Roblox Input Bindings

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When choosing enum/KeyCode|KeyCode values for ContextActionService/UserInputService or detecting Mouse events, be aware that some bindings are reserved by Roblox, are mapped to a built-in feature, or are mapped to default controls. Unless you take precautions to avoid binding conflicts, these inputs should not be assigned to your game’s custom control bindings.

Roblox-Reserved Bindings

The following bindings are reserved by Roblox and cannot be changed, disabled, or overridden.

Key Codes and Events	Action
Escape `Enum.KeyCode.Escape`	Roblox menu
F9 `Enum.KeyCode.F9`	`articles/Developer Console\|Developer Console`
F11 `Enum.KeyCode.F11`	Fullscreen mode
F12 `Enum.KeyCode.F12`	Record video (Windows only)
Control + Shift + F7 (Windows) `Enum.KeyCode.LeftControl`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightControl` + `Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightShift` + `Enum.KeyCode.F7` Control + Alt + F7 (Mac) `Enum.KeyCode.LeftControl`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightControl` + `Enum.KeyCode.LeftAlt`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightAlt` + `Enum.KeyCode.F7`	Performance stats
Control + F6 `Enum.KeyCode.LeftControl`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightControl` + `Enum.KeyCode.F6`	Show Microprofiler
Control + P `Enum.KeyCode.LeftControl`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightControl` + `Enum.KeyCode.P`	Pause Microprofiler, if showing
PrintScreen (Windows) `Enum.KeyCode.Print` Control + Shift + 3 (Mac) `Enum.KeyCode.LeftControl`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightControl` + `Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightShift` + `Enum.KeyCode.Three`	Take screenshot

Default Player Bindings

These bindings are Roblox defaults, but you can override them via control scripts or articles/Camera manipulation|camera scripts. Note, however, that most Roblox players are accustomed to and familiar with these controls, so you should only override them in specific cases.

Key Codes and Events	Action
W / Up `Enum.KeyCode.W` `Enum.KeyCode.Up`	Move forward
S / Down `Enum.KeyCode.S` `Enum.KeyCode.Down`	Move backward
A `Enum.KeyCode.A`	Move left
D `Enum.KeyCode.D`	Move right
Space `Enum.KeyCode.Space`	Jump
Left `Enum.KeyCode.Left`	Rotate camera left
Right `Enum.KeyCode.Right`	Rotate camera right
`Mouse/Button2Down`	Turn camera
Shift `Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift`/`Enum.KeyCode.RightShift`	Toggle mouselock (player setting if `StarterPlayer/EnableMouseLockOption\|EnableMouseLockOption` is enabled)
`Mouse/WheelForward` / `Mouse/WheelBackward`	Zoom in/out
I `Enum.KeyCode.I`	Zoom in
O `Enum.KeyCode.O`	Zoom out

Feature-Specific Bindings

These bindings are reserved unless you disable the respective feature via StarterGui/SetCoreGuiEnabled|SetCoreGuiEnabled():

The Backpack bindings can be freed by setting enum/CoreGuiType|Enum.CoreGuiType.Backpack to false.
The Chat binding can be freed by setting enum/CoreGuiType|Enum.CoreGuiType.Chat to false.
The Playerlist binding can be freed by setting enum/CoreGuiType|Enum.CoreGuiType.PlayerList to false.

Key Codes and Events	Feature	Action
Backquote `Enum.KeyCode.Backquote`	Backpack	Backpack
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 `Enum.KeyCode.Zero` `Enum.KeyCode.One` `Enum.KeyCode.Two` `Enum.KeyCode.Three` `Enum.KeyCode.Four` `Enum.KeyCode.Five` `Enum.KeyCode.Six` `Enum.KeyCode.Seven` `Enum.KeyCode.Eight` `Enum.KeyCode.Nine`	Backpack	Equip/unequip tools
`Mouse/Button1Down`	Backpack	Use tool
Backspace `Enum.KeyCode.Backspace`	Backpack	Drop tool
Slash `Enum.KeyCode.Slash`	Chat	Chat
Tab `Enum.KeyCode.Tab`	Playerlist	Show/hide player list

Tags:

input
binding
key
client

Roblox Input Bindings

Roblox Input Bindings

Roblox-Reserved Bindings

Default Player Bindings

Feature-Specific Bindings

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