Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition for Windows 10 uses the standard control scheme of mouse and keyboard controls as input. The game cannot be played using only a mouse or only a keyboard using the default control scheme. The controls menu is located in the Options setting.
Java Edition
Non-configurable controls
- Note: On many notebook computers and most Macs, "Function keys" (briefly "F-keys") do not operate in their default configuration. You can often get around this by pressing the fn key or sometimes the ⇧ Shift key while you press an F-key. To make F-keys work in macOS, go to the Apple menu → System Preferences → Keyboard and mouse and check the "Use F1, F2 etc. as normal keys". If you choose the first option, you can then use the fn key to switch F-keys back to actions they used to do (e.g. play/pause music, etc). You can also use the F keys by holding the option button while pressing them.
PC Minecraft uses a combination of the mouse and keyboard for controls, generically known as "mouselook/keymove". Many prior games (notably DOOM, and Quake) have used such a scheme, but those who have not played such a game before, will need some time to practice before they can get around effectively. Such folks should start with creative or peaceful mode until they have the hang of moving and looking around.
Default | Function |
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Turning; aiming; camera movement. | |
Scrolls through the quick-bar and the chat when opened. | |
Esc | Opens up the menu and gives back cursor control. Pauses Singleplayer games. Closes any open GUI. Exits the chat/command window. |
F1 | Toggles the Heads-Up Display.
Use this in conjunction with F2 to take screenshots without the HUD. This option is also useful when exploring with a map. |
F3 | Pressing this key will toggle the showing of extra debug information on the top of the screen alongside the Minecraft version, such as FPS (frames per second), chunk updates, and available memory.
Pressing the keys 1 - 9 while in the debug screen will show you a more detailed view of the graph on the right. Pressing 0 will show you a less detailed graph. (Hold ⇧ Shift before pressing F3 to display the Profiler graph.) Pressing Q while holding F3 brings up a help menu, showing all F3 shortcuts. Pressing A while holding F3 will reload all chunks. Pressing T while holding F3 will reload all textures, sounds and web-loaded client resources, which is useful for resource pack authors. Pressing P while holding F3 will toggle the auto-pause when the window loses focus. Pressing H while holding F3 will toggle detailed item descriptions.
Pressing C while holding F3 for at least 6 seconds will trigger a manual debug crash on purpose after the keys are released. Pressing B while holding F3 will toggle showing the hitbox around entities. Pressing D while holding F3 will clear chat history (including previously typed commands) Pressing N while holding F3 will switch the player's game mode between Creative and Spectator. Pressing G while holding F3 will show the chunk boundaries immediately surrounding the player |
⇧ Shift | When the inventory is open, Shift + clicking on an item or stack moves it between the inventory and the hotbar. Shift + clicking on a piece of armor will move the piece between inventory and the armor slots.
When a container is open, Shift + clicking on an item will move up to a stack between the container and the inventory. Existing stacks will be filled first, then empty slots from top to bottom then from left to right. Shift + double clicking will move all items of the same kind. To Shift + double click, get one item in your hand and then while holding shift, double click on another item type that you want to move. When a furnace is open, Shift + clicking an item or stack in the furnace moves it to the inventory, and Shift + clicking an item or stack in the inventory moves it into the "item" (not fuel) slot of the furnace. Note: coal, charcoal, & lava bucket move to the fuel position. When crafting, Shift + clicking the crafted item automatically crafts the maximum number of that item for the materials being used (up to one stack), and moves all crafted items to the inventory. In the survival inventory tab of the creative inventory, Shift + clicking the X clears the whole inventory. In any other tab, shift + clicking an item puts a stack onto the hotbar. When in the Multiplayer server selection menu, Shift + up and Shift + down moves a server name to a specific position. You can also hold shift while a server name is selected left click another server name and they will swap. |
Configurable controls
Default | In-game option name | Function |
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Movement | ||
Spacebar | Jump | Jump. When swimming, keeps the player afloat. When double-tapped, toggles Fly Mode (Creative only). When Fly Mode is on, causes the player to gain altitude (ascend). Player will sprint-fly if they are sprinting while they double-tap the spacebar. |
⇧ Left Shift | Sneak | Sneak. When Fly Mode is on, causes the player to lose altitude (descend).
Holding Shift and pressing USE on an usable block with a block in hand will override the USE action and will place the block instead like Levers onto blocks that would usually open an internal inventory, such as Dispensers. Used to get off rideable entities. |
Left Control | Sprint | Start sprinting. Increase speed when Fly Mode is on. |
A | Strafe Left | Strafe left. |
D | Strafe Right | Strafe right. |
S | Walk Backwards | Move backward. |
W | Walk Forwards | Move forward. When double-tapped, causes the player to sprint (unless in water or the character is too hungry). When Fly Mode is on, double-tapping will increase the speed at which the player flies. |
Gameplay | ||
Attack/Destroy | Destroy blocks (hold down); Attack (click once); Split a stack evenly (hold and drag); sort loose items into one stack (double-click) | |
Pick Block | Switch to the block currently looked at, as long as it is in the inventory. In Creative mode, if the block is not in the quickbar, replaces the currently active quickbar slot with the block currently looked at, ignoring whether or not the block is in your inventory. Clicking on a mob will give that mob's spawn egg, if there is one. Clicking on a painting, minecart (with or without chest or furnace), or boat will give the corresponding item.
The monster spawner is the only exception to the use of the pick block. This is unlikely to be changed in the future. Hovering over an item in an inventory and clicking with the mouse wheel when in creative gives the maximum stack of that item. If used on a tile entity while holding ctrl, or ⌘ Cmd (for some Macs), the tile entity's nbt data will be copied. The block given to the player has the Lore: (+NBT). | |
Use Item/Place Block |
Place blocks, place one item from a stack in each inventory slot (hold and drag), toggle switches/doors (click once), charge a bow (release to fire), block using a shield, use special blocks like chests, doors, and switches, enter vehicles, eat food, drink potions, hoe farmland, shear or dye a sheep, command tamed wolves and ocelots to sit, trade with villagers, place fire using flint and steel or a fire charge, name a mob with a name tag, attach a lead to an animal or attach an animal on a lead to a fence, cast or reel in a fishing rod, throw a splash potion, egg, ender pearl, eye of ender, bottle o' enchanting, or snowball, equip armor from the quickbar if the associated armor slot is empty, eating cake, starting a furnace minecart. Commonly, if both the item held and the block clicked on has a such purpose (like trying to place dirt on a chest), the block will overrule the item. This also means a player can punch an entity while eating/drinking, however the eating/drinking will reset when a player presses Button 1. This button will also use items in the off-hand. Only items with a right click function can be used, and they will only be available if the item in the main hand does not have a right click action, or its right click action cannot be performed. | |
Inventory | ||
Q | Drop Selected Item | Drop/toss an item. If items are stacked, only one will be thrown/tossed/dropped. There is no actual "throw" command; "drop" (default Q) will toss an object approximately 2 to 3 blocks from you. Eggs, Ender Pearls, Eyes of Ender, and Snowballs can be thrown by the "use" command (default right-clicking). Ctrl+Q drops the whole stack of items. On Macs, you must use the command button instead, but since this quits the game, you must do Ctrl+Cmd+Q.
Note that there is no corresponding Pick Up command. Dropped items are picked up (if there is room in inventory/hotbar) by moving near them. Placed items are picked up by "mining" (e.g. chopping up a sign with an axe), when they behave as dropped items and can be picked up as such. |
1 - 9 | Hotbar Slot | Selects the appropriate hotbar item. When in the Inventory GUI, moves the stack of items under the mouse pointer to the corresponding hotbar slot and vice-versa. |
E | Open/Close Inventory | Open the Inventory. Close any open GUI. |
F | Swap Items In Hands | Switches the items in the players main and off hand. |
Creative Mode | ||
X | Load Toolbar Activator | Press this key + any number, to access any of the 9 saved toolbars |
C | Save Toolbar Activator | Press this key + any number, to save the current toolbar under that number |
Multiplayer | ||
Tab ↹ | List Players | In Multiplayer hold the Tab key to see a list of players.
When in the chat window, Tab cycles through possible commands or arguments and also complete player names. |
T | Open Chat | Chat and Server commands. If pressed while the Creative mode inventory is open, it will switch to the Search tab. |
/ | Open Command | Opens the chat window with the "/" character already typed. On some keyboards (Nordic layout at least) this button might be asterisk/apostrophe (*/ ' ). |
Miscellaneous | ||
L | Advancements | Open the advancements screen. |
Highlight Players (Spectators) | Highlights players in Spectator mode. | |
F2 | Take Screenshot | Simply pressing this key will take a screenshot and place it in: %appdata%\.minecraft\screenshots on Windows |
Toggle Cinematic Camera | Toggles mouse smoothing. Looking around becomes a slow, smooth and more cinematic motion. | |
F11 | Toggle Fullscreen | Toggles full-screen mode.
When using some Apple keyboards, F11 must be pressed while holding fn and ⌥option to enter fullscreen. Using F11 alone toggles Exposé, and pressing F11 while holding fn will turn the volume down or vice versa, depending on system preferences. Some people are experiencing a bug while exiting from full-screen mode that causes an inescapable black screen. When that's the case, use ALT+TAB to switch out of Minecraft and switch it back to windowed mode. On Linux, mouse input is often buggy while in full-screen mode. After entering full-screen mode on Linux, the mouse will typically restrict the player to a single 360-degree rotation. This can be fixed by hitting ESC to release the mouse then hitting ESC again to regrab it. Also, note that this may not respect multiple monitors and Minecraft may occupy all screens instead of the one it is active on. |
F5 | Toggle Perspective | Toggles between first person, third person from the back and third person from the front. |
Visual map
Video
- Note: This video dates from release 1.4.7, and so does not show all controls currently available, such as the sprint control.
Controls/video
Bedrock Edition
Keyboard & Mouse
The keyboard & mouse controls are similar to the Java Edition, with a few differences. These controls can be changed in the Options.
If Full Keyboard Gameplay is enabled, the following inputs are made available/used instead.
Default | Function |
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- | Look Up Slight |
+ | Look Down Slight |
9 | Look Up Right |
8 | Look Up |
7 | Look Up Left |
6 | Look Right |
5, End, \ | Look Center |
4 | Look Left |
3 | Look Down Right |
2 | Look Down |
1 | Look Down Left |
↑ | Look Up Smooth |
↓ | Look Down Smooth |
← | Look Left Smooth |
→ | Look Right Smooth |
PgUp | Cycle Item Left |
PgDn | Cycle Item Right |
Q | Attack/Destroy |
X | Pick Block |
E | Use Item/Place Block |
Z | Drop Item |
1 - 9 | Hotbar Slot |
C | Inventory |
F5 | Toggle Perspective |
Spacebar | Jump/Fly Up |
⇧ Left Shift | Sneak/Fly Down |
Left Control | Sprint |
A | Strafe Left |
D | Strafe Right |
S | Walk Backward |
W | Walk Forward |
Z | Mob Effects |
T, ↵ Return | Open/Close Chat |
/ | Open Command |
Controller
The controller controls are similar to the Xbox One Edition and Nintendo Switch Edition, with some differences. All of these controls, except the stick controls, can be changed in the Options. On Nintendo Switch, the game can be played with a pair of Joy-Con or any full controller that supports Nintendo Switch, such as the Pro Controller. It cannot be played with a single Joy-Con. If the controller has analog sticks, then would be used for moving and would be used for looking. The blank spaces mean that the function is, by default, left unassigned and it is up to the player to assign a button to it.
Touch
Touch controls for touch screen devices use controls shown on the screen. Split-touch controls displays a crosshair. Split-touch controls can be toggled in the Settings. Tap and hold to break a block with split-touch controls, and tap to place a block. Whatever the crosshairs is over is the block that breaks when held down, or where a block is placed when tapping the screen.
Function | Action |
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Movement | Tap forward, back, left, and right symbols on the D-pad on the screen. |
Jump | Tap the square symbol on the screen. Also, the character will auto-jump when moving towards a block if the Auto-Jump setting is turned on. Used for exiting Minecarts. |
Fly | Tap the square symbol in the screen twice. Hold the square symbol, slide your finger forward to go up, slide your finger back to go down. To move forward, back, left, or right, it's the same rules as movement. You can only fly in creative mode. |
Place Block | Tap the desired area to place the block. |
Break Block | Hold down your finger on the desired block to break. How long it takes to break the block is indicated by a circular icon on the screen, varying on the tool being used to break it. |
Attack | Tap on a mob to attack it. |
Move Camera | Slide your finger across the screen. |
Use item | To use bone meal, flint and steel, crafting table, stonecutter, furnace, buckets, spawn eggs, plant crops, open chest, open/close doors, trapdoors or fence gates, sleep, eat cake or activate the nether reactor, tap on the desired item. To use tools, shears, dye, throw snowballs or eggs, aim a bow, eat, breed, tame, ignite creepers or enter Minecarts, tap and hold on the desired item or, with certain actions, scroll onto entity and tap the interaction button. |
Drop item | Long-press on a hotbar inventory slot for about 2 seconds to drop the item. This will drop the entire stack. |
Toggle sneaking | Double-tap the sneak button (the button with an open circle). When sneaking, the button has an indented texture.. |
Legacy Console Editions
Xbox 360 and Xbox One Editions
Gameplay
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
Pause | Pause the game | |
Look | To look/move;
When pressed down: to sneak/walk or in Creative mode, to lower your height while flying. | |
Move | To look/move; When quickly pushed forward and then moved, enables sprinting for as long as you hold it.
When pressed down: can be used to change your camera angle (toggles First Person, Second Person,and Third Person view) | |
Jump | Jump | |
Inventory | Open up the Inventory | |
Crafting | Open up Crafting menu, or the item list if in creative mode If the "Classic Crafting" option is enabled, it will open the inventory. | |
Drop | Drop/toss an item from the quick-bar. If items are stacked, only one will be thrown/tossed/dropped.[a] | |
Mine | Destroy Blocks; Mine/destroy blocks (Hold down); Attack (Click once). | |
Place | Place Blocks; Fire with a bow; block using a sword; use special blocks such as chests, doors, and switches; enter vehicles; Toggle Switches/Doors (Click once) | |
Cycle Held Item (Right) | Cycle right in the quick-bar | |
Cycle Held Item (Left) | Cycle left in the quick-bar |
In crafting
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
+ + | Pointer/Move | Move pointer/selected block/item |
Craft | Create item | |
Quick Move | Quickly moves a block/item into its appropriate space | |
Split and Desc. | Take half of the highlighted stack/show information about the selected block/item | |
Exit | Exit the Crafting Table menu | |
Change Group (Right) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving right | |
Change Group (Left) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving left |
PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 Editions
Gameplay
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
Pause | Pause the game | |
Look | To look/move;
When pressed down: to sneak/walk or in Creative mode, to lower your height while flying. | |
Move | To look/move; When quickly pushed forward and then moved, enables sprinting for as long as you hold it.
When pressed down: can be used to change your camera angle (toggles First Person, Second Person,and Third Person view) | |
Jump | Jump | |
Inventory | Open up the Inventory | |
Crafting | Open up Crafting menu, or the item list if in creative mode If the "Classic Crafting" option is enabled, it will open the inventory. | |
Drop | Drop/toss an item from the quick-bar. If items are stacked, only one will be thrown/tossed/dropped.[a] | |
Mine | Destroy Blocks; Mine/destroy blocks (Hold down); Attack (Click once). | |
Place | Place Blocks; Fire with a bow; block using a sword; use special blocks such as chests, doors, and switches; enter vehicles; Toggle Switches/Doors (Click once) | |
Cycle Held Item (Right) | Cycle right in the quick-bar | |
Cycle Held Item (Left) | Cycle left in the quick-bar |
In crafting
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
+ + | Pointer/Move | Move pointer/selected block/item |
Craft | Create item | |
Quick Move | Quickly moves a block/item into its appropriate space | |
Split and Desc. | Take half of the highlighted stack/show information about the selected block/item | |
Exit | Exit the Crafting Table menu | |
Change Group (Right) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving right | |
Change Group (Left) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving left |
PlayStation Vita Edition
The touchscreen can be used to control the tooltips shown at the bottom of the screen (if enabled).
Gameplay
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
Pause | Pause the game | |
Look | To look/move | |
Move | To look/move; When quickly pushed forward and then moved, enables sprinting for as long as you hold it. | |
Jump | Jump | |
Inventory | Open up the Inventory | |
Crafting | Open up Crafting menu, or the item list if in creative mode If the "Classic Crafting" option is enabled, it will open the inventory. | |
Drop | Drop/toss an item from the quick-bar. If items are stacked, only one will be thrown/tossed/dropped.[a] | |
Mine | Destroy Blocks; Mine/destroy blocks (Hold down); Attack (Click once). | |
Place | Place Blocks; Fire with a bow; block using a sword; use special blocks such as chests, doors, and switches; enter vehicles; Toggle Switches/Doors (Click once) | |
Cycle Held Item (Right) | Cycle right in the quick-bar | |
Cycle Held Item (Left) | Cycle left in the quick-bar | |
Change Camera Mode | Change camera mode (first-person mode, third-person mode, face view) | |
Sneak | Sneak |
In crafting
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
+ + | Pointer/Move | Move pointer/selected block/item |
Craft | Create item | |
Quick Move | Quickly moves a block/item into its appropriate space | |
Split and Desc. | Take half of the highlighted stack/show information about the selected block/item | |
Exit | Exit the Crafting Table menu | |
Change Group (Right) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving right | |
Change Group (Left) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving left |
Wii U Edition
The Wii U Edition can be played on the Wii U Gamepad, Wii U Pro Controller or Wii Classic Controller. It does not support the Wii Remote or Nunchuck.
Gameplay
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
Pause | Pause the game | |
Players | Shows the number of players in-game. | |
Look | To look/move;
When pressed down: to sneak/walk or in Creative mode, to lower your height while flying. | |
Move | To look/move; When quickly pushed forward and then moved, enables sprinting for as long as you hold it.
When pressed down: can be used to change your camera angle (toggles First Person, Second Person,and Third Person view) | |
Jump | Jump | |
Inventory | Open up the Inventory | |
Crafting | Open up Crafting menu, or the item list if in creative mode If the "Classic Crafting" option is enabled, it will open the inventory. | |
Drop | Drop/toss an item from the quick-bar. If items are stacked, only one will be thrown/tossed/dropped.[a] | |
Mine | Destroy Blocks; Mine/destroy blocks (Hold down); Attack (Click once). | |
Place | Place Blocks; Fire with a bow; block using a sword; use special blocks such as chests, doors, and switches; enter vehicles; Toggle Switches/Doors (Click once) | |
Cycle Held Item (Right) | Cycle right in the quick-bar | |
Cycle Held Item (Left) | Cycle left in the quick-bar |
In crafting
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
+ | Pointer/Move | Move pointer/selected block/item |
Craft | Create item | |
Quick Move | Quickly moves a block/item into its appropriate space | |
Take Half | Take half of the highlighted stack | |
Desc | Show information about the selected block/item | |
Exit | Exit the Crafting Table menu | |
Change Group (Right) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving right | |
Change Group (Left) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving left |
Nintendo Switch Edition
The Nintendo Switch Edition can be played on a pair of Joy-Con or the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. It does not support a single Joy-Con.
Gameplay
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
Pause | Pause the game | |
Players | Shows the number of players in-game. | |
Look | To look/move;
When pressed down: to sneak/walk or in Creative mode, to lower your height while flying. | |
Move | To look/move; When quickly pushed forward and then moved, enables sprinting for as long as you hold it.
When pressed down: can be used to change your camera angle (toggles First Person, Second Person,and Third Person view) | |
Jump | Jump | |
Inventory | Open up the Inventory | |
Crafting | Open up Crafting menu, or the item list if in creative mode If the "Classic Crafting" option is enabled, it will open the inventory. | |
Drop | Drop/toss an item from the quick-bar. If items are stacked, only one will be thrown/tossed/dropped.[a] | |
Mine | Destroy Blocks; Mine/destroy blocks (Hold down); Attack (Click once). | |
Place | Place Blocks; Fire with a bow; block using a sword; use special blocks such as chests, doors, and switches; enter vehicles; Toggle Switches/Doors (Click once) | |
Cycle Held Item (Right) | Cycle right in the quick-bar | |
Cycle Held Item (Left) | Cycle left in the quick-bar |
In crafting
Button | In-game option name | Function |
---|---|---|
+ | Pointer/Move | Move pointer/selected block/item |
Craft | Create item | |
Quick Move | Quickly moves a block/item into its appropriate space | |
Take Half | Take half of the highlighted stack | |
Desc | Show information about the selected block/item | |
Exit | Exit the Crafting Table menu | |
Change Group (Right) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving right | |
Change Group (Left) | Changes the groups of craftable items, moving left |
Legacy Versions
These versions have either been discontinued or long forgotten about. However, their controls are documented here for historical purposes.
Pi Edition
All of the controls in the Pi Edition are fixed and cannot be changed.
Action | Function |
---|---|
Turning; aiming; third person camera movement. | |
Destroy blocks (hold down shortly); Move a block from the selection screen to the first hotbar slot, pushing the rest of the items one slot to the right. | |
Place blocks; Charge a bow (firing is broken). | |
Scrolls through the quick-bar. | |
Esc | Opens up or closes the menu and gives back cursor control. |
1 - 8 | Selects the appropriate quick-bar item. |
W | Move forward. |
A | Strafe left. |
S | Move backward. |
D | Strafe right. |
Spacebar | Jump. When double-tapped, toggles Fly Mode. When Fly Mode is on, causes the player to gain altitude (ascend). |
⇧ Left Shift | Sneak. When Fly Mode is on, causes the player to lose altitude (descend). |
E | Open the list of blocks. |
Tab ↹ | Release the mouse cursor from the game window without opening the pause menu. |
Pocket Edition: Xperia PLAY
Key | Function |
---|---|
Right Bumper | Place block |
Left Bumper | Destroy block |
Open inventory | |
Cycle right in the hotbar | |
Jump | |
Cycle left in the hotbar | |
Directional Keys | Movement |
Left Touch Pad | Sneak |
Right Touch Pad | Moves the camera |
Menu | Open game menu |
Touch Screen | Chat (multiplayer only). Tap to change selection in hotbar |
Search Button | Toggle third person view |
Note: For Xperia Play owners using the gamepad, while in creative mode, the lowest two rows of items are beneath the screen, and one cannot scroll down to see them. They are still accessible, but it requires either remembering how many times one has to press the directional buttons to access them, or trial-and-error. This will hopefully be fixed soon, but is most prominent in the 4.0 update, as the amount of items has increased, and now sixteen items are hidden. The only way to see them is to turn on the option to use touch controls in the options menu.
Old Keys
Below are the list of keys which are no longer usable in the current versions of the game.[1]
Java Edition
Key | Versions used | Function |
---|---|---|
B | until or after Classic 0.30 | Brought up the list of usable blocks in Classic Creative. |
I | until Beta 1.4 | Brought up Inventory before Beta 1.4. |
↵ Enter | until or after Classic 0.30 | Set Spawn Point in Classic Creative. |
R | until or after Classic 0.30 | Respawned at spawn point in Classic Creative. |
F4 | Alpha v1.2.2a | Spawned a Nether portal. Used for debug by Notch and removed in a second revision of the same version, without changing the version number. |
F5 | until or after Classic 0.30 | Toggled rain in Classic Creative. |
F6 and F7 |
Beta 1.8 Pre-release | Moved the day/night cycle backwards and forwards, respectively (only in singleplayer). |
F10 or Left Alt |
Indev | On Windows, focuses on the icon of the window and freezes all of Minecraft's processes, thus stopping setting the location of the mouse to the center of the window and letting the cursor become visible, although the cursor bounds stay the same. This allows you to think twice before taking a screenshot. Holding a movement key then toggling this on then off again will make that key stuck on, even if it is let go. Pressing the same movement key again will stop it. |
G | Classic 0.0.9a – Classic 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST | Spawned a Human in Classic Creative. |
Y | during Classic | Inverted mouse in Classic Creative. |
F | until Beta 1.7.3 | Toggled render distance (fog), changed to F3 + F in Beta 1.8. |
N | during Classic | Generated a new map in Classic Creative. |
F7 | An Indev version named 0.31 – An Indev version named Minecraft Indev | Isometrically rendered a finite map in Minecraft Indev and 0.31 Indev. |
⇧ Shift + F2 |
Beta 1.2_02 – Beta 1.4 | Called an unfinished experimental screenshot function that attempted to generate a huge 645 megapixel TGA image with a resolution of 36,450×17,700 pixels.[2]
Pressing this key combination would cause Minecraft to either freeze for a while, displaying several clipped tiles of the current view or crash, depending on your amount of available RAM. During this time it would attempt to generate a file of 1.8 GB in size that may end up corrupt. |
Debugging controls
These controls are used for debugging and were unintentionally left in-game in Beta 1.9 pre-release 4-5 and snapshot 12w08a.[3][4] The controls below F8 are called the "deadmau5 camera".[5]
Key | Versions appeared | Function |
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F8 | 4-5 and snapshot 12w08a | Slowly pans the camera when moving. (Now must be configured in Options... -> Controls... -> Miscellaneous -> Toggle Cinematic Camera) |
Y | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Zooms in camera.[3] This and the controls below are the deadmau5 camera.[5] |
H | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Zooms out camera.[3] |
Y + H | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Resets the camera's zoom.[3] |
N | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Rotates camera Counter-Clockwise.[3] |
M | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Rotates camera Clockwise.[3] |
N + M | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Resets the camera's rotation.[3] |
U | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Pans camera forward.[3] |
O | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Pans camera backward.[3] |
I | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Slowly pans the camera up.[3] |
K | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Slowly pans the camera down.[3] |
J | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Slowly pans the camera left.[3] |
L | Beta 1.9 pre-release 5 and snapshot 12w08a | Slowly pans the camera right.[3] |
Pocket Edition
Key | Versions used | Function |
---|---|---|
Search Button | Alpha 0.1.2 | The search button used to be able to change the camera to and from third person view on all Android devices (with a search button), but now this has to be done via the pause screen, since many devices do not have a search button. The Xperia PLAY retains this functionality. |
Issues
Issues relating to "Controls" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
See also
References
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20090520141329/http://www.mojang.com/notch/minecraft/ Archived page of Minecraft Classic from May 20th 2009
- ↑ https://twitter.com/notch/status/28553723806490624 - Notch's Tweet about Shift+F2
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/129585294214299648
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/172982497104240640
- ↑ a b https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/172983022038163456
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