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DayZ – Keyboard Controls

By Medieval Wombat

General keyboard controls

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Category: Gameplay Basics

Languages: English

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17 Mar, 2022 @ 5:18pm

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Guide Index

Overview

DayZ Keyboard Controls Movement

DayZ Keyboard Controls General

DayZ Keyboard Controls Weapons

DayZ Keyboard Controls Vehicles

DayZ Keyboard Controls Communication

Comments

DayZ Keyboard Controls Movement

W – Move Forward

S – Move Backward

A – Strafe Left

D – Strafe Right

Q – Lean Left (Q x2 = Toggle)

E – Lean Right (E x2 = Toggle)

Left Control – Walk OR Jog (Hold OR x2)

Left Shift – Run (Hold)

Space – Jump OR Vault

C – Crouch

Hold C – Prone

DayZ Keyboard Controls General

Tab – Inventory

~ – Hotbar / HUD

0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Hotkey slots

Mouse Right button – Lower OR Raise item in hands

Mouse Left button – Flashlight

G – Throw or Hold Item in hands

Alt OR * – Free look

Enter OR V – Change First OR Third person view

L – Night Vision

Mouse Middle button (Hold) – Zoom

Mouse Left Button OR F – Use OR Action

DayZ Keyboard Controls Weapons

These Keyboard Controls are weapon exclusive.

Left Mouse Button – Swing weapon if Melee OR Fire weapon if Firearm

Right Mouse button – Get your weapon ready

Scroll wheel (Mouse) – Use zoom

Left Control (Hold) – Hold Breath (improves aiming)

R – Reload

X – Toggle weapon firing mode

Page Up – Zeroing Up

Page Down – Zeroing Down

F – Use a Firearm as a melee weapon

DayZ Keyboard Controls Vehicles

These Keyboard Controls are vehicle exclusive.

W OR Up arrow – Accelerate

S OR Down arrow – Slow Down

A OR Left arrow – Turn left

D OR Right arrow – Turn right

E – Gear Up

Q – Gear Down

Left Shift – Turbo

DayZ Keyboard Controls Communication

/ – Enables Text chat

Caps lock – Hold = speak in voice chat | Double tap = enables or disables voice chat

Up arrow – Your voice volume

The F keys ( F1, F2, and so on) Trigger emotes

14 Comments

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M4_RCO22 9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:08am

This game gives me headaches with the controls for it is a mess to change them to your liking.

M4_RCO22 9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:07am

There is no option to press x2 E or Q to tilt.

KILO 12 Aug, 2022 @ 7:39am

Add some "In inventory" controls

Sid Morgus Noel 1957 7 Aug, 2022 @ 4:26am

Awesome info for a freshy like me

󠀡󠀡 15 Jul, 2022 @ 8:08pm

Can I change the key for the SHOW quickbar / SHOW HUD? Or is there a way to only have the circle progress bar when crafting / interacting and the info of what you are crafting / doing with still having no graphical interface other that just leaving what I said? Thank you!

lastinline67 18 Jun, 2022 @ 2:59pm

Thanks OG Pepe

Medieval Wombat [author] 31 May, 2022 @ 12:08pm

@lastinline67 idk tbh i would expect it is but you never know. but i think there is a version for consoles so probably is controller compatible

lastinline67 27 May, 2022 @ 8:37pm

is this game controller compatible at all?

Eq1nix 26 May, 2022 @ 11:39am

123

Mart 22 May, 2022 @ 1:45pm

that's very nice to newer people, I wish I found this before I started playing, had to learn everything the hard way, nonetheless very useful, thanks!

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