Control

This template names an in-game control and displays hovertext for its default key or button.

If a control has no default button, the page is added to Category:Missing default control.

Used for standardization.

Usage

Parameters

1= becomes in-line text and sets appropriate hovertext. Accepts a valid control name.

text= overrides the in-line text. Accepts anything.

Valid arguments

Control name		Hovertext: Defaults to...
Movement
	jump, jumping swim, swimming	space bar on keyboard or bottom button on right side of most controllers.
	crouch, crouching dismount sneak, sneaking	shift on keyboard or right button on the right side of most controllers.
	sprint, sprinting	control or double tapping W on keyboard, or pressing or double-flicking forward the left stick on controller.
	move, moving walk, walking	W, A, S or D on keyboard or left stick on controller.
	strafe, strafing	A or D on keyboard or moving left stick on controller sideways.
	left strafe left	A on keyboard or moving left stick on controller left.
	right strafe right	D on keyboard or moving left stick on controller right.
	back, backward, backwards reverse walk backwards	S on keyboard or moving left stick on controller backward.
	forward, forwards walk forwards	W on keyboard or moving left stick on controller forward.
Gameplay
	attack, attacking, attacked destroy, destroys, destroying, destroyed hit, hitting	left click on mouse or right trigger on most controllers.
	break, breaking, broken chop, chopping, chopped chop at dig, digging, dug dig at mine, mining, mined	holding left click on mouse or holding right trigger on most controllers.
	pick block, picking block, pick blocking	middle click on mouse; no default on controller.
	eat, eating, eaten feed interact, interacting, interacted place block place, placing, placed throw, throwing, thrown use, uses, using, used use item	right click on mouse or left trigger on most controllers.
Inventory
	drop, dropping, dropped drop item	Q on keyboard or d-pad down on controller.
	cycle hotbar, cycling hotbar scroll hotbar, scrolling hotbar	scroll wheel on mouse or left and right buttons on most controllers.
	inventory	E on keyboard or top button on right side of controller.
	crafting	left button on right side of controller.
	swap item, swapping item swap items, swapping items swap item in hand	F on keyboard.
Creative Mode
	load toolbar, loading toolbar load toolbar activator, loading toolbar activator	X on keyboard.
	save toolbar, saving toolbar save toolbar activator, saving toolbar activator	O on keyboard.
Multiplayer
	list players	tab on keyboard.
	chat open chat talk	T on keyboard or d-pad right on controller.
	command open command	/ on keyboard.
	social interactions	P on keyboard.
Miscellaneous
	advancement, advancements advancements tab	L on keyboard.
	screenshot take screenshot	F2 on keyboard or screenshot button on controller.
	full screen, fullscreen	F11 on keyboard.
	1st person, first-person 3rd person, third person 1st person view, first-version view 3rd person view, third-person view change perspective toggle perspective	F5 on keyboard or d-pad up on controller.
	mob effects status effects	Z on keyboard or d-pad left.

Example

Meanwhile, {{control|loading toolbar}} can be used to re-equip the saved items. Then, you can {{control|save toolbar|text=save other items}}. But you won't be able to {{control|backflip}}.

produces:

Meanwhile, loading toolbar can be used to re-equip the saved items. Then, you can save other items. But you won't be able to backflip.

See also

• {{Key}}