.	2% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2), 5% (hit 3)
R.O.B.	Strikes upwads with both arms. Very low knockback scaling and almost nonexistent horizontal range plus poor vertical range make this a nearly useless move.	3% (hit 1), 5% (hit 2 tip), 6% (hit 2 base)
Robin	Hops and thrusts the Bronze Sword upward. Very low knockback scaling along with generally poor range.	6%
Rosalina & Luma	Rosalina: Creates a Saturnian ring above her head. This move cannot hit grounded opponents unless Luma hits them towards the halo. Luma: Does a quick upper uppercut. When combined it's a good move to disrupt aerial and approaching opponents.	Rosalina: 8% Luma: 8% (clean), 4% (mid), 3% (late)
Roy	Does a horizontal slash to the left in reverse-grip that is aimed skyward in an arc-like motion. Great KO potential when sweetspotted, thus making it among the strongest up tilts in the game.	12% (base), 7% (tip)
Ryu	Tapped: Does a quick shoulder blow that can repeat as fast as the player can tap. Can chain into itself due to its speed, and can lead into many of Ryu's moves for a quick finisher. Based off of Ryu's close standing light punch in Street Fighter IV. Held: Performs an uppercut. An easy finisher for his tapped up tilt. Can KO at 152%. Based off of Ryu's close standing heavy punch in Street Fighter IV.	2% (tapped), 12% (held)
Samus	Raises her leg into the air then swipes it back down in an arc. Will meteor smash grounded targets (or ocassionally trip them) and has good KO potential when used on aerial targets, especially near an edge.	13% (grounded target), 12% (aerial target)
Sheik	Brings her leg up and then brings it down. Has low knockback.	5% (hit 1), 6% (hit 2)
Shulk	Leaps in place and does a fast, uppercut-style sword swipe in an arc above himself. A good anti-air move that can attack opponents from above.	8% (clean), 7% (late)
Sonic	Jumps and kicks upwards with both legs, one after the other. Similar to Captain Falcon's up smash.	2% (hit 1), 6% (hit 2)
Toon Link	Does a quick swipe overhead his sword. Low knockback, making it useful for starting combos.	5%
Villager	Spins a stick in the air, hitting opponents twice. The second hit has good KO potential.	6% (hit 1), 5% (hit 2)
Wario	Raises both his hands into the air as they grow in size. Both of Wario's hands and his head are intangible while the hitboxes are active.	10% (clean), 6% (late)
Wii Fit Trainer	Does the Triangle pose, touching her/his toes with one arm and thrusting her/his other arm upwards. Has small vertical range along with almost no horizontal range. It also has very low knockback, making it not an effective combo move.	8%
Yoshi	Quickly flicks his tail over his head. Has low knockback.	7%
Zelda	Waves her arm above her head in an arc with a boost of magic power. Fast, and can be comboed into itself at low percents, and into an aerial at mid percents.	7.2%
Zero Suit Samus	Activates her rocket boots and quickly transitions to a handstand, first hitting as her legs are out horizontally, then again as they rise to a vertical position.	5% (hit 1), 7% (hit 2)

* This assumes the Mii is default height and weight.

Notable up tilts

• Marth's up tilt, a high-range, upward swipe with the sword that combos into subsequent up tilts, grabs, or forward smashes in Melee, while it can KO floaty characters at mid-high percentages in both Melee and Brawl.
• Ganondorf's up tilt, commonly referred to as the Volcano Kick, has the longest startup for an up tilt, but deals high damage and extreme knockback. In Brawl and SSB4, it also creates a vacuum that draws other characters towards him, and in SSB4 is notable for instantly shattering full shields with the sweetspot.
• Dr. Mario's up tilt has a different trajectory based on where it hits.
• Snake's up tilt is quite possibly the most feared up tilt in Brawl with its high knockback, fast start-up, little ending lag, and huge disjointed hitbox.
• King Dedede's up tilt has more knockback than his uncharged up smash and has the third highest knockback of any up tilt, after Ganondorf's and Snake's, along with being not particularly slow, making it one of the best up tilts in Brawl.
• Samus's up tilt is an unconventional meteor smash in all games past Smash 64, as it meteor smashes grounded opponents, but sends aerial opponents on a normal horizontal trajectory.
• Kirby's up tilt in Smash 64 is considered overall one of the best moves in any Smash game; this move has very quick start-up and good combo ability, and a hugely disjointed hitbox. It is notable for its ability to easily and quickly break shields, as well as being able to outspace some characters' reliable approach options on its own (such as Yoshi).
• Mega Man's up tilt is based on the Mega Upper, which itself is based on the Shoryuken of Street Fighter fame. It causes Mega Man to leave the ground and has exceptionally high knockback if it is sweet-spotted.