Minecraft keyboard and mouse controls

This article will cover:

• Moving around Minecraft
• Mouse controls
• Other useful buttons
• Changing settings
• Additional resource

Moving around Minecraft

W - Move forward

A -  Move sideways left

S -  Move backward

D - Move sideways right

CONTROL - Sprint

SPACE

• Jump by pressing space bar when walking.
• Hop to the block in front of you up by pressing space bar and W at the same time.
  • Hint: This is great for moving up staircases.
• When swimming, space bar will bring you to the surface. 
  • Hint: When playing in Survival mode, you can't hold your breath under water forever! Use the space bar to catch a breath.
• Fly in Creative mode by pressing space bar twice
  • Use these tips when trying to get somewhere quickly:
    • Press space bar once more and you'll levitate upwards.
    • Press space bar twice again to drop back to the ground. 

SHIFT

• When on the ground, press shift to crouch down and sneak.
• When in the air (Creative mode), press shift to fly downwards.

Mouse controls

1 - Attack/Destroy

2 - Pick block. In Creative mode, "2" will place a copy of the target block in your Hotbar.

3 - Use item/place block

Other useful buttons

ESC - Returns you to the menu and then back to the game.

Q - Drops the item you are carrying.

E - Opens and closes your inventory. In creative mode, you can view all the building blocks at your disposal this way.

C - Opens Code Builder.

T - Opens the chat window. Press RETURN to send message.

/ - Opens the chat window with a / already typed. This is handy to quickly enter commands.

1-9 - Selects the appropriate slot in the Hotbar.

F1 - Toggles the interface visibility. This is handy when you want to take a screenshot.

F5 - Changes your player perspective. Toggle to select from the following: First Person → Third Person Rear → Third Person → back to First Person

Changing settings

If these keyboard settings are non-intuitive, you can change them. You can also see how to move around with a controller, a touch interface, or modify any or all of these settings:

• Press ESC to return to the menu.
• Select Settings
• Scroll down to Controls and click on the desired interface.
• Modify as needed – if you make a mistake or want to go back, you can find the reset button to change everything back at the bottom of the list.
• No need to save, the settings are updated automatically. Find out what works best for you!

Additional resources

• Key Terms and Control Guide
• Tutorial world
• Learn to play Minecraft Education

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