Keyboard, game controller, and Nintendo Switch controls.
Note: Controller button mapping can vary, but the chart below assumes Xbox controls.
Movement & Actions[]
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| Run | 
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| Toggle Autorun | 
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| Jump | 
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| Deploy Glider | +
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| Jump and auto-deploy glider | 
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| Select/Continue | 
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| Continue / Use / Harvest Pet or Feed Animals Mount an animal in the pet slot |
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| Decline/Dismount/Tell animal to stay | 
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| Attack / Swing Tool / Shoot Wand |
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| Dodge | 
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Menus[]
| Action | Keyboard | Controller | Switch |
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| Open Paws Menu | 
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| Map | 
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| Quest Log | 
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| Quick Crafting Menu | 
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Inventory Management[]
| Action | Keyboard | Controller | Switch |
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| Scroll through hotbar | 
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| Open inventory | 
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| Split stack in half | + Drag
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Controller & Switch: 1. Select item, press /2. Select "Split", press /3. Move the slider, press /
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| Pull 1 item from stack |  + Drag
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| Swap a single item or stack between inventories (Requires empty slot in target inventory) |
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| Auto Deposit while standing next to chest |
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| Auto Deposit with open inventories (Move everything that fits from Inventory to chest) | Blue arrows between windows |
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Build Mode[]
| Action | Keyboard | Controller | Switch |
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| Place item in build mode Remove item with Hammer Nudge or rotate item with Item Shifter |
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| Rotate item in build mode |
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| Exit build mode Open selector menu while using Item Shifter |
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| Open Hammer selector menu Nudge/rotate with Item Shifter |
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| Cycle Paintbrush designs (Must be holding paintbrush) Cycle Item Shifter directional mode |
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| Temporarily toggle Grid Placement while placing item (Hold to toggle the opposite of what it's set to in settings) |
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Camera[]
| Action | Keyboard | Controller | Switch |
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| Rotate camera | + Drag
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| Screenshot Mode/Drone Camera | 
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| Drone Camera with time paused (Single player only) |
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| Change screenshot/Camera settings | 
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| Take screenshot |  / 
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Creative Mode[]
| Action | Keyboard | Controller | Switch |
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| Stop/Start time using Hourglass in Creative Mode |
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| Move time backward using Hourglass |
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| Move time forward using Hourglass |
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Emotes[]
| Action | Keyboard | Controller | Switch |
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| Hold to open Emote Ring | 
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| Fart (Small chance to drop Poop) | 
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| Surprise | 
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| Dab | 
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| Dance | 
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| Sit | 
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| Facepaw | 
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