What is Esc keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 1160 programs in our database.

General description for this shortcut: Generally used to close menus, dialog boxes and cancel ongoing operations. During games, it generally brings up the game menu.

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General (68)

Dolphin Emulator 5.0-13178 - Stop

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Clear selection

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Search cancel

Windows 11 - Stop or leave the current task

Steam - Clear search filter

Brave (Windows) - Stop the page loading

Brave (Windows) - (when pressed while dragging) Return a tab to its original position

Windows Calculator - Fully clear input (select C)

EmulationStation - Hotkey

Opera - Exit context or cancel

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Opera - Stop page loading

Opera - Cancel current voice prompt

Opera - Close drop-down list

Opera - Restore original address in address field and set focus to page

Google Chrome (macOS) - Stop the page loading

Google Chrome (macOS) - (while dragging a tab) Return a tab to its original position

Google Chrome - Stop the page loading

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) - Stop loading page; close dialog or pop-up

Mapedit (Blood) - Menu

Mapedit (Blood) - Exit without changes

Microsoft Edge (macOS) - Stop loading page; close dialog or pop-up

Pop!_OS - Cancel (exit adjustment mode)

Mame - Exit emulator / Cancel current UI option

The Long Dark - Game menu

MythTV 32 - Quit

MythTV 32 - Exit Browse mode

MythTV 32 - Exit Zoom mode and return to original size

MythTV 32 - Exits without changing the channel

MythTV 32 - Commits changes and exits

Microsoft Photos App - Return to previous screen

Safari - While typing in the Smart Search field, restore the current webpage address

Safari - Close Reader

Safari - Exit full-screen view

Safari - Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebar

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current quick filter; hide quick filter bar

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current Events filter

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current tasks filter

Maxthon - Stop

Vim - Gets out of the current mode into the “command mode”. All keys are bound of commands

Camtasia - Exit ScreenDraw

Deepin Linux - Quit

Firefox (macOS) - Stop

Firefox (macOS) - (when the Find or Quick Find bar is focused) Close the Find or Quick Find bar

Firefox (macOS) - Stop Autoscroll Mode

Firefox (macOS) - Cancel Drag-and-Drop Operation

Firefox (macOS) - Clear Search Field in Library or Sidebar

Firefox (macOS) - Close a Menu

Zsnes - When a game is loaded, toggle the GUI (pauses emulation while GUI visible)

Firefox - Stop

Firefox - Stop

Microsoft Edge (legacy) - Stop loading the page

Celestia - Cancel the currently executing motion or script

Windows 3.1 - Cancel most operations and close dialog boxes

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Stop downloading a page

Apple iBooks - In the Formula Editor, discard changes

Waze Map Editor - Deselect all objects

Roll20 - De-select active text boxes

Vivaldi - Stop loading

NetSurf 3.9 - Stop the current page loading

Zoom (Linux) - Enter/Exit full screen mode

Google Stadia - (hold 3 seconds) Open the overlay for quiting the game

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds - Game menu

Grand Chase - Quit in-play game

Extended Mapedit - Open main menu

Extended Mapedit - Disable preview mode

Extended Mapedit - Reset highlight

MeisterTask (macOS) - Clear selection

MeisterTask (macOS) - Clear selection

Text editing (38)

Microsoft Word 2019 - Exit the floating shape navigation and return to the normal navigation.

Microsoft Word 2019 - Exit Read mode

Microsoft Word 2019 - Turn extend mode off

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Microsoft OneNote - Cancel the selected outline or page

Microsoft OneNote - Dismiss Search and return to the page

LibreOffice Writer - Cursor is inside a text frame and no text is selected: Escape selects the text frame

LibreOffice Writer - (when text frame is selected) Clears the cursor from the text frame

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Zim - Close sidepane (when focus is on a side pane)

Brackets - Switch to a single selection

CudaText 1.88.3 - Cancel caretes, selection and drag-drop

Workflowy - Search

Sublime Text - Go from multiple selections to a single selection

Xodo - Close the current menu/dialog

Xodo - Stop editing textbox or ink

Notepad2 - Optionally minimize or exit Notepad2

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - Return to Hand tool or Select tool

WinMerge - Close window (if enabled in options)

PSPad - Exit with ESC

Microsoft FrontPage - Cancel an action.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.

Microsoft FrontPage - Close the smart tag menu or message.

TiddlyWiki - Discard changes to current tiddler

Notepad3 (v5.21) - Cancel current state (AutoCompletion or Selection)

Notepad3 (v5.21) - Minimize or Exit Notepad3 (optionally, if no state).

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Closes pop-up (or text field in Comments List) for comment that has focus

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Move the focus back to the parent command button with a submenu or submenu element with a flyout

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Mac) - Return to Hand tool or Select tool

WriteMonkey - Toggle full screen

TextRoom - Quit or exit fullscreen, close About and Help dialogs

TextMate - Completion

iA Writer - Show the menu

Google Docs (macOS) - Return focus to document text

Imaging (137)

Adobe After Effects 2021 - Interrupt running a script

Adobe After Effects 2021 - Return to previous view

Adobe After Effects 2021 - Exit free-transform mask editing mode

AutoCAD - Cancel current command

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel a last point

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

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Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Clip Studio Paint Pro - Cancel

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator - Deselect a width point

Microsoft Paint - Cancel a selection

IrfanView - Close current window or dialog, exit fullscreen view, or exit program

IrfanView - Exit fullscreen mode

Harmony 20 - Deselect all

Harmony 20 - Remove all drawings

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Deselects everything.

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Cancels the current edits.

Adobe Photoshop CC - Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)

Adobe Photoshop CC - Cancel completely

Adobe Photoshop CC - Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso

Adobe Photoshop CC - (On Crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping

Adobe Photoshop CC - Cancel

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit the fill tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Prompt to quit app

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Cancel

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Deselect a width point

Affinity Photo - Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Cancel lasso zoom/selection

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Toggle mouse selection ON/OFF

DesignSpark Mechanical 5.0 - Escape

PureRef - Clear Selection

Paint.NET - Commit text or tool drawing to layer

Paint.NET - Commit text to layer

FastStone Image Viewer - Close the editor

Inkscape - Return to the canvas

Inkscape - Cancel changes and return to canvas

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - cancel rubberband, move, transformation

Inkscape - deselect all nodes

Inkscape - cancel rubberband or move

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - cancel current line

Inkscape - deselect

Inkscape - deselect handle

Inkscape - deselect the text object

Canva (Windows) - Deselect element

Global Mapper 21 - CANCEL the current draw or tool operation

Global Mapper 21 - While selecting, the Escape key clears the current selection.

Global Mapper 21 - When digitizing, the Escape key cancels the current digitizing operation, and reverts to selection mode.

Global Mapper 21 - When measuring, the Escape key cancels the current measurement operation.

ACDSee Free - Closes ACDSee Free or closes the current dialog box

Nuke - Switch back to the current Select tool

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic - End slide show

Shotcut - Switch Source/Program

Darktable 2.6.3 - Leave fullscreen

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel any modal dialog window (including the Start Workspace)

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel completely

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel completely

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Apply/cancel an operation of the Magnetic Lasso

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - (On Crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Cancel

Fusion 360 - Stop

3D Coat - Delete all points

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Climb Out of Group

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Exit Path Editing

LibreOffice Draw - Exits current mode

Adobe XD (Windows) - Go from Spec view to UX flow view

Adobe XD (Windows) - Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view

LDCad - Navigate to the parent group if any

LDCad - If the mouse is inside the filter text area it will clear the filter, if not it will navigate to the parent group if any

LDCad - Go one level/group up

LDCad - 1: Cancel the current editing activity if supported

LDCad - 2: Deselect the selection, if any, otherwise

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen view or close

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen view

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen viewing

DraftSight 2019 - Cancel current command

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (Windows) - Deselect all

ACDSee - Closes current dialog box, or closes View mode and returns to previous mode

Apple iMovie - Exit full screen view

GIMP - Close Dialog

Adobe XD (Mac) - Go from Spec view to UX flow view

Adobe XD (Mac) - Remove focus from artboard in UX flow view

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit the fill tool

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - End slide show

Shotcut (Mac) - Switch Source/Program

Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac) - Apply an operation of the Magnetic Lasso tool

Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac) - (crop tool) Accept cropping or exit cropping

Sketch - Selects parent group

Sketch - Finish editing

LDView - Cancel load

PhotoDirector 10 - Cancel regional adjustment

Canva (Mac) - Deselect element

QCad 3.22.0 - Escape

FastStone MaxView 3.3 - Exit from Full screen or exit program if in Windowed View

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Exit

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Close

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Deselect all

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Remove all drawings

Modo 12.1 - Escape current operation/drop active selection

Marmoset Hexels - Select None

Paint 3D - Stop or leave the current task

InVision (macOS) - Climb Out of Group

InVision (macOS) - Exit Path Editing

vecta.io - Clear selection and change to pointer tool

Aspire 10 - Deselect all vectors

Aspire 10 - Switches to Selection Mode (exits Node editing or Transform mode)

Aspire 10 - Exits vector drawing and editing tools and closes the data entry form

Aspire 10 - Exits zoom mode returning to Selection mode

PureRef (macOS) - Clear Selection

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Exit the fill tool

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Prompt to quit app

Autodesk SketchBook Pro 8.7 (Windows) - Cancel

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (macOS) - Deselect all

System tools (22)

Xfce - Dismiss/cancel dialog

tmux - Clear selection

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - (in main menu) Exit the BIOS Setup program

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - (submenus) Exit current submenu

Ditto - Close Window

Clipboard Master - End ongoing collection

Command Line - Delete current line

Everything - Cancel any current actions

Everything - Close the Everything window

Everything - Close the current window

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NoxPlayer - Back key

Mintty 3.4.0 - Exit selection mode

PowerToys - Hide PowerToys Run

PowerToys - (or click the toolbar) Exit ruler

CopyQ 3.8 - Cancel search, hide window

ConEmu (190623 alpha) - Minimize ConEmu by Esc when no open consoles left (see option ‘Don’t close ConEmu on last console close’)

FastStone Capture 9.2 - Close the editor

XenCenter - Cancel selected command and close the menu

Wox Launcher - Cancel / Return

Mednafen 1.29 - Exit (from the emulator, or netplay chat mode)

VoiceOver - Close a menu or rotor, stop an action, or exit a mode

VoiceOver - Stop scrolling or resizing

Developer tools (107)

Jupyter Notebook - Close pager

Jupyter Notebook - Command mode

Databricks Notebook - Switch to Command Mode

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Unselect all

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Stop

DBeaver 6.0.3 - Cancel changes in current cell/row

IntelliJ IDEA (macOS) - Go to editor (from tool window)

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Close a menu or dialog box, canceling the action

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Close a menu or dialog box, cancels an operation in progress, or focuses on the current document window

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Closes a menu or dialog box, cancels an operation in progress, or places focus in the current window

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IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux) - Go to editor (from tool window)

PyCharm 2018.2 - In the editor: close pop-up windows, terminate search, or remove highlighting.

PyCharm 2018.2 - In a tool window: return focus to the editor.

Spyder 4.1.5 - Hide find and replace

Virtual Key Codes - VK_ESCAPE (0x1B)

Sublime Text 4 - Cancel

Sublime Text 4 - Single selection

Sublime Text 4 - Clear fields

Sublime Text 4 - Clear fields

Sublime Text 4 - Hide panel

Sublime Text 4 - Hide overlay

Sublime Text 4 - Hide auto complete

Sublime Text 4 - Hide popup

HackerRank - Exit full screen

JetBrains WebStorm - Unselect all occurrences or carets

JetBrains WebStorm - Go to editor (from tool window)

reveal.js - Slide overview / Escape from full-screen

JupyterLab - Enter command mode

JupyterLab - Dismiss

GitHub Copilot - Dismiss an inline suggestion (command name: editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide)

IDA Pro 7.4 - Jump to previous position

Delphi - Selects parent control in design mode. Left mouse click + Escape drags the parent control

JetBrains WebStorm (macOS) - Unselect all occurrences or carets

JetBrains WebStorm (macOS) - Go to editor (from tool window)

ReSharper 2021.3 (Visual Studio scheme) - Remove highlighting of usages

Meld 3.21 - Stop the current comparison

FileMaker - Cancel an operation or dialog box

FileMaker - Close a dialog box

FileMaker - Cancel

CodeMirror - When multiple selections are present, deselect all but the primary selection

Atom (Windows) - (Source: GitHub) tool-panel:unfocus

Atom (Windows) - tool-panel:unfocus

Atom (Windows) - editor:consolidate-selections

Atom (Windows) - core:cancel

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Autocomplete Plus) autocomplete-plus:cancel

Atom (Windows) - (Source: GitHub) github:co-author:escape

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Go To Line) core:cancel

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Tree View) tree-view:unfocus

Atom (Windows) - (Source: Tree View) core:cancel

RStudio - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio - Dismiss completion popup

Handoff.design (Windows) - Close modal

Handoff.design (macOS) - Close modal

HeidiSQL - Cancel running operation

HeidiSQL - Cancel editing

Chrome DevTools - Toggle the drawer

Chrome DevTools - Reject autocomplete suggestion

WinHex - Clear block

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.SelectionCancel

GitHub - When focused on a user hovercard, closes the hovercard and refocuses on the element the hovercard is in

GitHub - Cancel the move in progress

GitHub - Cancel the move in progress

RStudio (Mac) - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio (Mac) - Dismiss completion popup

TouchDesigner - Perform Mode Enter / Exit

Proto.io - Close modal windows

Informatica PowerCenter 10.5 (Workflow) - Cancel editing in a cell

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Back (ECU)

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Escape

Android Studio - Return to editor window from a tool window

Qt Creator - Move to Edit mode. First press moves focus to the editor. Second press closes secondary windows

LibreOffice Base - Leaves the current selection

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - [Text Editor, Report Designer, Settings Designer, Windows Forms Designer, Managed Resources Editor] Edit.SelectionCancel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

Matlab - Cancel current action

jEdit - Select none.

Atlassian JIRA Agile - Cancel changes

Atlassian JIRA Agile - Escape field. Escapes the cursor out of the current text field so that you can use more keyboard shortcuts

Bitbucket Cloud - Dismiss dialog or remove focus

JS Bin - Return to single cursor

dbForge SQL Complete - Closes the suggestion box without inserting any suggestion into code. If the suggestion box and/or parameter information hint is shown, the first pressing of Esc will close the hint first

Coda for iOS - Show completions

Glitch - Close Dialog

Proto.io (macOS) - Close modal windows

Jenkins - Close panel

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss context menu

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Close

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss a context menu

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Completion (narrow-down list / fuzzy search)

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Close Window

Principle - Select parent

Anvil - Clear the current selection

Tampermonkey Development Environment - Go back / Close

GitLab (Windows) - Hide tooltips or popovers

GitLab (Windows) - Close the design.

GitLab (Windows) - Go back to file list screen (only while searching for files, Repository > Files, then select Find File).

GitLab (macOS) - Hide tooltips or popovers

GitLab (macOS) - Close the design.

GitLab (macOS) - Go back to file list screen (only while searching for files, Repository > Files, then select Find File).

FreeCodeCamp - (when search input is in focus) Clear the input

GoLand 2022.3 (macOS) - Go to editor (from a tool window)

GoLand (Windows) - Go to editor (from a tool window)

Web applications (36)

Google Photos - Go back, close or cancel selection

Inoreader - Close dialog

Mastodon - Unfocus compose textarea/search

Gmail - Focus latest chat or compose

Yahoo Mail - Returns to previous mode

BBC iPlayer - Exit full screen

Chromebook and Chrome OS - Stop the loading of your current page

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Close the active modal

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Close the active composer

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Back to the list

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cPanel & WHM - Clear the search box

Google Sites (new) - Release a page, section, or embed

CKEditor 5 - Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns

Sitefinity CMS - Clear selection

YouTube - Exit full screen

YouTube - Exit full screen

Google Calendar - Return to calendar grid from event details page

Google Keep Notes - Finish editing

Feedly - Close selected article

Outlook.com - Close email

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

TinyMCE - Close dialog / menu

TinyMCE - Move focus back to editor body

Netflix - Disable full screen

Zoho Mail - Clear menu

FastMail - Cancel

FastMail - Discard changes

FastMail - Close pop over

FastMail - Discard changes

Webflow - Deselect / abort

JW Player - Exit a menu, overlay, or fullscreen

Elementor - Quit

Elementor - Quit

Wix - (during Drag, Resize or Rotate) Cancel the action

Wix - Deselect an element

File manager (11)

Xyplorer - Abort calculating folder sizes or a running search

Xyplorer - Abort a running File Find or Folder Report process

Xyplorer - Close Full Screen Preview

Xyplorer - Close Floating Preview

Xyplorer - All time-consuming processes (finding files, calculating folder sizes...) can always be stopped by pressing ESC.

Q-Dir - Full screen off

WinSCP - Cancel reading of remote directory

PeaZip - Cancel current selection and clear clipboard

WinNc - In the viewer: Exits the WinNc viewer

Adobe Bridge CC - Exit review mode

Adobe Bridge CC (Mac) - Exit review mode

Media player (21)

SMPlayer 19.5.0 - Leave fullscreen

Crunchyroll Web Video Player - Exit fullscreen mode

VLC Media Player - Exit full screen mode

BSPlayer - Exit full screen

Celluloid 0.23 - Leave fullscreen mode

Celluloid 0.23 - Exit search mode

Plex (Windows) - Back

MPlayer - Stop playing and quit

Microsoft Movies and TV - Leave full-screen

Kodi - Previous menu OR Home screen

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Kodi - Exit full screen

Popcorn Time - Close

Udemy Course Player - Exit fullscreen

Disney+ - Exit full-screen mode

Prime Video - Exit full-screen mode or exit playback

EyeTV - Back

QuickTime Player (macOS) - Exit full-screen view

QLab 4 - Panic All

Plex (macOS) - Back

Philo - Cancel

Netflix iPad and PC (2022) - Exit full screen

Games - PC (332)

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Main control panel

Roblox (2022) - Resume game

Genshin Impact (PC) - Open Paimon screen

Grand Theft Auto V - Switch between timeline & menu

The Sims 4 - Bring up main menu or cancel current operation

Minecraft Java Edition - Open the menu and give back cursor control

Minecraft Java Edition - Pause single player game

Minecraft Java Edition - Exit the chat / command window

Command & Conquer: Generals - Options

The Forest - Options

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BeamNG - Toggle menu

Arma 3 - Exit menu

Arma 3 - Exit menu

Ren'Py - Open game menu

American Truck Simulator - Main control panel

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Show game menu

Farming Simulator 22 (PC) - Menu

Forza Horizon 4 (PC) - Pause

Project Zomboid (PC) - Main menu

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

Rust - Exit Menu

Days Gone (PC) - Pause

Days Gone (PC) - Menu cancel

Days Gone (PC) - Exit

Astroneer - Open the game menu

Ready or Not (PC) - Pause menu

League of Legends - Close current window, such as the shop

Far Cry 6 (PC) - System menu / Back / Exit / Cancel

Forza Horizon 5 - Pause / Menu

Company of Heroes - Toggle in-game menu

Company of Heroes - Clear all selections

Planet Zoo - Cancel

Planet Zoo - Options menu

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Exit current menu or tool

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Pause menu

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Open pause menu

World of Tanks - Exit chat mode

Farming Simulator 19 (PC) - Menu / Map

Stardew Valley (PC) - Open menu

Stardew Valley (PC) - (while opening splash screen) Go directly to the main menu select screen

OpenTTD 12.1 - Close active tool. Can also abort actions after pressing but before releasing the mouse button.

Sea of Thieves - Options

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Toggle Pause

RimWorld - Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Menu

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Menu / Abort / Exit

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Bring up menu

X4: Foundations - Skip cutscene, remove screen tips

Worms Armageddon (PC) - Open / Close Quit Panel

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Abort action (such as movement, firing or first aid)

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Enter highlighted sector

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Exit Sector Inventory

Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) - Shut down the Laptop

Age of Empires IV - Cancel / deselect unit / game menu / skip NIS. Not user remappable.

Age of Empires IV - Pause game

Europa Universalis IV - Close current window

Fortnite (PC) - Creative building exit

Far Cry New Dawn (PC) - Menu

Empyrion - Galactic Survival - Menu / Exit game

Stellaris (PC) - Close active menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close active menu

Stellaris (PC) - Open main menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close active menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Government menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Situation Log menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Market menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Technology menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Planet menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Ship menu

Stellaris (PC) - Close Starbase menu

Metro 2033 (PC) - Menu

Metro 2033 (PC) - Back

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (PC) - Open / Close in-game menu

The Escapists 2 (PC) - Exit Options menu

WWE 2K22 (PC) - Pause Game

Fallout 76 - Pause Menu

Life Is Strange 2 - Pause menu

Anno 1800 - Game options menu

Football Manager 2020 - Cancel and close

Resident Evil 7 (PC) - Game menu

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Pause

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Game menu

Icarus - Menu

VRChat - Quick menu

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 - Exit what’s currently displayed in RCT3

Terraria - Inventory

Terraria - Pause

Bus Simulator 18 - Open/Close menu

Bus Simulator 18 - Action Menu cancel

Bus Simulator 18 - Abort

Open Rails 0.6.2 - Quit

Warframe - Menus

Crusader Kings II - Main menu

Disco Elysium - Main menu

Hearts of Iron IV (PC) - Game menu

Dyson Sphere Program (PC) - Close Panel

Dyson Sphere Program (PC) - Game Menu

Dwarf Fortress - Options

Dwarf Fortress - Cancel

House Flipper (PC) - Game menu

My Time at Sandrock (PC) - Pause menu

F1 22 (PC) - Pause

Warcraft III - Return to the previous menu

Warcraft III - Cancel commands

Don't Starve (PC) - Pause menu

Fez - World map

NBA 2K19 (PC) - Exit

Among Us (PC) - Exit focused task

Prison Architect (PC) - Cancel Object / Job

Prison Architect (PC) - Open Main Menu / close current Menu

PlayHome (Illusion) - Open menu

PlayHome (Illusion) - Exit

Alien Isolation (PC) - Pause menu

Dark Souls III (PC) - Open menu

Green Hell (PC) - Options

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Pause

A Plague Tale: Requiem (PC) - Pause

Victoria 3 - Main menu

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PC) - Main Menu

Diablo II - Activates or deactivates the game menu

Pharaoh - Exit the game

Battlezone 98 Redux - Game options menu

FlightGear - Exit program

Hotline Miami - Pause

L. A. Noire - Enter pause menu

L. A. Noire - Back

Warcraft III: Reforged - Go back one menu

Warcraft III: Reforged - Cancel commands

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Options menu

Iron Harvest (PC) - Toggle main game menu

Iron Harvest (PC) - Close chat

Medieval Dynasty (PC) - Game menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - No

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Main menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit this keybinding screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit new character screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel popup

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Cancel menu

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - Exit worldgen screen

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (PC) - No

911 Operator (PC) - Close current pane

Albion Online (PC) - Close All Windows

Mr. Prepper - Game menu

Company of Heroes 2 (classic controls) - Toggle in-game menu

Company of Heroes 2 (classic controls) - Clear all selections

Company of Heroes 2 (classic controls) - Open in-game Pause menu

MapleStory (PC) - Settings

MapleStory (PC) - Settings

Splitgate - Pause

Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Menu

NBA 2K22 (PC) - Exit

Bendy and the Ink Machine (PC) - Pause menu

Battlefield 2042 (PC) - Game menu

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - Cancel action

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - Skip Video

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - Toggle in game menu

Divinity: Original Sin II (PC) - UI cancel

Conan Exiles (PC) - Main menu

Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PC) - Display main menu

Hollow Knight (PC) - Pause

Tanki Online - Exit

Ghostwire: Tokyo (PC) - Pause menu

Planet Crafter (PC) - Pause menu

V Rising - Deselect current placement

Diablo Immortal - Game menu

Dinkum (PC) - Journal

Dinkum (PC) - Close window

Foxhole (PC) - Exit / Menu

Hearthstone - Open game menu

Diablo - Bring up the main menu

The Secret of Monkey Island - Bypass a cutscene

Spintires (PC) - Menu

Flyff - Deselect a targeted player, monster, item, or NPC

Mordhau - Open pause menu

American Fugitive (PC) - Pause

AquaNox - Main menu

Tropico 6 - Leave the game menu

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Pause

Grid (2019) - Pause

Forza Motorsport 7 (PC) - Pause

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu

Star Wars: Squadrons - Menu

Code Vein (PC) - Open gift menu

Rolling Line (PC) - Go to menu

Bugsnax (PC) - Pause game

Bugsnax (PC) - Back / Cancel

Haven (PC) - Pause menu / Cancel

Haven (PC) - Pause menu

Nioh 2: The Complete Edition - Status menu

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Slime Rancher (PC) - Pause

Yooka-Laylee (PC) - Cancel menus / Pause game

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (PC) - Return / Exit

Tribes of Midgard (PC) - Back / Settings

Riftbreaker - Pause

Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends (PC) - Toggle in-game menu

Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends (PC) - Clear all selections

Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PC) - Open options menu/cancel

Shop Titans (PC) - Quit game

Yandere Simulator (PC) - Quit

Planescape: Torment - Main menu

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Exit

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Pause

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem - Invoke menu or exit test

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season - Open Esc menu (use arrows and enter to navigate)

Raid: Shadow Legends (PC) - Back

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic - Cancel construction mode

Zero Time Dilemma (PC) - B button

Zero Time Dilemma (PC) - Menu – Back

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Pause

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Pause

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (PC) - Pause

StarCraft - Cancel

StarCraft - Cancel

PowerWash Simulator - Raise / Lower tablet

Hard West 2 (PC) - Cancel / menu

Weird West (PC) - Pause menu

Mindustry (PC) - Menu

Soulstone Survivors - Pause

Enter the Gungeon - Pause

Magic: The Gathering Online - Cancel

AI War Classic - If in Galaxy View, return to the main game display

AI War Classic - If in Main View, bring up the in-game menu (does not pause)

Old School RuneScape (OSRS) - Switch to the Inventory tab

Total War: Attila - Hide chat

Total War: Attila (Mac) - Hide chat

Tibia - Stop any character action

Deponia - Go to main menu / Skip dialog lines, cutscenes

This War of Mine - Game Menu (also pauses)

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Main menu / Cancel

ChessBase 13 - Close window

Zwift (PC and macOS) - Open "End ride screen". Press again to go back to the game

Dauntless - Menu

F1 2019 - Pause