Our Fortnite Best Keybinds Guide walks you through the most popular options for binding your keys on your PC Keyboard! Having the right keybindings is one of the more important aspects of playing the game at a high level. If you aren’t comfortable with your keys, you won’t have that muscle memory built up and you will make mechanical mistakes. Having the right controls from the start is a good way to set yourself up for getting better at Fortnite.
Once you have a good set of keybindings picked out, you will not want to change these! It should be understood that while having easy-to-access controls is an important starting point, changing them frequently is not going to increase your abilities in the game.
You’ll want to play the same set over and over again for many hours to have them down to where you are never thinking about what key you need to press. Pro players have succeeded at the highest level with a variety of different keybindings. So, the specific set isn’t the important part, it’s knowing them by muscle memory!
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Default Fortnite PC Keyboard Controls
Here’s a look at the default keybindings for your PC in Fortnite’s Battle Royale game mode.
Movement
Forward
W
Left
A
Backward
S
Right
D
Jump
Space Bar
Sprint
Left Shift
AutoRun
Equals (=)
Crouch
Left Ctrl
Augments
7
Combat
Fire
Left Mouse Button
Target (Aim Down Sights, ADS)
Right Mouse Button
Reload
R
Use
E
Harvesting Tool
1
Weapon Slot 1
2
Weapon Slot 2
3
Weapon Slot 3
4
Weapon Slot 4
5
Weapon Slot 5
6
Building
Crouch While Building
Left Ctrl
Wall
F1
Floor
F2
Stairs
F3
Roof
F4
Trap
F5
Place Building
Left Mouse Button
Repair/Upgrade
F
Rotate Building
R
Change Building Material
Right Mouse Button
Building Edit
G
Crouch While Editing
Left Ctrl
Select Building Edit
Left Mouse Button
Reset Building Edit
Right Mouse Button
Communication
Ping / Place Marker
Middle Mouse Button
Place Enemy Marker
Not Bound
Push To Talk
Y
Squad Comms
V
Chat
Enter
Emote
Emote
B
Locker Emote Slot 1
Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 2
Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 3
Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 4
Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 5
Not Bound
Locker Emote Slot 6
Not Bound
Repeat Last Emote
Not Bound
Miscellaneous
Toggle Harvesting Tool
L
Trap Equip/Picker
T
Switch Quickbar
Q
Slot Up
Mouse Wheel Down
Slot Down
Mouse Wheel Up
Previous Picker Wheel
Mouse Wheel Down
Next Picker Wheel
Mouse Wheel Up
Cursor Mode
Left Alt
Toggle Map
M
Toggle Inventory
I
DBNO Carry
F
DBNO Place
F
Object Carry / Sidegrade
F
Object Place
F
Vehicles
You can customize your keybindings for each vehicle type, but we’re just displaying the general options.
Vehicle Exit
E
Vehicle Use/Exit
E
Vehicle Change Seat
Left Ctrl
Vehicle Honk Horn
Right Mouse Button
Vehicle Pitch Forward
S
Vehicle Pitch Edit
W
Boost
Space Bar
How-to Change Your Keys
Click the Three Lines on top of each other in the top right of the screen. Hit the Settings Options, and look for the Input section. The icon looks like the arrows keys:
From here, you can change any of your keys by clicking on them and then pressing the key you’d like to change it to!
Fortnite Keybind Tips
Here are some general tips about binding your keys! Remember that comfort is the most important aspect of setting up your binds.
Find the best keybinds that work for your hands!
Don’t just use a set of keybinds because a particular pro uses them. They might work well for them because they have big hands or longer fingers. If you’re particularly young, you might have shorter fingers and struggle to reach certain keys.
Your pickaxe doesn’t need to be bound to a particularly important key. You do take it out quite often, but it’s rarely a stressful situation when you do.
Some players swap it to a key like X which isn’t a normally used bind. This allows you to move your weapon keys to 1 – 5 rather than 2 – 6.
If you are using Sprint By Default, you can use the Left Shift key for one of your binds. It’s a conveniently placed key and is useful for a variety of different options.
Tab is another key that should be utilized, whether it’s for your map or your inventory.
Consider using Caps Lock as an option, it’s severely under utilized and is very reachable. You rarely see anyone using it, when it’s one of the closest keys. It can be a good key for your map or inventory.
Fortnite Best Keybinds List
Here’s a list of some of the best options for controls and some options that are used by the top players in the game!
Generally Good Keybinds
This is a set that’s kind of a general average of a lot of player’s keybinds.
Wall
Mouse Button 5
Floor
Q
Stairs
Mouse Button 4
Roof
C
Trap
T
Use
E
Building Edit
F
Reload/Rotate
R
Harvesting Tool
X
Weapon Slots
1 through 5
Crouch
Left Ctrl / Left Shift
Sprint By Default
On
Inventory
Tab / I
Map
M / Tab
Sen Bugha Keybinds
Use
E / Mouse Wheel Up
Jump
Space Bar
Reload
R
Rotate
G
Sprint By Default
On
Crouch
Left Ctrl
Repair/Upgrade
Mouse Button 4
Harvesting Tool
1
Weapons Slots
2 through 6
Wall
X
Floor
V
Stairs
C
Roof
Left Shift
Trap
T
Edit on Release
On
Building Edit
F / Mouse Wheel Down
Building Reset
Right Click / Mouse Wheel Down
Inventory
Tab
Map
M
Emote Key
N
NRG BenjyFishy Keybinds
Use
Mouse Wheel Up
Jump
Space Bar
Reload/Rotate
R
Sprint By Default
On
Crouch
Left Ctrl
Repair/Upgrade
Mouse Button 4
Harvesting Tool
1
Weapons Slots
2 through 5
Weapon Slot 5
Z
Wall
Q
Floor
Mouse Button 5
Stairs
C
Roof
Left Shift
Trap
V
Edit on Release
Off
Building Edit
E
Building Reset
Right Click
Inventory
Tab
Map
M
Emote Key
B
Aqua Keybinds
Use
E / Mouse Wheel Up
Jump
Space Bar
Reload/Rotate
R
Sprint By Default
On
Crouch
Left Shift
Repair/Upgrade
F6
Harvesting Tool
4
Weapons Slot1
Mouse Button 5
Weapon Slot 2
Mouse Button 4
Weapon Slot 3
5
Weapon Slot 4
X
Weapon Slot 5
T
Wall
Left Alt
Floor
C
Stairs
F
Roof
V
Trap
6
Confirm Edit on Release
Off
Building Edit
G
Inventory
Tab
Map
M
Emote Key
9
Clix Keybinds
These are pretty unique binds, I’d only use them if they feel particularly comfortable to you.
Use
E
Jump
Space Bar
Reload/Rotate
R
Sprint By Default
On
Crouch
C
Repair/Upgrade
Not Bound
Harvesting Tool
1
Weapons Slots
2 through 5
Wall
F
Floor
X
Stairs
Q
Roof
V
Trap
T
Edit on Release
Off
Building Edit
G / Mouse Wheel Down
Building Reset
Right Click / Mouse Wheel Down
Inventory
I
Map
Tab
Ping / Place Marker
U
Shroud Keybinds
Use
F
Jump
Space Bar
Reload/Rotate
R
Sprint By Default
On
Crouch
Left Ctrl
Repair/Upgrade
Mouse Button 4
Harvesting Tool
z
Weapons Slots
1 through 4
Weapon Slot 5
H
Wall
Q
Floor
X
Ramp
E
Roof
Mouse Button 4
Trap
T
Confirm Edit on Release
Off
Building Edit
G
Inventory
I
Map
Mouse Button 5
Ninja Keybindings
Use
E
Jump
Space Bar
Reload/Rotate
R
Sprint By Default
On
Crouch
C
Repair/Upgrade
G
Harvesting Tool
1
Weapons Slots1-3
2 through 4
Weapon Slot 4
Z
Weapon Slot 5
X
Wall
Mouse Button 4
Floor
Q
Stairs
Mouse Button 5
Roof
Left Shift
Trap
5
Building Edit
F
Building Reset
Right Click
Inventory
Tab
Map
M
Emote Key
B
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