What is Esc keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 1089 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

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Clear selection

Alacritty 0.9.0 - Search cancel

Apple iBooks - In the Formula Editor, discard changes

Brave (Windows) - Stop the page loading

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

Camtasia - Exit ScreenDraw

Celestia - Cancel the currently executing motion or script

Deepin Linux - Quit

Dolphin Emulator 5.0-13178 - Stop

EmulationStation - Hotkey

Extended Mapedit - Open main menu

Extended Mapedit - Disable preview mode

Extended Mapedit - Reset highlight

Firefox - Stop

Firefox - Stop

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

Google Chrome - Stop the page loading

Google Chrome (macOS) - Stop the page loading

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

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

Grand Chase - Quit in-play game

Mame - Exit emulator / Cancel current UI option

Mapedit (Blood) - Menu

Mapedit (Blood) - Exit without changes

Maxthon - Stop

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

Microsoft Edge (legacy) - Stop loading the page

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

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Stop downloading a page

Microsoft Photos App - Return to previous screen

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

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current Events filter

Mozilla Thunderbird - Clear current tasks filter

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

NetSurf 3.9 - Stop the current page loading

Opera - Exit context or cancel

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

Pop!_OS - Cancel (exit adjustment mode)

Roll20 - De-select active text boxes

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

Steam - Clear search filter

The Long Dark - Game menu

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds - Game menu

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

Vivaldi - Stop loading

Waze Map Editor - Deselect all objects

Windows 11 - Stop or leave the current task

Windows 3.1 - Cancel most operations and close dialog boxes

Windows Calculator - Fully clear input (select C)

Zoom (Linux) - Enter/Exit full screen mode

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

Text editing

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

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

Brackets - Switch to a single selection

CudaText 1.88.3 - Cancel caretes, selection and drag-drop

Google Docs (macOS) - Return focus to document text

iA Writer - Show the menu

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

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.

Microsoft OneNote - Cancel the selected outline or page

Microsoft OneNote - Dismiss Search and return to the page

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

Notepad2 - Optionally minimize or exit Notepad2

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

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

PSPad - Exit with ESC

Sublime Text - Go from multiple selections to a single selection

TextMate - Completion

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

TiddlyWiki - Discard changes to current tiddler

WinMerge - Close window (if enabled in options)

Workflowy - Search

WriteMonkey - Toggle full screen

Xodo - Close the current menu/dialog

Xodo - Stop editing textbox or ink

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

Zathura 0.4.5 - Abort

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

Imaging

3D Coat - Delete all points

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

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

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

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator - Deselect a width point

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Artboard tool mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Exit Full Screen mode

Adobe Illustrator (Mac) - Deselect a width point

Adobe Lightroom Classic - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic - End slide show

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - Switch to Grid view

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Mac) - End slide show

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Apple iMovie - Exit full screen view

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

AutoCAD - Cancel current command

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Mac) - Exit the fill tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit Selection tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Exit the fill tool

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Prompt to quit app

Autodesk SketchBook (Windows) - Cancel

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

Canva (Mac) - Deselect element

Canva (Windows) - Deselect element

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

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

Darktable 2.6.3 - Leave fullscreen

DesignSpark Mechanical 5.0 - Escape

DraftSight 2019 - Cancel current command

FastStone Image Viewer - Close the editor

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

Fusion 360 - Stop

GIMP - Close Dialog

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.

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Cancel lasso zoom/selection

Gmsh 4.1.4 - Toggle mouse selection ON/OFF

Harmony 20 - Deselect all

Harmony 20 - Remove all drawings

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Deselect all

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Remove all drawings

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Exit

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Close

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

InVision (macOS) - Climb Out of Group

InVision (macOS) - Exit Path Editing

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Climb Out of Group

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Exit Path Editing

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

IrfanView - Exit fullscreen mode

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

LDView - Cancel load

LibreOffice Draw - Exits current mode

Marmoset Hexels - Select None

Microsoft Paint - Cancel a selection

Modo 12.1 - Escape current operation/drop active selection

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Deselects everything.

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Cancels the current edits.

Nuke - Switch back to the current Select tool

Paint 3D - Stop or leave the current task

Paint.NET - Commit text or tool drawing to layer

Paint.NET - Commit text to layer

PhotoDirector 10 - Cancel regional adjustment

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen view or close

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen view

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Exit full screen viewing

PureRef - Clear Selection

PureRef (macOS) - Clear Selection

QCad 3.22.0 - Escape

Shotcut - Switch Source/Program

Shotcut (Mac) - Switch Source/Program

Sketch - Selects parent group

Sketch - Finish editing

vecta.io - Clear selection and change to pointer tool

System tools

Clipboard Master - End ongoing collection

Command Line - Delete current line

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

CopyQ 3.8 - Cancel search, hide window

Ditto - Close Window

Everything - Cancel any current actions

Everything - Close the Everything window

Everything - Close the current window

FastStone Capture 9.2 - Close the editor

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

Gigabyte Aorus motherboard - (submenus) Exit current submenu

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

Mintty 3.4.0 - Exit selection mode

NoxPlayer - Back key

PowerToys - Hide PowerToys Run

PowerToys - (or click the toolbar) Exit ruler

tmux - Clear selection

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

VoiceOver - Stop scrolling or resizing

Wox Launcher - Cancel / Return

XenCenter - Cancel selected command and close the menu

Xfce - Dismiss/cancel dialog

Developer tools

Android Studio - Return to editor window from a tool window

Anvil - Clear the current selection

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

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

Bitbucket Cloud - Dismiss dialog or remove focus

Chrome DevTools - Toggle the drawer

Chrome DevTools - Reject autocomplete suggestion

Coda for iOS - Show completions

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

Databricks Notebook - Switch to Command Mode

DBeaver 6.0.3 - Cancel changes in current cell/row

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

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

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Back (ECU)

EOS Family 3.0.0 - Escape

FileMaker - Cancel an operation or dialog box

FileMaker - Close a dialog box

FileMaker - Cancel

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

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

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).

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).

Glitch - Close Dialog

HeidiSQL - Cancel running operation

HeidiSQL - Cancel editing

IDA Pro 7.4 - Jump to previous position

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

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

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

jEdit - Select none.

Jenkins - Close panel

JetBrains WebStorm - Unselect all occurrences or carets

JetBrains WebStorm - Go to editor (from tool window)

JetBrains WebStorm (macOS) - Unselect all occurrences or carets

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

JS Bin - Return to single cursor

Jupyter Notebook - Close pager

Jupyter Notebook - Command mode

JupyterLab - Enter command mode

JupyterLab - Dismiss

LibreOffice Base - Leaves the current selection

Matlab - Cancel current action

Meld 3.21 - Stop the current comparison

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

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

Principle - Select parent

Proto.io - Close modal windows

Proto.io (macOS) - Close modal windows

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.

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

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

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

RStudio - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio - Dismiss completion popup

RStudio (Mac) - Interrupt currently executing command

RStudio (Mac) - Dismiss completion popup

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

Sequel Pro 1.1.2 - Close Window

Spyder 4.1.5 - Hide find and replace

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

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

Tampermonkey Development Environment - Go back / Close

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss context menu

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Close

Team Explorer and Azure DevOps - Dismiss a context menu

TouchDesigner - Perform Mode Enter / Exit

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Unselect all

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Stop

Virtual Key Codes - VK_ESCAPE (0x1B)

WinHex - Clear block

Web applications

BBC iPlayer - Exit full screen

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

CKEditor 5 - Close contextual balloons and UI components like dropdowns

cPanel & WHM - Clear the search box

Elementor - Quit

Elementor - Quit

FastMail - Cancel

FastMail - Discard changes

FastMail - Close pop over

FastMail - Discard changes

Feedly - Close selected article

Gmail - Focus latest chat or compose

Google Calendar - Return to calendar grid from event details page

Google Keep Notes - Finish editing

Google Photos - Go back, close or cancel selection

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

Inoreader - Close dialog

JW Player - Exit a menu, overlay, or fullscreen

Netflix - Disable full screen

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

OneDrive - Clear all or navigate to the previous folder

Outlook.com - Close email

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Close the active modal

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Close the active composer

Proton (formerly ProtonMail) - Back to the list

TinyMCE - Close dialog / menu

TinyMCE - Move focus back to editor body

Webflow - Deselect / abort

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

Wix - Deselect an element

Yahoo Mail - Returns to previous mode

YouTube - Exit full screen

YouTube - Exit full screen

Zoho Mail - Clear menu

File manager

Adobe Bridge CC - Exit review mode

Adobe Bridge CC (Mac) - Exit review mode

PeaZip - Cancel current selection and clear clipboard

Q-Dir - Full screen off

WinNc - In the viewer: Exits the WinNc viewer

WinSCP - Cancel reading of remote directory

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.

Media player

BSPlayer - Exit full screen

Celluloid 0.23 - Leave fullscreen mode

Celluloid 0.23 - Exit search mode

Crunchyroll Web Video Player - Exit fullscreen mode

Disney+ - Exit full-screen mode

EyeTV - Back

Kodi - Previous menu OR Home screen

Kodi - Exit full screen

Microsoft Movies and TV - Leave full-screen

MPlayer - Stop playing and quit

Philo - Cancel

Plex (macOS) - Back

Plex (Windows) - Back

Popcorn Time - Close

Prime Video - Exit full-screen mode or exit playback

QLab 4 - Panic All

QuickTime Player (macOS) - Exit full-screen view

SMPlayer 19.5.0 - Leave fullscreen

Udemy Course Player - Exit fullscreen

VLC Media Player - Exit full screen mode

Games - PC

911 Operator (PC) - Close current pane

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Show game menu

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

Age of Empires IV - Pause game

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)

Albion Online (PC) - Close All Windows

Alien Isolation (PC) - Pause menu

Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Menu

American Fugitive (PC) - Pause

American Truck Simulator - Main control panel

Among Us (PC) - Exit focused task

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Pause

Anno 1800 - Game options menu

AquaNox - Main menu

Arma 3 - Exit menu

Arma 3 - Exit menu

Astroneer - Open the game menu

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (PC) - Cancel

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (PC) - Display PC menu / Skip (events only)

Back 4 Blood (PC) - System menu / Chat

Battle Brothers - Blazing Deserts - Open game menus/Exit menu/Close open city/Shop/Inventory window

Battlefield 2042 (PC) - Game menu

Battlezone 98 Redux - Game options menu

BeamNG - Toggle menu

Bendy and the Ink Machine (PC) - Pause menu

Blacksad: Under the Skin - Menu

Bugsnax (PC) - Pause game

Bugsnax (PC) - Back / Cancel

Bus Simulator 18 - Open/Close menu

Bus Simulator 18 - Action Menu cancel

Bus Simulator 18 - Abort

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Main menu / Cancel

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (PC) - Return / Exit

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - 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

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

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

ChessBase 13 - Close window

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

Cities: Skylines (PC) - Pause menu

Code Vein (PC) - Open gift menu

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection - Open pause menu

Command & Conquer: Generals - Options

Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge - Options menu

Commandos 2 - HD Remaster (PC) - Pause

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin - Bring up menu

Company of Heroes - Toggle in-game menu

Company of Heroes - Clear all selections

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

Conan Exiles (PC) - Main menu

Crusader Kings II - Main menu

Cult of the Lamb (PC) - Pause

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Leave room

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - (hold) Advance text extremely quickly

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Return

Dark Souls III (PC) - Open menu

Dauntless - Menu

Days Gone (PC) - Pause

Days Gone (PC) - Menu cancel

Days Gone (PC) - Exit

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

Despotism 3k (PC) - Menu

Despot's Game (PC) - Menu

Diablo - Bring up the main menu

Diablo II - Activates or deactivates the game menu

Diablo Immortal - Game menu

Dinkum (PC) - Journal

Dinkum (PC) - Close window

Disco Elysium - Main 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

Don't Starve (PC) - Pause menu

Dwarf Fortress - Options

Dwarf Fortress - Cancel

Dyson Sphere Program (PC) - Close Panel

Dyson Sphere Program (PC) - Game Menu

Elder Scrolls Online (PC) - Toggle game menu

Elex II (PC) - Main menu

Empyrion - Galactic Survival - Menu / Exit game

Enter the Gungeon - Pause

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Main control panel

Europa Universalis IV - Close current window

Everspace (PC) - System menu

Everspace 2 (PC) - Cancel

F1 2019 - Pause

F1 2021 (PC) - Pause

F1 2021 (PC) - Back / Cancel

F1 22 (PC) - Pause

Fallout 76 - Pause Menu

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

Far Cry New Dawn (PC) - Menu

Farming Simulator 19 (PC) - Menu / Map

Farming Simulator 22 (PC) - Menu

Fez - World map

FlightGear - Exit program

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

Football Manager 2020 - Cancel and close

Fortnite (PC) - Creative building exit

Forza Horizon 4 (PC) - Pause

Forza Horizon 5 - Pause / Menu

Forza Motorsport 7 (PC) - Pause

Generation Zero (PC) - Options

Genshin Impact (PC) - Open Paimon screen

Ghostwire: Tokyo (PC) - Pause menu

Grand Theft Auto V - Switch between timeline & menu

Green Hell (PC) - Options

Grid (2019) - Pause

Ground Branch (PC) - Return / Player list

Hard West 2 (PC) - Cancel / menu

Hardspace: Shipbreaker (PC) - Pause

Haven (PC) - Pause menu / Cancel

Haven (PC) - Pause menu

Hearthstone - Open game menu

Hearts of Iron IV (PC) - Game menu

Hero Wars - Close active in-game window or disable full-screen mode

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

Hollow Knight (PC) - Pause

Hotline Miami - Pause

House Flipper (PC) - Game menu

Icarus - Menu

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms - Main menu / Close active dialog

Iron Harvest (PC) - Toggle main game menu

Iron Harvest (PC) - Close chat

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

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

Katana Zero (PC) - Back

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Menu / Abort / Exit

L. A. Noire - Enter pause menu

L. A. Noire - Back

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

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Lichess - Chat unfocus

Life Is Strange 2 - Pause menu

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Exit

LiftOff: FPV Drone Racing (PC) - Pause

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PC) - Open the pause menu

Lode Runner (partial list) - Pause game

Loop Hero - Options menu

Magic: The Gathering Online - Cancel

MapleStory (PC) - Settings

MapleStory (PC) - Settings

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered - Pause

Medieval Dynasty (PC) - Game menu

Metro 2033 (PC) - Menu

Metro 2033 (PC) - Back

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Toggle Pause

Middle Earth: Shadow of War - Enter pause menu (from gameplay)

Middle Earth: Shadow of War - Return to previous menu

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

Monster Hunter Rise (PC) - Open Start Menu

Monster Hunter Rise (PC) - Open Start Menu

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (PC) - Open / Close the camp menu

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (PC) - Cancel selection

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Open Start Menu

Monster Hunter: World (PC) - Open Start Menu

MooMoo.io - Close windows

Mordhau - Open pause menu

Mortal Shell (PC) - Open escape menu

MotoGP 21 (PC) - Pause

Mr. Prepper - Game menu

My Time at Sandrock (PC) - Pause menu

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

NBA 2K19 (PC) - Exit

NBA 2K22 (PC) - Exit

Neon Abyss - Cancel

Nioh 2: The Complete Edition - Status menu

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

Open Rails 0.6.2 - Quit

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

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Exit dialogue

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Pause

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Back

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Close

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC) - Back

Pharaoh - Exit the game

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu

Phoenix Point (PC) - Cancel / Open game menu

Planescape: Torment - Main menu

Planet Crafter (PC) - Pause menu

Planet Zoo - Cancel

Planet Zoo - Options menu

PlayHome (Illusion) - Open menu

PlayHome (Illusion) - Exit

PowerWash Simulator - Raise / Lower tablet

Prison Architect (PC) - Cancel Object / Job

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

Project Zomboid (PC) - Main menu

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

Project Zomboid (PC) - Cancel Action

Psychonauts (PC) - Journal

Rage (PC) - Game menu

Ragnarok Online - Open/Close menu to end the game or return to the main menu.

Raid: Shadow Legends (PC) - Back

Ready or Not (PC) - Pause menu