Every control option on the PC version of Baldur’s Gate 3.
Baldur’s Gate 3 PC Keyboard Controls & Keybinds
These are the default keyboard shortcuts for the game Baldur’s Gate 3.
Action | Keybinds |
Camera Backward | S |
Camera Center | Home |
Camera Forward | W |
Camera Left | A |
Camera Right | D |
Camera Rotate Left | Delete |
Camera Rotate Right | End |
Camera Zoom In | Page Up |
Camera Zoom Out | Page Down |
Toggle Camera Rotate | Middle Mouse Button |
Toggle Tactical Camera | O |
Cancel Action | Escape |
Climbing Toggle | Left Shift |
Context Menu | Right Mouse Button |
Cycle Characters Next | Right Bracket |
Cycle Characters Prev | Right Bracket |
Destruction Toggle | Left Ctrl |
Go to Camp | |
Highlight Character | Grave |
Interact | Left Mouse Button |
Leave Camp | |
Place Ping Beacon | Backslash |
Rotate item left | Mouse Scroll Down |
Rotate item right | Mouse Scroll Up |
Select Char 1 | F1 |
Select Char 2 | F2 |
Select Char 3 | F3 |
Select Char 4 | F4 |
Select Slot 0 | 0 |
Select Slot 1 | 1 |
Select Slot 11 | Minus |
Select Slot 12 | = |
Select Slot 2 | 2 |
Select Slot 3 | 3 |
Select Slot 4 | 4 |
Select Slot 5 | 5 |
Select Slot 6 | 6 |
Select Slot 7 | 7 |
Select Slot 8 | 8 |
Select Slot 9 | 9 |
Short Rest | |
Show world Tooltips | Left Alt |
Skip Video | Escape |
Toggle Combat Mode | Tab |
Toggle Input Mode | X |
Toggle Weapon Set | V |
End Turn | Space |
Enter Turn-based Mode | Space |
Leave Turn-based Mode | Shift + Space |
Quick Load | F8 |
Quick Save | F5 |
Show Sneak Cones | Left Shift |
Show Text Chat | Return |
Split Item Toggle | Left Shift |
Toggle Actions Bar on Hot Bar | X |
Toggle Character Panels | B |
Toggle Character Sheet | N |
Toggle Craft | G |
Toggle Equipment | E |
Toggle In-Game Menu | Escape |
Toggle Info | Left Ctrl |
Toggle Inventory | I |
Toggle Jornal | L |
Toggle Map | M |
Toggle Party / Character Overview | Tab |
Toggle Presentation mode | F10 |
Toggle Sneak | C |
Toggle Spell | K |
Toggle Turbased Mode | |
Toggle party management panel | Y |
UI Cancel | Escape |
UI Hot Bar Next | R |
UI Hot Bar Prev | F |
UI Take All | Space |
Controller (Xbox Buttons)
Action | Xbox Buttons |
Previous | LB |
Selection UP | L |
Toggle Cursor | R |
Select Left | D-Pad Up |
Selct Right | D-Pad Down |
Toggle Info | D-Pad Right |
Selection Down | D-Pad Left |
Toggle Group Mode | RSB (3) |
Toggle Turn-based Mode | Back |
Game Menu | Start |
Next | RB |
Interact/Select | A |
Cancel/Back | B |
Actions | X |
Cast/Sort/Swap | Y |
Basic Controls and Interactions
Basic controls you really want to know before you play (that are not obvious).
Version 1.2 / No spoilers.
Highlight interactable objects by holding the alt key. Containers are generally not highlighted.
Highlight creatures and characters by pressing the tilde key (the key left of 1).
– Enemies are red; threats you can talk to are yellow ; friendlies are green.
Camera rotation: by default, you can use the Middle Mouse Button or use the keys Delete / End. We recommend you change this to something useful like q and e.
Before doing a Long Rest, consider that you can do a few Short Rests before. This is done with a button near the minimap (top-right). Almost all classes regain some features after a Short Rests and you heal an amount of HP (rolls your HP dice modified by your Constitution modifier bonus).
Inspecting : right-clicking offers options (for things under your cursor). This includes inspecting a creature to evaluate its capacities. It is also helpful for lockpicking.
Cancel a selected action of any kind by right-clicking.
Destroy objects, even chests, by holding the Ctrl key while you attack the object. Note this can destroy the contents (! at least in Early Access), so it is not recommended.
You can set weapons/arrows on fire or apply other substances using the Dip bonus action.
Disengage manoeuver to avoid Attacks of opportunity : currently in the game, the Jump bonus action is also the Disengage manoeuver (usually an Action in the pen-and-paper version).
You can move objects (mouse drag) and place them in a way that allows you to climb upwards. You can also place containers inside your inventory and even send them to your camp.
Moving characters separately out of combat: there are two methods …
– A character in stealth can move away without being followed by the rest of the party.
– You can drag a portrait (bottom left) to detach the character from the party movements.
Switch characters easily by pressing F1 F2 F3 F4.
– Even when in dialogue, you can switch character. This can open up various possibilities …
Changing party members: talking to a companion allows you to ask them to stay at the camp (note that, inside the camp, you may need to talk to them more than once to see this option). You should then be able to ask another companion to join the active party. We will do more tests and try to find a better method.
Selling items: you *must* cilck the balance icon at the bottom for the vendor to give you gold, otherwise you are giving your stuff away for free! It is recommended to always Quicksave before trading/bartering.
Quickly mark items as “Wares” (stuff to sell/vendor) by shift+clicking the items.
– There is no quick sell button at the moment. A trick is to put junk items in a container and then sell the whole container (worked in DOS: not tested yet in BG3). You can filter, in the vendor window, to show only the “wares”.
Actions you can do in combat are highlighted: for example, if you have used your Bonus Action on a given turn, all manoeuvers or usable items that require a Bonus Action will be dimmed.
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For me, Escape takes me to the Menu Screen