Controls

Basic Controls

Most of these can be changed in the "Change Keys" menu.

Movement

• W: Move forwards
• A: Move to the left
• D: Move to the right
• S: Move backwards
• E: Walk fast (only works if fast mode is on)
• J: Toggle fast mode (requires “fast” privilege)
• K: Toggle fly mode (requires “fly” privilege)
• H: Toggle noclip mode, only works if fly mode is also on (requires “noclip” privilege)

While standing on solid ground

• Space: Jump
• Shift: Walk slower and sneak (walking to the edge of a node without risking falling down)
• Shift+Space: Jump higher

When “fly mode” is activated

• Space: Rise
• Shift: Fall

While on a ladder

• Space: Climb uphill
• Shift: Climb downhill

While in a liquid

• Space: Swim upwards
• Shift: Swim downwards

World interaction

• Left mouse button: Attack, mine blocks, move a stack of blocks/items in inventory
• Right mouse button: Use (open chest/furnace), place blocks, drop item, move one or split blocks/items in inventory
• Middle mouse button: Move 10 blocks/items in inventory
• Mouse wheel: Select block/item in hotbar
• 1-9: Select block/item in hotbar
• Q: Drop block/item
• I: Show/hide inventory

Server interaction

• T: Open chat box
• /: Start issuing a server command

Technical

• R: Far view (disables all fog and allows viewing far away, may cause massive FPS drop)
• F10: open/close console/chat log
• F12: Take a screenshot (as a PNG image)
• P: Show/hide some debug stuff

Special Controls

These cannot be changed in the “Change Keys” menu.

• F1: Show/hide HUD
• F2: Show/hide chat and the text “Minetest” along with the version number at the upper left part of the screen
• F3: Show/hide fog
• F4: Enable/disable camera updates
• F5: Enable/disable debug screen
• F6: Enable/disable profiler
• + (numpad): Increase minimal view distance
• - (numpad): Decrease minimal view distance