Dwarf Fortress keyboard controls ‒ DefKey

-1	+	Next option / Increase quantity
0	-	Previous option / Decrease quantity
0	*	Next page
0	/	Previous page
0	↑	Next option
0	↓	Previous option
0	←	Next column
0	→	Previous column
0	Page Up	Next page/screen
0	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.
0	F11	Toggle Fullscreen
0	F1	Save World Parameters from creation screen
0	F6	Load World Parameters from creation screen
0	F1 + F9	Toggle selected biome while on embark map
0	F9	Exit certain text menus (Fortress naming, Trade goods menu, ...)
0	↑ Shift + F1	… to F8: Jump to bookmarked map point (Set via Hot keys menu)
0	?	Help
0	;	Movies / Stop Recording
0	; then L	Load a Moving Record
0	; then P	Play the Active Moving Record
0	; then R	Start Recording (overwrites active record)
0	; then S	Save the Active Moving Record
0	Tab	Change mode (useful for enlarging Unreadable menus)
0	Esc	Options
0	Esc	Cancel
0	⤶ Enter	Select

0	Home	Move cursor / scroll map to northwest
0	↑	Move cursor / scroll map to north
0	Page Up	Move cursor / scroll map to northeast
0	←	Move cursor / scroll map to west
0	→	Move cursor / scroll map to east
0	End	Move cursor / scroll map to southwest
0	↓	Move cursor / scroll map to south
0	Page Down	Move cursor / scroll map southeast
On the numeric keypad
0	Num 7	Move cursor / scroll map to northwest
0	Num 8	Move cursor / scroll map to north
0	Num 9	Move cursor / scroll map to northeast
0	Num 4	Move cursor / scroll map to west
0	Num 6	Move cursor / scroll map to east
0	Num 1	Move cursor / scroll map to southwest
0	Num 2	Move cursor / scroll map to south
0	Num 3	Move cursor / scroll map southeast
0	↑ 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.
0	>	Down a level (Z-Axis)
0	<	Up a level (Z-Axis)
0	Ctrl + 5	Down a level (Z-Axis)
0	↑ Shift + 5	Up a level (Z-Axis)

0	A	View announcements
0	↑ Shift + A	Attack an adjacent creature / Change mode to wrestle
0	B	Build / create site
0	C	View companions
0	↑ Shift + C	Combat preferences
0	D	Drop an item
0	D	Date/time
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0	E	Eat or drink something
0	F	Fire a projectile
0	G	Pick up an item
0	H	Hold or hang from something (to climb)
0	I	Inventory
0	↑ Shift + I	Interact with an object in an advanced way
0	J	Jump. Sprint in movement options S to run and jump
0	K	Talk to somebody
0	↑ Shift + K	Display nearby tracks
0	Alt + K	Display information for freshest track
0	L	Look around
0	↑ Shift + L	Search the nearby area very carefully
0	M	Change movement preferences (e.g. swimming)
0	O	Show strongest odor
0	↑ Shift + O	Display odor information
0	P	Put an item in a container
0	P	Temperature
0	Q	Holster/Unholster held weapons or items
0	↑ Shift + Q	Adventure log
0	R	Remove an item you are wearing or from a container
0	S	Stand or lie down
0	↑ Shift + S	Sneak/speed
0	T	Throw an item
0	T	Travel
0	U	Interact with a building, furniture or mechanism
0	V	Center screen on adventurer
0	W	Wear an item
0	↑ Shift + W	Weather
0	X	Create an object or butcher a corpse
0	Y	Yield
0	Z	Status
0	↑ Shift + Z	Sleep
0	⤶ Enter	Advance/clear messages
0	.	Wait for ten instants (a normal step)
0	,	Wait for one instant

0	<	Move into/out of tunnel.
0	or >
0	C	Start/stop cloud viewing
0	D	Visit location
0	H	Display/hide instructions
0	M	Display/hide map
0	↑ Shift + K	Display tracks/odor
0	↑ Shift + Q	Adventure log
0	S	Sneak
0	↑ Shift + Z	Sleep

0	A	View Announcements
0	B	Site a Building
0	C	View Civilizations
0	D	Designations
0	↑ Shift + D	Trade depot access (appears when depot is built)
0	H	Hauling
0	↑ Shift + H	Hotkeys
0	I	Zones
0	J	Job List
0	↑ Shift + K	Look Around
0	L	Locations and Occupations
0	↑ Shift + L	Artifacts (and written codices/scrolls) (not available until an artifact is made or a codex/scroll is written in the fortress)
0	M	Military
0	N	Nobles and Administrators
0	O	Set Orders and Options
0	P	Stockpiles
0	Q	Set Building Tasks/Prefs
0	R	View Reports
0	↑ Shift + R	View Rooms/Buildings
0	T	View Items in Buildings
0	U	Units list
0	V	View Units
0	W	Burrows
0	X	Squads
0	Z	Status
0	Space	Pause/Resume
0	Tab	Move Menu/Map
0	.	Advance time by one-step (while paused)

0	A	Armor stand
0	↑ Shift + A	Archery target
0	B	Bed
0	↑ Shift + B	Vertical bars
0	Alt + B	Floor bars
0	C	Seat
0	↑ Shift + C	Wall/Floor/Stairs (Construction, "Rewall")
0	↑ Shift + C then D	Down stair
0	↑ Shift + C then F	Floor
0	↑ Shift + C then ↑ Shift + F	Fortification
0	↑ Shift + C then R	Ramp
0	↑ Shift + C then ↑ Shift + T	Track
0	↑ Shift + C then U	Up stair
0	↑ Shift + C then W	Wall

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