========================= Dota 2 keyboard shortcuts ========================= First published at 6/30/2018 on https://defkey.com/dota-2-shortcuts Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed and published by Valve. Dota 2 is played in matches between two teams of five players. Each team occupes and defends their own separate base on the map. Dota 2 has 85 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Abilities --------- Q Select / use 1st ability W Select / use 2nd ability E Select / use 3rd ability D Select / use 4th ability F Select / use 5th ability R Select / use 6th / ultimate ability Preset autocast hotkeys are all ALT + cast hotkey. Items ----- Z Select / use ability of the item in the top left slot X Select / use ability of the item in the top middle slot C Select / use ability of the item in the top right slot V Select / use ability of the item in the bottom left slot B Select / use ability of the item in the bottom middle slot N Select / use ability of the item in the Bottom right slot Unit actions ------------ F1 Select the main hero A Order selected units to move to a location but attack any enemy within acquisition range, or force-attack an allied unit if it is denyable. H Interrupt selected units' current action and make them hold their position Unit actions - Advanced ----------------------- O Toggles the ability learn overlay. Clicking ability hotkeys while having the overlay on attempts to level up the ability U Clicking this hotkey opens the Talent tree popup. A talent can then be leveled by pressing 1 or 2 (for left or right talent), or by clicking on the talent. M Order selected units to move to a location or order them to follow a targeted unit, without attacking it S Interrupts selected units' current action. J Activates the Glyph of Fortification to make the team's structures invulnerable for 5 seconds. P Activates Scan Shop actions ------------ F2 Selects the team's courier. F3 Orders the courier to use  Transfer Items F5 Purchases the next item in the Quickbuy if the player can afford it F8 Purchases the item in the sticky if the player can afford it F4 Toggles the shop panel Control groups -------------- Tab Cycles between the set control groups, or between selected units. When holding CTRL, cycles in reverse order. 1 Selects the 1st preset control group of units. 2 Selects the 2nd preset control group of units. 3 Selects the 3rd preset control group of units. 4 Selects the 4th preset control group of units. 5 Selects the 5th preset control group of units. 6 Selects the 6th preset control group of units. 7 Selects the 7th preset control group of units. 8 Selects the 8th preset control group of units. 9 Selects the 9th preset control group of units. 0 Selects the 10th preset control group of units. Interface --------- Middle click When holding, moves camera in the opposite direction where the mouse moves ` Opens the in-game scoreboard. F9 Pauses and unpauses a game in progress. F6 Takes a screenshot of the current game view. \ Opens and closes the Console. Camera actions -------------- Up arrow Moves camera forward. Down arrow Moves camera backward. Left arrow Moves camera to the left. Right arrow Moves camera to the right. Wheel up Zooms the camera in. Wheel down Zooms the camera out. Space Jumps the camera to a recent event (hero death, tower death, etc). I Enters a view up-close to the selected unit. Chat ---- Enter Opens chat window to send a message to everyone in your team. Shift + Enter Opens chat window to send a message to everyone in the current game G When held, enables voice chat to speak to teammates in the current match. Y When held, opens the chat wheel, allowing to communicate commonly used phrases. Spectator & replay controls --------------------------- Up arrow Moves camera forward Down arrow Moves camera backward Left arrow Moves camera to the left Right arrow Moves camera to the right Middle click When holding, moves camera in the opposite direction where the mouse moves F9 Pauses the current game for the viewer only (If it is a live game, the game continues) Shift + Enter Opens chat window to send a message to all spectators ` Opens the in-game spectator scoreboard F10 Opens the broadcaster menu = Increases the speed at which the replay plays - Reduces the speed at which the replay plays F4 Opens a stats window showing xp/min, gold/min, current gold and networth of all player F5 Opens a window showing all player's items in their inventory and in their stashes F6 Opens a window showing gold graphs of Radiant and Dire F7 Opens a window showing experiences graphs of Radiant and Dire F8 Opens a window showing fantasy points of each player from the current game F1 Toggles Fog of War to show vision of both teams F2 Toggles Fog of War to show vision of Radiant team only F3 Toggles Fog of War to show vision of Dire team only Stats dropdown -------------- S Toggles sorting of stats lists A Closes whichever stat window is currently open Q Opens stats window which shows current kills, deaths and assists of each player W Opens stats windows which shows current last hits and denies of each player E Opens stats window which shows the hero levels of each player R Opens stats window which shows the current experience per minute of each player T Opens stats window which shows the current gold of each player Y Opens stats window which shows the net worth of each player U Opens stats window which shows the gold per minute of each player I Opens stats window which shows the current buyback status of each player O Opens stats window which shows the current fantasy points of this match of each player Coaching -------- These are extra hotkeys enabled for coaches. Space Toggle the coach's perspective between the own and the student Source: dota2.gamepedia.com Last modified on (UTC): Saturday, February 22, 2020 Defkey © All rights reserved.