Dwarf Fortress keyboard controls 

Dwarf Fortress controls   

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- Shortcuts
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+

Next option / Increase quantity

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-

Previous option / Decrease quantity

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*

Next page

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/

Previous page

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Next option

0

Previous option

0

Next column

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Previous column

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Page Up

Next page/screen

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Page Down

Previous page/screen

When it is possible to scroll the map while a menu is open, the arrow keys cannot be used to select menu options; instead, the +, -, *, and / keys are repurposed to allow selection from menus.
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F11

Toggle Fullscreen

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F1

Save World Parameters from creation screen

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F6

Load World Parameters from creation screen

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F1 + F9

Toggle selected biome while on embark map

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F9

Exit certain text menus (Fortress naming, Trade goods menu, ...)

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↑  Shift + F1

… to F8: Jump to bookmarked map point (Set via Hot keys menu)

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?

Help

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;

Movies / Stop Recording

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; then L

Load a Moving Record

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; then P

Play the Active Moving Record

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; then R

Start Recording (overwrites active record)

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; then S

Save the Active Moving Record

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Tab

Change mode (useful for enlarging Unreadable menus)

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Esc

Options

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Esc

Cancel

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⤶ Enter

Select

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Home

Move cursor / scroll map to northwest

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Move cursor / scroll map to north

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Page Up

Move cursor / scroll map to northeast

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Move cursor / scroll map to west

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Move cursor / scroll map to east

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End

Move cursor / scroll map to southwest

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Move cursor / scroll map to south

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Page Down

Move cursor / scroll map southeast

On the numeric keypad

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Num 7

Move cursor / scroll map to northwest

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Num 8

Move cursor / scroll map to north

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Num 9

Move cursor / scroll map to northeast

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Num 4

Move cursor / scroll map to west

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Num 6

Move cursor / scroll map to east

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Num 1

Move cursor / scroll map to southwest

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Num 2

Move cursor / scroll map to south

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Num 3

Move cursor / scroll map southeast

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↑  Shift

Hold while pressing the above keys to move the cursor very rapidly

Note: Some users may experience "stuck keys" and other glitches unless Num Lock is off.
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>

Down a level (Z-Axis)

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<

Up a level (Z-Axis)

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Ctrl + 5

Down a level (Z-Axis)

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↑  Shift + 5

Up a level (Z-Axis)

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A

View announcements

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↑  Shift + A

Attack an adjacent creature / Change mode to wrestle

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B

Build / create site

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C

View companions

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↑  Shift + C

Combat preferences

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D

Drop an item

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D

Date/time

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E

Eat or drink something

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F

Fire a projectile

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G

Pick up an item

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H

Hold or hang from something (to climb)

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I

Inventory

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↑  Shift + I

Interact with an object in an advanced way

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J

Jump. Sprint in movement options S to run and jump

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K

Talk to somebody

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↑  Shift + K

Display nearby tracks

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Alt + K

Display information for freshest track

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L

Look around

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↑  Shift + L

Search the nearby area very carefully

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M

Change movement preferences (e.g. swimming)

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O

Show strongest odor

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↑  Shift + O

Display odor information

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P

Put an item in a container

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P

Temperature

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Q

Holster/Unholster held weapons or items

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↑  Shift + Q

Adventure log

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R

Remove an item you are wearing or from a container

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S

Stand or lie down

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↑  Shift + S

Sneak/speed

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T

Throw an item

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T

Travel

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U

Interact with a building, furniture or mechanism

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V

Center screen on adventurer

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W

Wear an item

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↑  Shift + W

Weather

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X

Create an object or butcher a corpse

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Y

Yield

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Z

Status

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↑  Shift + Z

Sleep

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⤶ Enter

Advance/clear messages

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.

Wait for ten instants (a normal step)

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,

Wait for one instant

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<

Move into/out of tunnel.

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or >
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C

Start/stop cloud viewing

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D

Visit location

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H

Display/hide instructions

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M

Display/hide map

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↑  Shift + K

Display tracks/odor

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↑  Shift + Q

Adventure log

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S

Sneak

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↑  Shift + Z

Sleep

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A

View Announcements

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B

Site a Building

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C

View Civilizations

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D

Designations

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↑  Shift + D

Trade depot access (appears when depot is built)

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H

Hauling

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↑  Shift + H

Hotkeys

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I

Zones

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J

Job List

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↑  Shift + K

Look Around

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L

Locations and Occupations

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↑  Shift + L

Artifacts (and written codices/scrolls) (not available until an artifact is made or a codex/scroll is written in the fortress)

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M

Military

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N

Nobles and Administrators

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O

Set Orders and Options

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P

Stockpiles

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Q

Set Building Tasks/Prefs

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R

View Reports

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↑  Shift + R

View Rooms/Buildings

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T

View Items in Buildings

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U

Units list

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V

View Units

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W

Burrows

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X

Squads

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Z

Status

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Space

Pause/Resume

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Tab

Move Menu/Map

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.

Advance time by one-step (while paused)

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A

Armor stand

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↑  Shift + A

Archery target

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B

Bed

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↑  Shift + B

Vertical bars

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Alt + B

Floor bars

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C

Seat

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↑  Shift + C

Wall/Floor/Stairs (Construction, "Rewall")

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↑  Shift + C then D

Down stair

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↑  Shift + C then F

Floor

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↑  Shift + C then ↑  Shift + F

Fortification

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↑  Shift + C then R

Ramp

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↑  Shift + C then ↑  Shift + T

Track

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↑  Shift + C then U

Up stair

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↑  Shift + C then W

Wall


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Program name: Dwarf Fortress Dwarf Fortress (Games - PC)

Dwarf Fortress is a construction and management game developed by Bay 12 Games. It is a text-based and open-ended game with no main objectives. Dwarf Fortress was released in August 2006.

Web page: http://www.bay12games.com/dwar...

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