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The Minecraft Web Client supports extensive keyboard and gamepad controls, with F3 debug keybindings for advanced functionality.

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Default Controls

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Movement

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forward
KeyW
Move forward
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back
KeyS
Move backward
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left
KeyA
Move left (strafe)
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right
KeyD
Move right (strafe)
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jump
Space
Jump. Double-tap to toggle fly mode in creative/spectator.Gamepad: A button
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sneak
ShiftLeft
Sneak/crouchGamepad: Down on D-pad
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sprint
ControlLeft
Sprint. Double-tap forward movement key (W) to also toggle sprint.Gamepad: Left Stick (click)

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Game Interactions

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inventory
KeyE
Open inventoryGamepad: X button
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drop
KeyQ
Drop one item from current hotbar slotGamepad: B button
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swapHands
KeyF
Swap items between main hand and offhand
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selectItem
KeyH
Pick block (middle-click equivalent) - selects the block you’re looking at
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nextHotbarSlot
Gamepad
Cycle to next hotbar slotGamepad: Right Bumper
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prevHotbarSlot
Gamepad
Cycle to previous hotbar slotGamepad: Left Bumper
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attackDestroy
Left Mouse / Gamepad
Attack or break blockGamepad: Right Trigger
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interactPlace
Right Mouse / Gamepad
Interact or place blockGamepad: Left Trigger

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UI & Communication

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chat
KeyT / Enter
Open chatGamepad: Right on D-pad
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command
Slash
Open chat with ’/’ prefix for commands
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playersList
Tab
Show player list (hold)Gamepad: Left on D-pad
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debugOverlay
F3
Toggle debug overlay (shows FPS, coordinates, chunk info)

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Client-Side Controls

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zoom
KeyC
Zoom in (hold)
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viewerConsole
Backquote
Open viewer console (only available in viewer mode)
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togglePerspective
F5
Cycle camera perspective: First Person → Third Person Back → Third Person FrontGamepad: Up on D-pad
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toggleFullscreen
F11
Toggle fullscreen mode
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toggleMap
KeyJ
Toggle full-screen minimap

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Special Keys

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F1
F1
Toggle UI visibility (hide/show HUD)
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F2
F2
Take screenshot (saves canvas as PNG)
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Escape
Escape
  • Close current modal/menu
  • Exit pointer lock
  • Ctrl+Escape: Close all modals

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F3 Keybindings

Press and hold F3, then press one of these keys for advanced functions:
Clears and reloads all chunks that are currently loaded from the server.Use case: Fix chunk rendering glitches or update chunk data
// In the code, this is at src/controls.ts:636
f3Keybinds[0].action()
Shows yellow borders around chunk sections and colored outlines around entities.Entity outline colors:
  • Yellow: Chunk borders (section geometries)
  • Red: Hostile mobs
  • Green: Passive mobs
  • Blue: Players
// Toggles options.showChunkBorders
Opens the chunks debug modal with detailed chunk loading information.
Shows a menu to select and open various widgets (waypoints, etc.).
Reloads all textures from the active resource pack. Only works if a resource pack is installed.
This also works for server resource packs.
Cycles through game modes in order: Creative → Survival → Adventure → Spectator → CreativeOnly works in singleplayer or replay sessions.In multiplayer, sends /gamemode command to server.
Displays:
  • Player username
  • Last known latency (ping)
  • Proxy server address
  • Current proxy ping
  • Player UUID
Only available in multiplayer mode.
Opens renderer-specific debug information and performance metrics.
Copies the active server resource pack to your regular resource pack collection.Only enabled when using a server resource pack.
On mobile devices, long-press the F3 button to show a menu with all available F3 actions.

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Camera Rotation Controls

You can bind keys to rotate the camera without using the mouse:
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rotateCameraLeft
Unbound
Rotate camera left (continuous)
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rotateCameraRight
Unbound
Rotate camera right (continuous)
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rotateCameraUp
Unbound
Rotate camera up (continuous)
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rotateCameraDown
Unbound
Rotate camera down (continuous)

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Custom Keybindings

You can customize all keybindings in the game settings:
  1. Open the pause menu (Escape)
  2. Go to Settings → Controls
  3. Click on any action to rebind it
The client supports creating custom command keybindings that can:
  • Send chat commands
  • Toggle or set specific settings
  • Execute JavaScript code (advanced)
Custom keybindings are stored in appStorage.keybindings and persist across sessions.

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Gamepad Support

Full gamepad support is available with these mappings:
ActionGamepad Button
JumpA
DropB
InventoryX
Attack/BreakRight Trigger
Interact/PlaceLeft Trigger
Next HotbarRight Bumper
Prev HotbarLeft Bumper
SprintLeft Stick (click)
Sneak/DownRight Stick (click)
MovementLeft Stick
CameraRight Stick
ChatD-pad Right
Players ListD-pad Left
PerspectiveD-pad Up
SneakD-pad Down
PauseStart
Back (UI)B
Gamepad controls require the game to have focus. Some browsers may require user interaction before gamepad input is detected.

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