Short hopping

A short hop, abbreviated SH, is a form of movement in the  series and Fraymakers in which a character jumps lower than in a normal jump, resulting in a variety of uses.

In the original Super Smash Flash, the short hop is performed by jumping while crouching. It is not very useful, as the game's aerial attacks behave exactly like its ground attacks. Although characters can use their out of a short hop, most down aerials possess a high amount of lag and short horizontal range.

In Super Smash Flash 2 and Fraymakers, the short hop is performed by pressing the jump button and letting it go before the player leaves the ground. Additionally, Fraymakers has two separate inputs that can be assigned to perform it, with one being a single input and the other being the option to jump and attack at the same time. The technique is greatly used in medium to high levels of play, allowing players to perform aerial moves closer to the ground. This is highly useful during the neutral game for starting combos and approaching grounded opponents while using aerial attacks.

Trivia

 * In SSF2's Super Smash Flash mode, characters can perform short hops midair, due to how the midair jumping animation is coded in that mode.