What are the Controls and Short keys on the Keyboard for Baldur’s Gate 3?
Baldur’s Gate 3 is an in-depth, multilayered roleplaying game based on the world and lore of Dungeons & Dragons. Game mechanics are based around the classes, subclasses, and stats found in the 5e version of the popular tabletop RPG. Due to the huge amount of variety in actions and abilities, figuring out what all of the controls and short keys do when using a keyboard and mouse can be a challenge for a newcomer to the series.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Keyboard and Mouse Controls
Camera Controls
Action
Primary Keybinds
Secondary Keybinds
Camera Center
Home
Camera Backward
S
Down
Camera Forward
W
Up
Camera Left
A
Left
Camera Right
D
Right
Camera Rotate Left
Delete
Camera Rotate Right
End
Camera Zoom In
Mouse Scroll Up
Page Up
Camera Zoom Out
Mouse Scroll Down
Page Down
Toggle Camera Rotate
Hold Middle Mouse Button
Toggle Tactical Camera
O
Camera Keybinds
Move Character
Action
Primary Keybinds
Secondary Keybinds
Move character
Left Mouse Button
This may be obvious to some, but for those who aren’t familiar with isometric view or ‘click-to-move’ games it ‘s not always something easy to figure out. In Baldur’s Gate 3 you can move your character around the map/world in one of two primary ways:
Move the mouse to where you want your character to move and click the left mouse button
Hold down the left mouse button and your character will move to follow wherever you move the mouse cursor
Choose Different Party Member
Action
Primary Keybinds
Secondary Keybinds
Next Character
Right Bracket
Previous Character
Left Bracket
Select Character 1
F1
Select Character 2
F2
Select Character 3
F3
Select Character 4
F4
Other Actions
Action
Primary Keybinds
Secondary Keybinds
Cancel Action
Escape
Right Mouse Button
Climbing Toggle
Left Shift
Destruction Toggle
Left Ctrl
Interact/Select
Left Mouse Button
Place Ping Beacon
Backslash
Rotate item right
Mouse Scroll Up
Rotate item left
Mouse Scroll Down
Skip Video
Escape
Toggle Combat Mode
Tab
Toggle Input Mode
X
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
Right Shift
Toggle Actions Bar on Hot Bar
X
Toggle Sneak
C
Toggle Spell
K
UI Cancel
Escape
Escape
UI Hot Bar Next
R
UI Hot Bar Prev
F
UI Take All
Space
Open Tabs
Action
Primary Keybinds
Secondary Keybinds
Context Menu
Right Mouse Button
Show world Tooltips
Left Alt
Toggle Weapon Set
V
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 party management panel
Y
Slot Selection
Action
Primary Keybinds
Secondary Keybinds
Slot 0 (Zero)
0
Numpad 0
Slot 1
1
Numpad 1
Slot 2
2
Numpad 2
Slot 2
3
Numpad 3
Slot 4
4
Numpad 4
Slot 5
5
Numpad 5
Slot 6
6
Numpad 6
Slot 7
7
Numpad 7
Slot 8
8
Numpad 8
Slot 9
9
Numpad 9
Slot 11
Minus
Slot 12
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