Shortcuts for
Unreal Engine
Basic Shortcuts for Unreal Engine 4
Most common shortcuts
Copy Ctrl + C
Cut Ctrl + X
Paste Ctrl + V
Save in Blueprint Ctrl + S
Find within Blueprint Ctrl + F
Find in all Blueprints Ctrl + Shift + F
Delete Delete
Undo Ctrl + Z
Redo Ctrl + Y
Select All Ctrl + A
Clear Selection Esc
Move Selection Arrows
Rename F2
Open File F1
Find in Content Browser Ctrl + B
Browse Tabs Ctrl + Tab
Open Level Ctrl + O
Play/Simulate Alt + P / Alt + S
Show Nav Mesh P
Zoom Mouse Wheel Up/Down
Object Selection Shortcuts
Group and Ungroup Ctrl + G / Shift + G
This shortcut enables organizing elements or parts of a level.
Pin and Unpin Mouse right-click -> Group
Pinning allows for moving separate elements. When you unpin, all elements are combined again.
Viewport Transformation Shortcuts
Scale R
Translate W
Rotate E
Toggle Move, Rotate, Scale Spacebar
Viewport Camera Shortcuts
Focus: F F
Focuses Viewport on a selected object.
View: G G
Hide tools such as grids and icons to see how the level will appear.
Perspective View: Alt + G Alt + G
Front View: Alt + H Alt + H
Basic Shortcuts for Unreal Engine 4
Top View: Alt + J Alt + J
Side View: Alt + K Alt + K
Play World Hotkeys
Play Alt + P
Pause PAUSE
Full Screen F11
Command Console `/~
Eject F8
Viewport Navigation Shortcuts
Wireframe View Alt + 2
Unlit View Alt + 3
Lit View Alt + 4
Increase Grid Size Shift + [
Decrease Grid Size Shift + ]
Level Editor Shortcuts
Menú Right Mouse Button
Save All Ctrl + S
Set Bookmark Ctrl + 0-9
Jump to Bookmark 0-9
Hide Selected H
Unhide All Ctrl + H
Snap to Floor End
Snap Pivot to Floor Alt + End
Snap Bounds to Floor Shift + End
Snap Origin to Grid Ctrl + End
Select all Adjacent Floor Surfaces Shift + U
Select all Adjacent Slant Surfaces Shift + Y
Select all Adjacent Surfaces Shift + J
Select all Adjacent Wall Surfaces Shift + W
Select all Coplanar Surfaces Shift + C
Find in Blueprint Ctrl + K
Show Navigation Mesh P
Duplicate and Transform Alt + Transform
Mode Shortcuts
Actor Placement Mode Shift + 1
Paint Editing Mode Shift + 2
Landscape Editing Mode Shift + 3
Basic Shortcuts for Unreal Engine 4
Foliage Editing Mode Shift + 4
Geometry Editing Mode Shift + 5
How to create your own Hotkeys in Unreal Engine 4
Open the Preference tab in Editor, click on Edit, then on Keyboard Shortcuts.
You can use the Search field to look for pre-existing commands.
To modify shortcuts, click on the text field and write up the new hotkey.
To delete an existing shortcut, click on the red delete icon.