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Hotkeys In
Minecraft:
Java Edition
Hotkeys are shortcuts you can use on your
keyboard to do some things faster than
normal. Here is a list of the default
hotkeys when playing Minecraft:
Java Edition:
1. Scroll - Scrolls through your quick
bar and the chat when opened.
2. Esc - Opens the game menu and
allows cursor control. It also pauses
single-player games.
3. F1 - Toggles HUD
4. F2 - Takes screenshots and stores
them in your .minecraft folder
5. Shift + Left Mouse Button
Interactions:
Clicking an item or stack
will move it between
inventory and stack.
When a container is
open, shift + clicking on
an item will move up to a
stack between the
container and the
inventory.
When a furnace is open,
shift + clicking an item or
stack in the furnace
moves it to
the applicable inventory sl
ot.
When crafting, shift +
clicking on the crafted
item automatically crafts
the maximum number of
the selected item for the
materials be used (up to
one stack), and it will
move all the 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 into
the hotbar.
6. F3 - Toggles the debug menu
When the debug menu is open:
1-9 Number Keys –
Displays a more detailed
view of the graph on
the right
0 Key -
Display less detailed
graph
F3 + 1 - Display profiler
graph
F3 + Q - Displays help
menu that lists all debug
menu shortcuts
F3 + A - Reloads
all chunks
F3 + T - Reloads all
textures, sounds and
web-loaded client
resources. This is useful
for texture pack creators.
F3 + P - Toggle the auto-
pause when the window
is out of focus
F3 + H - Toggle detailed
item descriptions
F3 + C - Hold this key for
10 seconds to trigger a
manual debug crash,
after the keys are
released.
F3 + B - Toggle Showing
hitbox around entities
F3 + D - Clear chat history,
including
previous commands
F3 + N - Cycles between
spectator mode and the
previous game mode.
F3 + G - Show the chunk
boundaries immediately
surrounding the player.
7. Movement Hotkeys:
Space - Jump
Double Tapping Space -
Toggle fly mode in
creative mode
Left Shift - Sneak
Left Control - Sprint
A - Strafe Left
D - Strafe Right
S - Walk Backward
W - Walk Forward
8. Left Mouse - Attack/Mine
9. Middle Mouse (Scroll wheel
button) - Pick Block
10. Right Mouse -
Use Item/Place Block
11. Q - Drop item
12. Ctrl + Q - Drop whole stack of items.
(For Macintosh users, use Control +
Command + Q- Otherwise it will
close your game)
13. 1-9 Number
keys - Select hotbar slot of the
number you pressed
14. E - Open Inventory
15. F - Swap held item(s) to offhand
16. Creative Mode:
X + 1-9 Number Key -
Loads Toolbar Activator
C + 1-9 Number Key -
Saves Toolbar Activator
17. Multiplayer:
Tab - See the List
of Players
While in chat window +
tab - Cycle through
possible commands or
arguments and also auto-
completes player names
T - Open Chat
/ - Open Command (Open
the chat window with “/”
character already
entered)
Shift + Up
Arrow/Down Arrow- 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 and left
click another server
name, they will swap
positions in the menu.
18. L - Advancements
19. F5 - Toggle perspectives (between
third person and rear-view)
20. F11 - Toggle fullscreen

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