Game Controls

Controls Options

Here you will find a listing of the various Game Controls available for use and assignment in DayZ Standalone.

Before jumping into the game, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the basic controls including the ability to move your character and interact with your environment. You can access these key assignments by visiting the Controls section of the Configuration menu, which you can from the in-game menu using the Esc key or from the game's main menu. Additional controls can be accessed via the drop-down menu at the top of the key assignment screen. You can reconfigure the controls based on your own personal preferences. The tables below show the default key assignments for the game.

Movement

Basic game controls (outdated)

Key	Function
W / ↑	Move Forward
S / ↓	Move Backward
A / ←	Strafe Left
D / →	Strafe Right
Q (Stable branch)	Lean Left (double-tap to toggle)
E (Stable branch)	Lean Right (double-tap to toggle)
L. ctrl	Walk/Jog (hold for temporary; double-tap to toggle)
L. shift	Run (hold for temporary)
V (Stable branch) Space (Experimental branch)	Vault (Jump)
C (Stable branch)	Stand
X (Stable branch) C (Experimental branch)	Crouch
Z (Stable branch) C (hold) (Experimental branch)	Prone

Weapons

Key	Function
Left Mouse Button	Fire Weapon (Firearms) / Swing Weapon (Melee)
Right Mouse Button (Stable branch) L. shift or Middle Mouse Button (Experimental branch)	Use Optics
Right Mouse Button (Hold) (Stable branch) L. ctrl (Experimental branch)	Hold Breath
R	Chamber New Round (weapon)
T (Stable branch) X (Experimental branch)	Toggle Weapon Firing Mode
Space (Stable branch) Right Mouse Button (Experimental branch)	Raise Weapon
Ctrl + Space (Stable branch)	Toggle Raise Weapon
Page up	Zeroing - Up
Page down	Zeroing - Down

Vehicles

Key	Function
W / ↑	Accelerate
S / ↓	Slow Down
A / ←	Turn Left
D / →	Turn Right
Q	Shift Down One Gear
E	Shift Up One Gear
L. shift	Turbo

Communication

Key	Function
/	Use Text Chat
⇪ Caps Lock	Hold to speak in voice chat. Double-tap to toggle voice chat on/off.
F1	Hello
F2	Hands Up (surrender) (Stable branch) Wave (Experimental branch)
F3	Sit Down (Stable branch) Heart (Experimental branch)
F4	Frig off
F5	Clap (Stable branch) Lay down (Experimental branch)
F6	Point (Stable branch) Magnifique (Experimental branch)
F7	Thumbs Up (Stable branch) Point (Experimental branch)
F8	Facepalm (Stable branch) Taunt elbow (Experimental branch)
F9	Silent (Stable branch) Thumbs Up (Experimental branch)
F10	Die
F11	Suicide

Additional Gestures

These gestures are not bound to any key by default, and must be assigned by the user (typically in place of an existing gesture assignment). In Experimental, new gestures have been rebound to existing keys, while some are still unavailable by conventional means.

Function
Heart (Used to be bound to replace Frig Off during Holidays)
Salute (Non-functional in 0.62, functional in 0.63)
Sit Down (Alternate, named SIT_B)
Timeout
Point at Self
Watching
Stop
Listen
Move
Down
Come
Nod Head
Shake Head
Shrug
Look at Me
Think!
Facepalm
Thumb Down
Dance
RPS (Rock Paper Scissors)
Camp? (Cooking with stick animation)
Clap

See Also

• User Interface
• Server Browser
• Character Status
• Settings

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