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Keyboard, game controller, and Nintendo Switch controls.

Note: Controller button mapping can vary, but the chart below assumes Xbox controls.

Movement & Actions[]

Action Keyboard Controller Switch
Movement
or
Run
Toggle Autorun
Jump
Deploy Glider + + +
Jump and auto-deploy glider
Select/Continue
Continue / Use / Harvest
Pet or Feed Animals
Mount an animal in the pet slot
Decline/Dismount/Tell animal to stay
Attack / Swing Tool / Shoot Wand
Dodge

Menus[]

Action Keyboard Controller Switch
Open Paws Menu
Map +
Quest Log +
Quick Crafting Menu +

Inventory Management[]

Action Keyboard Controller Switch
Scroll through hotbar
Open inventory
Split stack in half + Drag Controller & Switch:
1. Select item, press /
2. Select "Split", press /
3. Move the slider, press /
Pull 1 item from stack + Drag
Swap a single item or stack between inventories
(Requires empty slot in target inventory)
Auto Deposit while standing next to chest
Auto Deposit with open inventories (Move everything that fits from Inventory to chest)
Blue arrows between windows

Build Mode[]

Action Keyboard Controller Switch
Place item in build mode
Remove item with Hammer
Nudge or rotate item with Item Shifter
Rotate item in build mode
Exit build mode
Open selector menu while using Item Shifter
Open Hammer selector menu
Nudge/rotate with Item Shifter
Cycle Paintbrush designs (Must be holding paintbrush)
Cycle Item Shifter directional mode
Temporarily toggle Grid Placement while placing item
(Hold to toggle the opposite of what it's set to in settings)
Hold

Camera[]

Action Keyboard Controller Switch
Rotate camera + Drag
Screenshot Mode/Drone Camera
Drone Camera with time paused
(Single player only)
Time can be toggled in settings
Change screenshot/Camera settings
Take screenshot /

Creative Mode[]

Action Keyboard Controller Switch
Stop/Start time using Hourglass in Creative Mode
Move time backward using Hourglass
Move time forward using Hourglass

Emotes[]

Action Keyboard Controller Switch
Hold to open Emote Ring
Fart (Small chance to drop Poop)
Surprise
Dab
Dance
Pout (Emote Ring only)
Wave (Emote Ring only)
Sit
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